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vinegar, and also by means of spirit of 

 wine. Now I say that when this extract 

 has been made with vinegar, and the 

 vinegar removed (in S. Mary's Bath), 

 the powder which remains is dissolved 

 in a moist place into a yellow liquid. 

 This liquid is wonderfully effective in 

 the cure of old and fresh wounds, and my 

 hand would weary of holding my pen if 

 I attempted to set forth all its virtues. 

 The same efficacy belongs to an extract 

 from this powder before the solution 

 with spirit of wine has been made. In 

 the matter of internal disorders, it yields 

 nothing to other medicaments. 



I have described this preparation at 

 some length in this treatise on Anti- 

 mony, as well as in my other writings, 

 because I know its value ; and I, there- 

 fore, trust and hope that my readers will 

 not think the apparent repetitions in my 

 books tedious. For though I may seem 

 to repeat myself, I can assure you that I 

 do not write a single word which does 

 not demand the most careful attention on 

 the part of the reader. Children and 



