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instance, which gum bears no manner of 

 resemblance to the tree itself, or to its 

 natural fruit, differing as it does from 

 them in taste and in its other properties - 

 so the earth brings forth certain abor- 

 tions which are separated and purged off 

 from the pure metals. 



Though lead has a close affinity to 

 Antimony, yet Antimony has been cast 

 out by lead on account of its excess of 

 sulphur, so that it could not bring its 

 viscous body to perfection, and takes its 

 place among the minerals. Its abund- 

 ance of sulphur has hindered the coagu- 

 lation of its Mercury, and thus prevented 

 it from becoming a malleable body. 

 There is no lead in Antimony but its 

 Regulus, though this Regulus has not 

 yet attained to its brilliancy, and though 

 the Philosopher's Stone cannot be evolved 

 from it. The reason why lead is called 

 tke Regulus, or King, is as follows : 

 If the King which Antimony gives out 

 in the preparation of glass be taken and 

 placed in a fire-resisting and well-closed 

 crucible, with salt of Saturn, and melted 



