144 The Triumphal Chariot of Antimony. 



The way of preparing simple uncom- 

 pounded oil of Antimony, and true 

 sulphur, is as follows : Place pulverised 

 Hungarian Antimony in a glass cucur- 

 bit ; add true vinegar of the Sages, 

 rendered more acid by means of its salt. 

 Close the cucurbit, plunge it in horse 

 dung, or S. Mary's Bath, for forty days, 

 till the matter putrefies and the vinegar 

 turns a deep red. Decant this vinegar, 

 and keep adding more till no more red 

 colour can be extracted. Strain off all 

 the vinegar, pour into a clean vessel, 

 plunge in horse dung, and allow to 

 putrefy for forty days. Then the body 

 is again dissolved, and the substance 

 becomes as black as ink. This is the 

 sign that the true solution has taken 

 place, which will ultimately effect the 

 separation of the elements. 



Place this black substance into 

 another cucurbit, and on an alembic ; 

 distil the vinegar over a moderate fire, 

 and it will rise as a clear fluid, while 

 there remains at the bottom a dirty sub- 

 stance. Pulverise this, sweeten with 



