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without any corrosivity or danger.* 

 There are other effects which this 

 Medicine has in common with other 

 preparations of Antimony, and, there- 

 fore, I do not enumerate them, in order 

 to give no occasion to the adversary, and 

 to avoid wearying the reader by repe- 

 tition. The liquid, which is dissolved in 

 a moist place, is an external medicine, 

 and very useful in skin diseases. Mixed 

 with oil of tartar, and applied to a whit- 

 low, it produces marvellous effects ; it is 

 also of great utility in the treatment of 

 scrofula. 



Sulphur of Antimony may also be 

 prepared in the following manner : Pul- 

 verize the Antimony, and digest for two 



* This is another way of preparing the balm or quint- 

 essence of Antimony for by that latter name Basilius 

 describes it in his other writings. There is, of course, a 

 difference, e.g., here the separation is made with salt of 

 ammonia, and there it was made with vinegar. But even 

 these slight divergencies afford scope for the ingenuity of the 

 operator. This oil cures consumption and all pulmonary 

 complaints ; it relieves asthma and difficulty of breathing. 

 Take two grains in spirit of wine in the morning, and in the 

 evening, before retiring, in elixir or spirit of wine. It will 

 enlarge the chest, and purge out all phlegm and every 

 obstruction. 



