140 T/te TrininpJial Chariot of Antimony. 



powder ; heat for a whole day in crucible, 

 such as is used by goldsmiths for the 

 melting of silver and gold ; dissolve 

 powder in a humid place, on a stone table, 

 or in a hard-boiled egg. Dry the liquid 

 which results, and restore to a pulverized 

 condition.* The medicinal efficacy of 

 this powder is great, but it requires time 

 for its operation. If a man suffers from 

 an internal tumour and takes a quarter of 

 a drachm of this white fixed powder of 

 Antimony in generous wine, five or six 

 times, the tumour will be emptied of its 

 corrupted blood without any prejudice to 

 vital processes. It also consumes the 

 new soldier's (venereal) disease, and ex- 

 pels it from the body. It renews the 

 hair and the whole frame, invigorates 

 the blood, and does more good than I 

 am able to describe. 



It would not be right for me to set 

 down the whole of this Art so plainly 

 and clearly that any one, even the most 



* If you have experienced the virtues of the detonated 

 powder, you will not be a Thomas as to the potency of this 

 powder, which has been thrice detonated. 



