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the fire. In order that the artist may 

 separate the pyropus stones from the 

 cinnabar, which during sublimation as- 

 cends, pulverize, and make an extract 

 with strong distilled vinegar. Distil 

 vinegar gradually in S. Mary's Bath, and 

 there remains a powder ; further pulver- 

 ize, place in another glass vessel, extract 

 tincture with spirit of wine, and throw 

 away the sediment. Digest the extract 

 in a well-closed bath for a month, remove 

 spirit of wine by distillation, place the 

 remaining powder on a flat glass dish in 

 a tub full of water, so that the plate floats 

 on it like a boat ; in a few days the 

 powder will resolve itself into a clear 

 liquid. 



This tincture is useful in the treat- 

 ment of old open wounds, and is sure to 

 be highly efficacious in cases where all 

 other remedies have failed. Open ulcers 

 which have their origin in internal con- 

 ditions, must be treated internally, and 

 thus radically extirpated. But ulcers 

 caused by inflammation may be success- 

 fully cured with this Tincture. 



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