The Triumphal Chariot of Antimony. 143 



Three drops of this balm, taken 

 thrice a week in warm wine, cure pul- 

 monary complaints, coughs, colds, and 

 asthma. 



Many other oils are prepared from 

 Antimony, some simple and some com- 

 pound. But the effects of all are differ- 

 ent according to the difference in the 

 method of their preparation. This fact 

 may be illustrated in the following way. 

 There are many living beings which 

 dwell in and on the earth ; many have 

 their abode in the air, many in the water, 

 and some in the fire, like the salamander. 

 Moreover, there are in tropical climes 

 other animals of which we know nothing, 

 except that they can live only in the 

 warmth of the sun. In the same way, 

 Antimony assumes a different nature 

 according as it is prepared with water 

 or with fire, only fire is in all cases indis- 

 pensable. Again, the addition of earth 

 produces a totally different compound to 

 that produced by the addition of water ; 

 and the result is quite different, again, 

 when Antimony is sublimed in the fire. 



