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the Cinnabar is fudorifick, wherefore 'tismade ufe of fometimes in the Small Pox,from fix to fifteen Grains.

The beft Butter of Antimony is very white,and perfectly like to white Sugar-Candy ;it ought to be as dry as pofiible, and for thatB.eafon kept in a Bottle well ftop'd.

The Cinnabar ought to be chofen in littlePieces, red, and as full as poffible with thofeStria, or little Needles ; that which is black-ifh is to be rejected.

Of the Powder of Algarot, or MercuriusVita;.

The Powder of Algarot, or the Emetic^ orAngelick. Powder, fo call'd, is a white Pow-der made with Butter of Antimony diffolv'dand thrown into warm Water, and feveralTimes wafh'd, and then dry'd, and fo keptin a Glafs Vial for Ufe.

This Powder is a very good Purge ; theDofe from two to eight Grains in Broth, orany other Liquor. This Powder ought tobe very white, and made with the coagu-lated Oil or Butter of Antimony ; that is tofay, wicb that which was made of the l{egu-lus, as we (hall fee hereafter ; for when theEmetick Powder is made with the Butter,which was made of Crude Antimony, it is byno Means fo white as when with that whichwas made of the Regulus.

Of Bezoar Mineral.

Be^oar Mineral is made of Butter of An-timony, prepar'd with Spiri: of Nitre, andby this Mean: reduc'd into a white Powder,to which are attributed the fame Virtues asto the Diaphoretick Antimony, which there-fore is by many us'd for it, but ought tobe avoided. Its Dofe is from fix to twentyGrains.

Of the coagulated Oil of Antimony.

The coagulated Oil, or Butter of Antimo'ny, is made of the Regulus of Antimony, andSublimate Corrofive ; which, by Means ofthe Fire, are reduc'd inio an Oil, and ofthe Confidence of that we {'poke of before.Note, When the Oil is come over, if you en-creafe the Fire, and take away the Recipient,

and put another in its Place with cold Wa-ter, you'll have a very good and beautifulrunning Mercury.

This Oil is very corrofive, and ferves toconfume fungous Fiefhj 'tis of this Oil youought to make the Powder of Algarot andSenear Mineral.

Of the Cauftick Oil of Antimony.

The Corrofive Oil of Antimony is made ofPowder of Antimony, Spirit of Salt, andcorrofive Oil of Vitriol j out of all which,by the Means of Fire, is drawn a whitifhLiquor, to be kept for Occafion ; it is ofufe in carious Bones, being a ftrong Efcha-rotick j alfo for Gangrenes, and to detergeold Ulcers.

This Liquor is not, properly fpeaking, anOil, not being at all fat. One may a!fodraw another Liquor from Antimony, withAntimony and Sugar-Candy.

Of the Tincture of Antimony.-

The TinBure of Antimony is made of Saltof Tartar and Antimony, diffolv'd or meltedtogether ; from which, with Spirit of Wine,is drawn a red Liquor , efteem'd a very goodAntifcorbutick ; as alfo to be good againft hy-fterick Vapours in Women, as well as the fcor-butick Itch. Dofe from four to twenty Drops.

Of the Magiftery and Precipitate of Anti-mony.

This Precipitate is made of a very finePowder of Antimony and Aqua l^egia mix'dtogether, and afterwards thrown into anEarthen Pan of Water, and the Powder foundat the Bottom, is to be dulcified by Wafhing,and is properly the Sulphur of Antimony,being inflammable, like common Sulphur :Its Ufe is in Apoplectick and ParalytickCafes. Dofe from two to twelve Grains infome convenient Vehicle. Befides this Sul-phur of Antimony, there is moreover ano-ther call'd the Golden Sulphur of Antimony,which is made of the Scoria, or Drofs ofthe common Hegulus of Antimony, with-out Mars ; from which, being boil'd in Wa-ter, filtrated and precipitated with Vinegar,you will have at Bottom a red Powder,T a which

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