128 The Triumphal Chariot of Antimony. 



either by means of spirit of wine, or by 

 means of vinegar. Extract of glass of 

 Antimony purges when made in the 

 former way ; but made in the latter way, 

 it does not occasion purgative action, 

 and rather the reverse. Such facts as 

 these, with which I have dealt at some 

 length in my other writings, should set 

 thoughtful men meditating, and may 

 open up to them the inmost shrine of 

 philosophical knowledge. 



First of all, it is wonderful that 

 every extract made with spirit of wine 

 should have purgative properties ; while 

 an extract of glass of Antimony, first 

 made with vinegar, and (after the 

 purging away of the vinegar) extracted 

 with spirit of wine, retains not a trace of 

 its purgative properties, but cleanses the 

 system by means of sweats and salivary 

 excretion through the mouth, purifies 

 the blood, cures pulmonary disease, re- 

 lieves asthma, and the most inveterate 

 coughs and colds ; and is a most ad- 

 mirable medicine. 



Another extract of Antimony is pre- 



