The Triumphal Chariot of Antimony. 175 



mixed with a third part of water distilled 

 from -frog's spawn. 



Many have esteemed the Signed 

 Star of Antimony very highly, and 

 spared neither labour nor expense to 

 bring about its preparation. But very 

 few have ever succeeded in realizing 

 their wishes. Some have thought that 

 this Star is the true substance of the 

 Philosopher's Stone. But this is a mis- 

 taken notion, and those who entertain it 

 stray far afield from the straight and 

 royal road, and torment themselves with 

 breaking rocks on which the eagles and 

 the wild goats have fixed their abode. 

 This Star is not so precious as to contain 

 the Great Stone ; but yet there is hidden 

 in it a wonderful medicine, which also 

 may be prepared from it. The Star is 

 compounded in the following way : 



Take two parts of Hungarian Anti- 

 mony, and one part of steel ; melt with 

 four parts of burnt tartar in an iron basin, 

 such as those in which goldsmiths refine 

 gold. Cool, take out the Regulus, re- 

 move all impurities and scoriae, pulverize 



