152 The Triumphal Chariot of Antimony. 



This is that great wonder, by which 

 the oil first floats, and then becomes 

 heavy and sinks to the bottom. Observe 

 that the oil of vitriol is also heavy, but 

 at first the Mercury is rendered lighter 

 by the impurities which still adhere to 

 it ; subsequently those impurities remain 

 in the vinegar ; the Mercury recovers 

 its proper gravity, and is precipitated to 

 the bottom. This oil of Mercury is the 

 fourth pillar of Medicine. It stimulates 

 the vital action of the brain, makes men 

 active, and cures both leprosy and 

 paralysis. If any one who has been 

 suffering from chronic disease uses this 

 oil daily for some time, his nails and 

 hair drop off and grow again, his whole 

 frame is rapidly renovated, his blood 

 purified, and all morbid matter expelled. 

 The French disease is easily and radi- 

 cally cured by this remedy. 



Let us, then, thank God from the 

 bottom of our hearts for this Medicine 

 which He has so graciously bestowed 

 upon us ! And you, Doctors and Sur- 

 geons, you I exhort to come to me, a 



