1 30 The Triumphal Chariot of A ntimony. 



disease which has only recently made its 

 appearance among our soldiers (venereal 

 disease), and utterly consumes all morbific 

 matter. Hence the physician should not 

 grudge the time and trouble which must 

 be given to the preparation of this 

 Remedy. 



Another extract of Antimony is 

 prepared as follows : In the name of the 

 Lord, take Antimony and crude tartar in 

 equal parts, pulverize well together, place 

 in strong crucible, which will not let the 

 spirits escape ; calcine the substances in 



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blood. Pour this red Tincture into a retort, gently remove 

 the vinegar by distillation^ Make an extract of the powder 

 which remains with spirit of wine, which will be of a blood- 

 red colour. Pour into a circulatory vessel, like that repre- 

 sented on page 131, which is the most suitable I have met 

 with for the volatilisation of substances. Digest the extract 

 in S. Mary's Bath, till you see the tincture rise upward, and 

 pass in a volatile state through the alembic. Let it cool. 

 Place the whole substance in a glass cucurbit, distil the 

 spirit according to art, and when it passes through the 

 alembic it will be of a blood-red colour. Remove the spirit 

 , of wine, and you will have a thick, heavy oil. How this 

 oil is united with its salt, and is then most valuable for the 

 amelioration of metals, I will tell you in another place. 

 In the meantime you may use the oil as a most efficacious 

 Medicine, which prevails in desperate cases, accomplishing 

 its purpose by profuse sweating. 



