Ill 



the body," etc Morienus says, " The elixir, however, is a medicine composed of several ingredients, 



and verily this medicine heals the weaknesses of the metals, just as the " Antidote " heals the weaknesses of 

 men. Hence it is often called poison by some ; because, just as poison in the human body, so the elixir in 

 the metallic body," etc. 



VII. pp. 37-38 (from the treatise " De Anima.") 



Abuali said ; " I will speak in this chapter about hair. Its nature is cold and dry, and it enters into 

 this mastery. If it is divided into its four parts, the water thereof hardens mercury. Hair is of many 

 kinds, hair of a tall man, of a short man, of a middling man, of beasts ; but that of beasts does not enter 

 into this mastery and the concern thereof is of human hair, both of black and of yellow complexion (?) of 

 phlegmatic and of sanguine humour. Now the hair which enters into the mastery of the getting of the " stone, " 

 is that of youths of 13 years, who are sanguine, of the four humours, and the smoke of their hair makes 

 copper of the colour of gold. Its powers are many ; because they make of it by the but-bar-but, mixed, 

 nevertheless with the earth of the mastery. Understand (the matter, if thou cans't). 



The Ablution thereof. — And after thou hast collected it (the hair), thou must wash it in salted water, and 

 shake it, until it be white, 



VIII. p. 39. (from the De Anima, p. 307). 



" Take of u tutia" one pound, and of human hair a pound-and-a-half, grind it thoroughly, have it distilled 

 with vinegar ; make thereof cakes of three ounces ; dry in sunlight. When they are dry, take of copper three 

 pounds, melt it and cast therein two of the cakes ; shake it a little, until it is well mixed, and spread it out in 

 small pits. This is the right way. 



