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Goming next to fpeak oi Cinnabar Antimony y\\t 
demonftrates thefe 3 Principles to exift in it, Mer* 
€ury^ t]\Q Sulphur oi Antimony ^ 2iVid. an Acid Spirit im- 
pregnated with a Vitriolic!^ Sulphur ; that Mercury does 
cheifly conftitute this Compofition, he proves in that it 
Gomes very near in weight to Gommon Precipitate. 
He likewife makes Experiments of the proportionable 
encreafe of each Ingredient of Cinnabar by fire *, par'- 
ticularly of the encreafe of Mercury^ which he proves 
both from the Obfervation of others and his own, 
in converting Tinn , Lead almoft all into Mercury. 
Mercury revived from Cinnabar oi Antimony he pre-> 
fers much beforer the common, either to Amalgamate 
Metals y or in Medicine i the caufe of which he im- 
putes, to the A/^rr«rys being depurate from iti Metallic!^ 
terrene and heterogeneous particles by the Sulphur ot 
Antimony. To Revive "Mercury from Cinnabar , he finds 
filings of J^^"^/, ov Copper to be more efieitual then 
Lixivial Salts ^ to prove which, he mentions an Ex- 
periment (which he defigns to make a nice tryal of a- 
gainj where mixing 6 Ounces of Mercury with 10 oun- 
ces of Salt of Tartar y he obtained no more then 4 
Ounces of Mercury^- 
Coming next to fpeak of the Preparation of Cinnar- 
bar ot Antimony J according to others, knd his own 
ways, he places much in fubliming it often , and Cau- 
tions you as in pondering this, fo to grind all other 
pouders exceeding fine 5 fince groffer pouders ferve one- 
ly to abforb aciditys in the Pr^W and cannot 
enter the Lait^als, thence to be received by the mafs 
of blood. He confiders next how the Virtues of this Cin- 
nabar maybe exalted, whither by Solution, Fixation, or 
drawing aTindur© from it. Solution by Corrofive Men- 
ftruums, {nah^s Aqua For tis:, Aqua I^gis^ Spirit Nitery 
&c he condemns, as making it dangerous to be taken^ 
iawardly. Other Infipid iEthercal univerfal Solvents, 
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