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( S p i n i tu s Vini Lulliani
and

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THE SECRET OFl^lINE SPIRIT OFTHE ADEPTS

ITS M E DI CA L APPLICATION FORCHE M I S TAND S DOCTORS

edited by

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CAl.3fi3AAN

A1!6U5O IE0KEN

Retlred Circulatory Physlclst and Councl.lor of the Secret Sanltaiion System. Kinght of the Order Also, of the Crown, IIf classe, holder of the Iron Cross II, and meober of the Russlan Order of St. George, V class.

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with

an added Introduction.

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VIITH HONEST RESPECT AND THANKFULNESS FROM THE AUTHOR.

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Das Acetone or: "OnAcetone" by Becker is an unusual book.lt treatsof a ("acetone") powerful substance extracted from metalsthat has medicinal aspects. Beckerprovides information on how to extract acetone from iron, zinc,copper,antimony, lead,etc, He has material on SpiritusVini,Quinta essentiafrom melissa,menstruamineralia, Hollandus'"AquaParadiso"as well as how to make Aurum Potabile.He quotes extensively from Weidenfeld. At the endof the book,he hasa section on usesof the acetone, medicinally, He provides a goodnumber of casehistories, whatthe disease was, what was givenand'blow-by-blow'account of what happened. This book, translated fromthe German, addsa new facetto the R.A.M.S. materials. HansW. Nintzel Richardson,TX 1993

P RE F AC E

The his t or ica l hav e t her e Howev e r, wit h his also have

m o re

re c e n t by so

ti mes

w hi ch

provoked the past is

the w i th

curi osi ty the

in presenc, bu t for his t han as by an t he m edicat ver y a lr eady medicaabwor k.

sciences to n e d been th o s e down

assi mi l ati ng tar as

paracel sus to gai n more bei ng i nto the

concerned,

re p e a te d w o rk s \,r ere the ma y

attempts concerned reason l ooked w hi l e of and

recogni ti on w i th hi s the

system system

m e d i c a ti o n s , of of re a s o n any ti me

that and

s t r ac t ion t hought s ions , lar ge pr ov ed t ions

be

cri ti ci zed of

p e ri od, th e s c i e nce vei l

know l edge

the

hidden p ro b l e ms th e th e re i n

behind fo r of high

al chemi cal research.

l anguage, V an H el mont but hel d

poses has the

e rro r in

th e

P aracel si an regard .

system,

My whos e T his

s tu d i e s

of me d i c a l

m a gneti sm know l edge

in of

r877

l ed

ne fi l l ed

to

paracel sus, me w i th hi s fo' r Then adm ir at ion. w ork. The

th o ro u g h caused of me his

same

to

fu rth e r

f ami 1-i ari ze made it tracts " the more. in my FeLcl bri l l i ant The

mysel f to

w i th l ook

dar k nes s m ent t hat m ain by th e goal

language a l c h e mi cal

necessary and den

enl ight enI be r ealizecl t he inwas t est ver y ch ief ly vi t r iol. came t he ro r he t t Aunwas sciencon-

c o mp a ri n g v i rtu a l l y of my c u l tu re ,

treati ses. A nkane heal i ngs "

u n to uched and even

had of

to

P oteri us mysteri ou s after tw o

c r eas ed a

i n te re s t

i ntri gue

of

the Test

c ons i d e ra b l e and I

m o ti v a to r was

i nvesti gati ons. tremendousl y Grager and by

c onduc t e d t if ic c er ned ( S ulphu n dis c ov er y

s u P p orted D rs. of E he

those I

mi n d e d w i th

p h a rma c i s ts , th e fi n d i n g

K l auer. sul phurs

w as of r

pai n-ki l 1i ng w hen

V i tn i o L i of

N a re o ticum e a n bonl eum

P araceLsi )

in I

1835 al so of rhe

ttF e rru m

saehay,atum' t. by subl i mati on go1d, through a w i th

f ound gol d

um diap h o re ttc u m appear ed be f ur th e r as a

Po te ri i t' whi ch fi n e l y s e parated as of may the be gol d

am algam m ay a or

metal l i c seen

how ever, mi croscope,

w hi ch by

s e p a ra te d ,

s im ple t he

p re c i p i ta ti o n of Iro n .

sol uti on

" E i senD i tni oL,,

V i tri o l

contrary

to

popular

opinion,

it

is

very

effective,

even

in

sma11 doses, rheumat ism,

and

it

proved

par t icularly

effective be especially ttRheumatismus Cordis t' .

to

against

I medications

pursued which are

this are

line not

of listed

research in the

and

discovered

numerous but which

Pharmocopaea,

nevertheless

efficacious

in

Dractice.

I writings 'tspit,itus illusory of the and

had

hoped

for

additional Adeptorum", remained now, recognize on

information but the main

in

[Jeidenfeldrs the for some years in

"De Secretts Vini

theme,

LuLLianustt and did only I

a mystery after the the more idea

except than of

glimpses, studies, This

twenty the of

renewed text.

Acetone rhe

sheds many of

new light their

medication

Adepts

brightens

writings.

Due to istry, cause, cretly partly in this I

the

prejudice cannot then, in this to

of count there line provide I I

the

authorities

against

alchemin my seand

probably now and

on a large might of be

participation a cotr-league For of this who

but

is

interesEed because domain as an I

research. a freeing to leave

reason

want

the the

obstructions 70 years known of to my the

and

because

desire make this

research general

endowment,

sma11 writing

public.

l{u lh a u s e n ,

30 June L.862 B r. A . le c h e r

l- l-

INTR(]lIIUCTION

rn the old chemica l writ in g s , p a g e s 1 0 -1 4 , t h e c h a rac t e r ttspiritus isti cs of the v in i P h iL o s o p h ie i" a re c o mp le re ry given, a n d only the substance f ro m wh ic h it is ma d e is k e p t in a m y s t er i- o u s darkness by makin g re f e re n c e s t o re d o r wh it e win e . F o r a co mplete disclosure v / e t u rn , t h e re f o re , t o t h a t p a rt wh e r e t t l, le n s t ru u m s e rie o n is w eid e nf eld, under the t it le : (on Rip L e i" p a g e 329) says the followin g : "S ericon or A ntimo n b o t h a re f ic t it io u s n a me s , ac c o r d j. n d is t ille d i ng to Dean, red lead ( re a d o x id e ) is d is s o lv e d vin e g ar and is evaporate d in a wa t e r-b a t h u n t il a c o n s is t e nc y of a g r e een gum appears. T h is a c e t a t e s a lt f ro m a h e a v y i. s d is t ille d g r a ss retort, whereby a c re a r wa t e r p a s s e s o v e r. A s s o o n as a w hite vapor aP pears, a la rg e re c ip ie n t is c o n n e c t e d a n d we l l - l u t e d . Th e n , when a reddish va p o r c o me s o v e r, t h e h e a t is in c re a s ed a;rd sub se quently with the s t ro n g e r f ire , re d d ro p s is s u e f o rt h . At this po in t the fire is decreas e d a n d wh e n e v e ry t h in g h a s c o o le d o f f , the r ecip ient is taken off a n d o u ic k ly s e a le d t o p re v e n t t h e es c a D e o f the volatile materials d is t ille d o v e r. rn t h e n e c k o f t h e r e t o r t a wh ite, hard sublimate ma y b e f o u n d . Th is The residue in th e (b o t t o m) o f soot will be strewn o n t o a s t o n e t h e re t o rt , is b la c k a s s o o t . p la t e , a n d o n p a q e 33 I i t s a y s

N? TE: A t thit point .in t h e o n iq in a . L G e n ma n t e x t , t z v e n a l- pa c t e L a L e m i a'sing. It seema tltat t lt e n e a . iz a . b o u t 2 t u e h rra a e A n il, s in a ' . Seazch, o d va rLiou6 Libnattie's ind ic a t e t . t h e . t e p a , g e 6 a z e ' mi, s , s in g in r z v e z a L o d l 4u exta.nt coytie's o d DA S A CE T O N . Ho wV . v e n , it t u a . a6 L Z t t l ' t a t t h i . t w ou l- d not 'setLiou6LU hanm t h e e o n t in u it rT o li t h -e t e x t u ia ! ma t e n - i a L tin ce thia ia mene(-q an in t n o d u c t io n . H owe veL., thene aL,so appQ . a n A t o b z a p a g e c t{ t wo mi, s . t in g (no m t h e ve ) L tj ditt,st cltaptzn-. Thia i, s d e t e n min e d - b L t ih e A a e t t h e " t l' t e o , L i a i n a ! Gzr tm an text ha,s what a.f rrre a )1 la A t h e (in , s t c h a y t i e n , , st a n t w i t L t a S in e e it i, s in y t o t t lb (-e to detenmLne fr o tLti ory o6 a La.tin quotat io n . w[ta - t the'se 3-4 page,s eon t a in z d , n o g u e t 6 a , 6 t ' o h o w, s e n io u , s t t q i , s ! - o , s t i t can be made. 7n anq e v e n t , a in c z t h e n z h a d b e -e n n o o t h en t n - a c t , s , to r yA hnou:Ledge, 0fl A ee t o n e , t h z ' s e rrc L g z L , s h . o u ld b z we L c o mz t o t l l e a L clq e mieal,LeA ea.Lch-en an d e x rJ u L ime n t e n .
H WI!

r ]- r

( tlaa Asetun I

T A B LE

OF

C ON T EN T S

tha p ter I ON I NTRODUCT The GoId Tineture Three E ssentials Aurum Potabile of Podagra The healing Acetonol

IrF"

2 4 5 10

t2
I4 20

II

T H E W INE S P TRIT OF T HE A DE P T S
Helias A rtista T HE WI NE S P I RI T S O F A DE P T S

III

T H EP RE P A RA TIONOF

22 24 25 25 26 27 27 27 28 30 31

Cocium V inosr.un P a ris in i Coelrmr Vinosurn Lullii S aI Harmoniacu m V e g e t a b ile P a ris in i S al Harmoniacum V e g e t a b ile L u llii Sal Har:noniacum Lullii Coelum V egetabile Circ u la t u m L u I I ii Mercurius V eget a b ilis L u llii A qua V itae Rec t if ic a t a L u llii S al Tartari V o la t lle S al Tartari V ola t ile L u llii

IV

EXpLANATT o NT H EsEcRET o F o F T HEwr NEo F ADEp r s 32

The Acetones

34

TH E A c E ToN E
(1 ) Acetone fronr Zink (2 ) Acetone from Lead Acetate Ol e u m S a tur nii Lullii Aqua Paradlsi Johannus Hollandi Spiritus Ardens Saturni Spiritus Saturni Qu i n ta E ssentia Satur ni

39 39 40 4T 42 42 42 43

Chap t er

Pag e

(V

THEA C E TO N E )
Red oil from Lead S p i ri tu s A cetl. Ar dens (3 ) Acetone from Copper S p i ri tu s A e ruginis (4 ) Acetone from Iron (s) A ce to n e fro m Stibnite Qu i n ta E sse ntia Oleum Antimonii (6) Acetone from Potassitrm (7) Acetone from Acetatet Natron (8) Acetone from Calcium Acetate 44 44 45 45 46 47 48 49 49 51

Bas.Valentine

VI

M E D I c I N AA LP P L I cAT Ioo N F AcET o NE

Quinta E ssen t ia O le u m A n t imo n ii Acetone from fron Acetone from Lead Acetone from Potassium Acetate Tincture A ntirn o n ii T h e d e n ii B a s illii

s3
53 54 55 56

VII

l,tY OWNOB S E R V A T IONS CONCERNING THE APPLICATION O F A C E T ON E

An Experiment with pure Acetone A n ti p yre to n poter ii l .S u d o r fn te rrnittens euotidianus 2 . Z o ste r 3 .F e b ri s Ga strica Ner vosa 4 .S u p p re sse d Hyper hydr osis of the Feet 5 .R h e u ma ti smu s Acutus 5 . fsch l a s 7 . Rher:matisrnus Dorsalis 8 . S e d a ti vu m 9 .E xa e stu a ti o Sanguinis

59 65 68 69 70 7L 7t 72 73 74 74 74

Eorrronr Pnerace To rHESecono

When in to have

1862

published with of of that, God,

thls

little

writing,

believed age. time year, I

made testament wlth the Grace

considering I have lived in

rny advanced for a longer of last

However, and have and sider af ter

e serious

case

hernlplegle to resume and

April

recovered al so it

sufficiently with to is to and the

my spiritual studies. and and then

activities Therefore, at the age I conof 75,

contlnue Practical hope

rny research give be this able to

Introduction see fie1d. treasure. active This

my fondest in help this to

enterprising would be of

works great

forbidden uncover

forgotten

long-hidden

M u lh a u s e n ,

F e b ru a ry

1857

ilr. 3 rc h e r

iv

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A C. E A A N

This r e sid u e da r k is

is

the

place

in

the

wh o le

b o o k wh e re t h e and after h a v in g

b e h a v io r b e e n lo st

of

the in

described for to years, burn

this dI1

c le a rly , of

wo rds

a s u d d e n I wa s e n lig h t e n e d . ma d e it f ro m the c le a r the

The charthat an was

a cter isti c the coa l-like

like

a t in d e r, has t o se c re t pro d u c t s the re s u lt of

beyond doubt of

residue

d e s t ru c t io n

a ce tate

sa1t.

Thus the the

S p irit u s the

V in i p h ilo s o p h ic i

disco ve r ed N ow th e fact,

and alI

f ro m

d is t illa t io n

we re c o r r e c t . chemical old this would a moral-

A qua ardens with only thing

q u in t e s s e n c e that it

b e c a me a s imp le wa s le f t for

and the

s u rp ris in g to wo rk wit h e v e ry b o d y c u rs e in

wa s h o w t he wit h o u t

ch e m ists

had been able

c e n t u ri-e s

be co m in g known. g ive isti c Iater o u t. fea r of a way the

Of course

put

a c u rs e

o n wh o e v e r

secret,

and t h is

s e e min g ly

re p re s e n t e d wa s t o the

power because Weide n f e ld on indicates And P ott, the curse the hope f o r the

a book that but

b e p u b li s h e d came

d is c o v e ry , k n o wle d g e

b o o k n e v er not or

who had th o ro u g h says, that wh e t h e r is easy,

a n d wh o d id a p ro mis e a s e c re t . wit h

have to because

because of but is it is

en vy:

preparation yellow

Th e tindered to r ub b er

re s id u e

d is s o lv e d is a g a in

v in e g a r, ' wit h

evaporated vinegar combined

and distitled. distilled. previous the is one,

T h e re s id u e The d is t il-la t e s lef t 14 days to o v e r,

t re a t e d

a n d also w i th At the fi r st it bu rn.

a re p o u re d d ig e s t , wh ic h

t o g e t h e r,

and then is then it

d is t il l e d .

S piritus ardens p a s s e s so strong During that a lin e n

re c t if ie d a n d ig n i t e d

u n ti l will

c lo t h

s o a k e d in a wh it e wh ic h is o il

these oil

re c t if ic a t io n s a ls o re ma in s ,

a p p e a rs

on the

su r face w i th

and a yellow fire.

b e in g

d is t ill-ed

a stronser

-1 -

The sublimate an d i s Ii qu id green placed is oil

in

the

neck of

the p la t e

re t o rt in

is

b e in g pIace.

p u lv e r i z e d The a is

to melt

on a n iro n

a c o ld

filtered will

and a lit t le a n d s e t t le and then re c ip ie n t

A q u a a rd e n s is at the

added,

wh e re by T h e n it

separate water another oily

s u rf a c e . o il a p p e a r. in t a r,

disti l - Ie d. is d isti lled u ntil flo or.

First in

a t h ic k

The water the wa t e r on

a n d e v a p o ra t e d lik e me lt e d is

ba th the

a thick, This

substance, liq u id is

re ma in s f u rt h e r h e re

black

substance not

t re a t e d

with

Aq u a ar dens,

however, which

e x p la in e d

a n y f u rt h e r

GOLD TiNCTURI THE

Just also as gold of it is cons id e re d f in e s t the f in e s t me t a l, the h e rmet i c s is how the many

thought

as the

me d ic a t io n , u p o n wh ic h re v e re d it ,

and that it t h e ir

potabile ,'L u r u m cen tur ie s. ag a in st ^n YVrs ]'r #an LVV.

was put B ut

on a t h ro n e

re ma j-n e d f or s e c re t

as much a s t h e y

dissolution i-u the

was honored rn rrr his from the

as m u c h a n d ma y b e mo re , age Ra imu n d , and s a id that for it h is

and they s t . re n g t h ,

c a l-I e d p re p a re d

old lead

r aw oiI go Id.

wa s mo re d e lic io u s the the p re p a ra t io n d is t illa t io n

than of of the the

B asilius

V alentinus , un d e r

wh o d e s c rib e s the cover of

Sp ir ixu s V ini ohilosophici vi tr io l,

httrnincr:nd

cal-Ied
f io r r ; LLvLJ

the
t

raw o iI
fh o Lrru r arl !eu+

"heavy
l 'i rrrri d !rYuru

a s g o ld ,
rrn''l d
Yvru

d S t h ic k
tha urr9
I/rrrf

a s b lo o d ,
J.

aF v!

nhi 'l ncnnhorc vovyrrs!

rl

The was the

ideal

of

the

alchemists the

and stone was

the of

masterpiece the wise ones. The was

of

the For

art its

Lapis PhiLcsophorLtm, the not most needed for its this

preParati on gold the was firm

metal

the

go1d. it

customarlr dead had the due to be Spiritus to

suited of This

purpose

because and by the it

closure first.

particles, was achj-eved the soul,

therefore with

animated Vini

treatment

phiLosophici,,

whereby

characteristics

were

-2 -

sep a r a ted p h ilo so p hic solu ti on of

from the gold,

impure

b o d y a n d d is s o lv e d . q u in t e s s e n c e , wa s a c h ie v e d

T h is the

gave then ra d ic a lthe

the dis-

A urum no s t ru n , t h e corrosion , wh ic h

without

t h ro u g h

raw oiI

Ehe Acbtone, This

called

Ehe Acetone aerrirrum and. the DissaeDeus Auri. powe r is c o n f irme d 2 0 0 ). b y e x p e rime n t He I lo t d is t ille d then f ra g ile the top of re p o rt ed acetic s tr i p e s f lo w e r s . the by

dissolving

Fuch s zin c.

(Geschichte At first

des Zink s a lightly followe d arose

pag.

a c e t ic

p h le g m t ra n s f o rme d ; in wh it e , in

ap p e a r e d, Th e n w hite fla sk i nto

and then vapors

a s u b lima t e

w h ic h

we re c o n d e n s e d d a rk ju s t top, g re e n t ik e then o ir

whitish-yerlow, a liquid it first which

then ig n it e d the

o il.

T h e re c ip ie n t u in i. the at p o ur e d wa t e r , the top. On it

con tain e d o n to w ater,

S p irit u s

swam a t of

mix e d wit h re ma in e d c o lo r I of

an d o n ly

a few drops of the

a re d d is h ,

s p ic y

Th e r esidue th e ace tic

distillat io n

wa s o f d ig e s t e d

the for

ashes. then the

phlegm was poure d , Iea v in g u n t il in

r0 d a y s , at

dr a in e d

and distilled, was repeated

a re s in o u s e n o u g h re s in a s ma ll

substance

bo t t o m . This

The pr o cess in tur n of

wa s o b t a in e d . and heated to

was then glowing, white

distilled whereby

re t o rt

th e

p o in t

a y e rlo w

riq u id

t ra n s f o rme d , wa s p o u re d it d is s o lv e d o ir g o ld

f o rro w e d on the the subon trays,

b y thick w hite r i m ate the

vapors. in the

when the ne c k o f

d is t illa t e re t o rt , of

sublimate

the

immediately, This

and s o me d ro p s oil wa s t h e n dissolv e d shady la b

re d d is h onto

s e p a ra t e d a n d s ilv e r

sur face. w ithin

ru b b e d at the

wh ich

4 hours

c o v e re d

a re a s . a n d d . re a m e r s that or in g e ne r a r o nl y wo r l d the in

Al chemy through ha s ga ined it is

a s s is t a n t s , over the

c ro o k s , y e a rs ,

such a bad repu t a t io n to be sup e rs t it io n ,

considered times the

c h e a t in g , v o ic e s of the

f ra u d .

m or e r ecent tur n e d to

have indiv id u a l of

educated s a y in g

expression

Ma rs iriu s -3 -

F ic in u s ,

that

o1 d an d new philosophers, selve s n a tur e , of the then, have spent

ds the

n a t u ra l

s c ie n t is t s in

c a I le d to

themexplore effort As

mu c h e f f o rt

a n d wo rk re c o g n iz e d s c ie n c e a ll

o rd e r

and they old rule

have subs e q u e n t ly It wa s n a t u ra l

the in it s

h o n o ra b le o ld

chemists. it

f o rm .

a b a sic the

was establis h e d elements: s a lt ,

that

b o d ie s

a re

c o mp o s e d o f T h e n am e s q ui t e

3 chemical

s u lp h u r,

a n d me rc u ry .

wh ich

are meant only would

as s y mb o ls , wit h the

a n d wh ic h f o llo win g

me a n s o me t h in g in today's

diffe r e n t,

equate

t e rmin o l o g y :

merc u ry sulp h u r salt M issin g is still is nitrogen

= h y d ro g e n = c a rb o n = oxygen a s a s imp le e le me n t , however,

whose e x is t e n c e

doubtful. said that the d if f e re n c e s of it g o ld these is of the me t a ls is ba s e d through the

The theory o n the cha n g e s m e tals of the qualitative in these

proportio n s proportions , of

3 e le me n t s ,

and that to the the

t h e re f o re

p o s s ib le S in c e

alter

up to mixture

a perfection

a n d s ilv e r.

p ro p o r t i ' o n s experiment

were determ in e d techn ic a r; the

o n ly but

h y p o t h e t ic a lly , s in c e a l1 it me t a rs

wa s o n ly m in e r a ls tu n ity ge n e r a l. Alb e r tus to d a y's

empirically

a n d ma n y a n op p o r s c ie n c e s I ik e of in

had been used in for many chemical The old experts

e x p e rime n t s , wh ic h

p re s e n t e d the

d is c o v e rie s a n d h ig h f y

s e rv e d

re s p e c t e d to

p e rs o n s , the

Magnus and Roger B a c o n , science, tended to

a n a ro g o u s ly the

e f f o rt s c re a t e

d is ma n t re c h e mis t ry ,

b o d ie s the

and to

n e w con nections. th e m etals, arrived

The old at

u s in g p o s it iv e the

t ra n s mu t a t io n wh e re as a ls o t h ei r

of

no c o n f irme d c a lc u la t e d

re s u lt s , but

m od e r n chemistry ab b e r a ti ons.

not

only

a t o ms ,

-4 -

The chemistry, an d w hich su sp icio n d e r ive d the w or ld Wo r kin g the

whj-ch wa s t a u g h t by the

f re e ly

in

A ra b ic

s c ie n c es mis t ru s t It wa s with Church. and

was protected with its the

c a lip h s , to the

e n c o u n t e re d wo rI d .

transiti o n non-believ e rs and the

Ch ris t ia n

from of

wh o s e a c t io n s it

we re c o n n e c t e d by the

magic it

d e v il;

wa s p e rs e c u t e d d a n g e ro u s , e f f o rt s

with of

was, the

there f o re ,

s o c ia lly vast

and physically advanf in d as the p rom i s e d

vap ors for

minerals

and the L a rg e but

we re n o t

tag e o u s fo llo we r s

the

health.

in c e n t iv e s we re n o t

we re n e e d e d t o s c a rc e . Just a lc h e my that

and disciples, its

they

Ch u r ch promises r e ten ti on Ii fe the of of

believ e rs

e t e rn a l the

h a p p in e s s , L a p is a n d wit h in

health

by mea n s o f

a lo n g e r t h e re was

an d large se cret the ir with ideal,

richness its the

o r h e a v e n o n e a rt h t a p p e a l.

a d d it io n by the in

myste rio u s alchemis t s start e d

P e rme a t e d

g ran d e u r

d ro wn e d t h e ms e lv e s wit h

re lig io u s wa s d on e u n d e r

m ysticism; h is

everything

G o d a n d e v e ry t h in g g ra c e

pr o tection, the

and only

t h ro u g h

God's

a n d e n lig h t e n me n t

cou ld

stone of uisdom be o b t a in e d . dissolution the of the g o ld , c o u ld wh ic h not wa s c a u s e d w i t h o u t wa s t h e quintis

The radical co r r o sives tr u e

and from which the is

me t a l

b e re d u c e d , says,

potabile, Au r,um of the gold

qu in t e s s e n c e .

Ru p e s c is s a of

"the a n d it is

e sse n ce

A u ru m De i a n d p a rt int o n u b rime n t . but it is

L h e L a p is , g o ld the

com p le tely tr an sfor med it is taken

transformed into in.

T h e g e n u in e e x c re t e d is in

n ot in which

nutniment,

f o rm

A urumalch y mic u m, wh ic h therefore explains it

c o mp o s e d o f called in the

c o rro s ive s , Au.rntm Dei. g o ld is is from aold very

destroys

nature;

Ehre Aurum Lapi-dis is that the q u in t e s s e n c e t h e e o lo r, it s

Paracelsus Ii ttl e, extr acted but that

has t h e p o we re in metal h a s lo s t ma y n o t -(-

a n d wh e n it It to d if f e rs

the

remaininq in

p o we r.

Au r u m p o tahile

as much a s it

b e re d u c e d

me t a llic

a se co n d time, m e tallj- c body;

while

the

A u v a mp o t a b ile it s

ma y b e t ra n s f o rme d is f in e r. c o mp lic a t e d

in t o

therefore the

q u in t e s s e n c e e lo q u e n t ,

Ra imund gives m e n t: 1. SaL Ta r tari, at the 2-

follo win g

but

state-

S pit'itus V ini philos o p h ic i and this which distillat io n a yello w

is is

d is t ille d kept in

t h re e

t ime s for

o v er 50 days,

d ig e s t io n on the

end of

re s id u e

a p p e a rs

b o t t o m. that is

The gold

and'silve r quicksilv e r

a re n o w s e p a ra t e ly e v a p o ra t e d . me t a l

c a lc in e d ,

am a lg a m ated and the 3. th r e e in On the

remaJ.nj-ng c a l-c in a t e d of th e in s h a rp the is

e a c h s e p a ra t e ly and then

we pour f irst hold

fingers'width bath,

s p irit a s h -b a t h

No . L , at

a w ater

and then of the of

b o ilin g is or

t e mp e ra tu r e s . d ec a n t e d ; is care-

Th e d j- ssolution a lso fu lly th e

gold the

y e lt o w is

a n d it g re e n

c a re f u lly b lu e a n d it

dissolution

s ilv e r

d ecanted. 4. The residue of th e is me t a ls d is s o lv e d . each kept in a wa t e r 40 days bath, is in d ig e s t io n ; the then met a l s the oil, is re p e a t e d ly t re a t e d in the same

m an n e r untj-1 everything 5the These solutions is like in

are

so lvent just

distilled-out oils.

le a v in g

b e h in d le ft to 6w he r e b y

The d is t illa t e bath at f irs t then at for

p o u re d

back over

digest

the water is

2 4 h o u rs g e n t ly h ig h e r

and then in

d is t illed . a sand bath, the o il spirit trans-

The distillate the water

d is t ille d

goes over, high e r

t e mp e ra t u re s a p a rt of the

g o e s o ve r, for m s. 7. a d d e d to a n d this silve r

and even at

t e mp e ra t u re s

The water the is

that

wen t o v e r d ig e s t e d ,

at

f irs t

in

the in

wa t e r

bath

is

distilrate, repeated

d is t ilt e d

the

s a n d -b a t h , the q o ld and

as of t e n

as needed to

h a v e a ll

go over. -6 -

8. 9with all m etals

The solutions Now both this the

are

re c t if ie d

in

the

s a n d -b a t h for 60 days. wh ic h

7 t imes .

are mix e d a n d c irc u ra t e d great s o lv e n t is

p re p a re d ,

d is s o lv e s

radically. gold, whic h of it s the h a s b e e n a ma lg a ma t e d a n d c a lc in e d the q u ic k s ilv e r, it is is d ig e s t e d wit h the

N ow other th r o u g h so lve n t the

evaporation and after dissolve

No. r,

d is t ilra t io n g o ld .

s u b me rs e d b y is for d o n e it c o mp le t e one. is drained. disThe rt

M en str uum majus to On th e sor u ti on , solu ti on is residue

wh e n t h is p o u re d the

a fresh is

M e n s t ru u m ma ju s is the n of c o mb in e d wit h a mo s t b e a u t if u l a wa t e r g o ld

and that has the for

p re v io u s or

color

ru b y

c a rb u n c le . in

ci r culated

20 days in find the

bath

and zo days at the

an ashinto

b a th. b e a u ti fu r

Then you will rosin, is

t ra n s f o rme d

bottom

and the in is

wa t e r

o n t o p ma y b e c a re f u rly T h is is the t ru e wit h

d ra ine d . Auynun potabtle. the exception Note-

The r o sin

soluble

an y liq u id .

The procedure of the secret is that

des c rj-b e d agen t gotd, is it

s o c le a rly is t o t a lly a ls o

that

solvent not

u n d e rs t a n d a b le . s irv e r is needed.

wo r thy

onry

but

R upescissa's a tom ize d

procedure th e

s imp le r.

G o rd a ma lg a m is and then sun. a s it T h is is is the after causes f o rmin g ,

f in e l y adding an oil and which and

by evaporating is

q u ic k s irv e r, in the off

Acetump hilosophonun it fi l m is the o n the pla ced surface

pra c e d is

which wit h

taken wa t e r. wh ic h

into

a grass of the

T h e wa t e r c o n t a in s

e v a p o ra t e d h ig h e s t

q u intessence

go ld ,

s wee t n e s s ,

r em a in s. A simirar in the Ha lle . case shourd to is th e be the re p o rt E s s e n t ia d t t L c is o f b y Dr. re d g o ld , Ric h t e r, wh ic h L h e o rp h a n a g e it s in v e n to r , quickly

A ccording element

essential

a s u b t le

d is s o lv e s

an d without th e alcohol

residue (spirit)

or is

turp id it y taken in t o out,

in

the

" s p irit

of

win e . "

When which and

a b la c k is h f ra g ile , lo s s

p o wd e r re ma in s p u rp le t h is ris e s re d

m ay ea sily

be transformed there is

a I ig h t , we ig h t

sw ee t powder: be ca u se the for m o f

a s lig h t even at

d u rin g

p ro ce s s in the

most subtle, which

lo w t e mp e ra t u re s , condenses is v e ry in t o

vapor,

when c a u g h t , th e g o ld

re d d ro p s . f ro m the the usual pre-

The way to m etho d , p a r a ti on , can pr o ve HaIf Half sin ce the

prepare

d if f e re n t a re

and even though dIl that foreign

h a rmle s s

min e ra ls a re

needed for that aII

addit iv e s a re

s o s e p a ra t e d t h e re in . costs

s am p l e s

no corrosive s the the

c o n t a in e d essence

an ounce of an ounce of latter to

o rd in a ry

2 " T a 1 e r. " B " T a ler r "

c o n c e n t ra t e d 4 t ime s

essence

costs

contains

a s mu c h g o ld . a n d it the p ric e .

The substance that is , the a re the gold

w as con sidered part the ti on , th e set h a rdly l ea st, which pr ice in

be too. e x p e n s iv e I/8Eh of

wa s s a id

amounted to but the other

T h e g o ld e f f o rt s after for y e a r,

however, preparas uc h t h a t s h ou l d be

expenses p e o p le w it h

and the

keep several comparison

busy year of

p ric e s

other

me d ic a t io n s

h j - gher. In Crell's records of of th e 1747 the in v e n t o r, f in d doctor states of the o rp h a n a g e , the p ro c e s s to this Dr. will

R i chter ,

a grandson in time.

that

be r e ve aled

I cannot is to is

a n y n e ws in f ro m Ha lle .

re g a rd

an d a n explanation This report information

be expected v e ry lit t le ,

a n d t h e re f o re

a mo re el o q u e n t

by Wollner

(Diss. inang. de Epilepsia ejusque medicanento specifico Lu g d u n i B a t a u o ru m1 7 0 6 , 4 . p . 2 2 ) s h o u ld him it is p re p a re d f ro m p u re s t g o ld , be menwhich w:-II

Esse n ti a dulci.s adpelLato. ti on e d . is A ccording that to

so refined

even the

simple

Spir.Ltus uini rectificatissirm,Ls

-8-

disso lve

a large

amount of attributed

it , a n d t h e n b y c h e mis t s in the

t u rn to

ru b y -re d . the ra d ic a lly that

The d is so l v e d is , it but it enough at when

cha r a cteristics Auto p o tabile ca n n o t for are the like water

found

also

E s s e n t ia d u lc is , to a me t a llic

most part

b e re d u c e d

body,

e va p o r a tes a m o u n t of fi r st dr ie d It it is

smoke even wit h is poured fine onto

me d iu m f ire . t h is essence, to

Wh e n a la rg e it t u rn s b o t t o m, t u rb id

and then in mild

a very warmth,

p o wd e r s in k s

the

wh ic h t a s te . of

sho ws a y e llo w that

c o lo r

a n d a b it t e r s p irit a g a in that the

however of

such fine s s e lik e

wh e n a d d e d t o re p re s e n t s in d ic a t e s

wine,

d issolves

completely in color

wa x a n d it T h is f ro m t h is heated e v e ry la rg e s t f ro m a ll

the color

Esse n ti a dulcis of the

an d t a s t e .

the

E ssentia dulcis origi n a t e s When this coals, pow d e r is there but will the

p o wd e r o r

f in e s t in fine

Cr o cu s A uti. a gla ss co in s of over

a me d iu m t e mp e ra t u re a wh ile of the b e v e ry re s id u e c h a in s ,

o n c e in p a rt

reduced

gold,

seems t ha t it

so d issolved, may not the

refined to

and f re e d met a l

me t a llic

be reduced part

because as the s mo k e , le a v in g

p o wd e r f e e ls a f in e

the

fire

la r ger

flies

awa y in wit h wh ic h

p o wd e r w h i c h g la n c e fstib-

m ay no t nite) sa lt th e

be reduced lead,

either but

" S p ie s s q la n z " (a n t imo n y f o rms a h ig h ly s a lt re d will

or with

p u rp le

c o lor e d

w hen melted Ti egel In

with

S aL T a rt a ri. it p u rp le in it

T h is o n it s

e v e n p e rp e t r a t e

and color

o u t s id e . is s u e d e ls e a s t a t e me n t but a t in c t u re that it c o a ly re a lly re s id u e a ga i n s t of

1723 K leinfelder saying that

K o n ig s b e rg wa s n o t h in g the

th is

e ssence, sugar,

burned

and he said as the

that

sugar

t in c t u re

h e in v e n t e d c o nt a i n e d of the

w as as effective go ld . Later it

Es s e n t ia , iu le is , that wit h the

e v e n if b la c k , to

was believe d

pr e p a r a ti-on,

when lengthen e d

ether

b e c o me a re d d is h -br o w n

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tincture, dulcis. It

and when mixed with

Franzbranntwein,

was iuhreEssentia

seems that for distilling

the that

pr o c e d u re is of the the

wa s d o n e a c c o rd in g f ro m the

to

L u t lius : re s i -

an in d ication du e i n the

p re p a ra t io n e t h e r. that in

b ra c k

T h e wro n g L u lliu s

in t e rp re t a t io n the s u b st a n c e and,

m a y h a ve resulted for afte r l i ke he a r d th o u g h t the spit'itus

from th e

fact

c a lls

vini philosophiei of the

many places s a lt s

Nigrun nigrius, substance

the

distillation pitch

a c e t ic

a b la c k the the

m erted

remains. about this

Ma y b e a s p y in btack the re s id u e in

la b o ra t o ry re t o rt , in it .

overand

something to

have discovered hermetics

" win e

s p irit -c o a l' , a c e t o n e in c o n n e c t io n of is

The earlier p a r ti ally sar ts, for partially

u s e d t h e ir in

ma n y wa y s , wit h a c id s and

chemical for

pro c e d u re s the the p re p a ra t io n

me d ic a t io n s . e x t ra c t e d

F ro m t h e wit h in of 3 hours Rupesand

veg e tab le wh e n i t cissa ar e is

substances (acetone) that the is

q u in t e s s e n c e

used .

A n in t e re s t in g t h is

o b s e rv a t io n

Larantia t h ro u g h in

b e c o me mo re e f f e c t iv e dosages. u s e d it for the

the refore Among the

administered rater the

s ma lle r

chem ia t ric s

e u e rc it a n u s

p r e p a r a tion too tha t

of

A ntipyr e t o n a n d a g o ld me d ic a t io n s wit h

t in c t u re , it

a n d A g ric ol a re a li zinq

m anufactured he already

several possessed

wit h o u t

E h re Me n s t ru u mL u L L ii, wh ic h

h e d e s ire d

so m uch to

obtain. mention he re :

We should

HEALII'!G THE FROI4 PODAGRA

w hich of the Count Onuphz,io de Maz,seiano teLLs p. 30. When he s u f f e re d of in his hermetic p o d a g ra writings he

L774,

a s e v e re

case of

- 1 0-

p la ce d

the

spirit

on the the

s wo lle n p a in of

a n d e x t re me ly

p a in f u l s t a rt e d that b it

foot, to the of

and dance Po d a g r a comtike

"O h Won der!" fo r lo Y, to

he says, the

d is a p p e a re d my f rie n d .

and I After

astonishment me again, but then f on,

ha s n o t p la in t b e for e ; b e for e sin ce calls

pained

an d r d id n ' t

have the

le a s t f re e

thereafter, but eating there th e is from for

h a v e b e e n c o mp le t e ly I s t a rt e d to to lik e take

a n d h e a lt h y in the the

2 0 d ro p s

morning blood He experi-

15 days j-n o rd e r cle a n s in g sp t rit u s

c o mp le t e ly it in the in

c le a n wh o le

no blood only

wo rld .

substance

s i. rn p le r, b u t f ro m L u lliu s

the that

h e rme t ic the

m en t o n page 161, where he c it e s h e a ls te cts An d f this arl tiredness and sic k n e s s ,

q u in t e s s e n c e pr o says:

a n d re mo v e s a r1 we a k n e s s , the youth, h e c le a rry t h in g s

fr om all swear the

sicknesses truth that

a n d re t a j-n s

I h a v e s e e n wo n d e rf u l

done by the

simpli-ci spir4tu

vini philosophic:i, and f have even heared with it,

Po d a g r a completely by.

a s ma n y h a v e s e e n a n d h a v e b e e n as h a m e d

Th e newer chemistry Ch e n e vix ho we ve r , m ed ica l found dealt c osts; the onry

h a s a g a in as

taken

up the

re s e a rc h t h is

s in ce re s e a r c h , it s it s

acetone with

S p irit u s p y ro -a c e t ic u s ; in t e re s t s ,

an a ry t ic

d is re g a rd in g wit h o u t

and medicine

wa s le f t

e mp t y -h a n d e d

du e sh a r e. Th e alchemists to e lim in ate l i ke rectified and t o the p u re acetone at re p e a t e d ly in that the of, is order would

the water,

a rriv e

a c o n c e n t ra t io n d e h y d ra t e a p p ro v e wh ic h at is

bu r n with th e to

alcohol. chloride, combines

The more mo d e rn c h e mis t s whic h itself

a ce t o n e s in c e analogous this

ca lcium l atte r

we h o we v e r c a n n o t wo o d a lc o h o l

wit . h t h e

th e

acetone. proves

This

combin a t io n

does not wh e n t h e

d is s o lv e p ro d u c t

10Oo;

con d iti on

disadvantag e o u s

used as a

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m e d ica ti on.

This

process is at

s e e ms a ls o

u n n e c e s s a ry than the the s p irit

s in c e of

the win e ,

Aqua and

ar d e n s ( das A ceton) it at m er g es already h ig h e r

more v o ra t i-le 48o in v e in s ,

wh ile

wa t e r

f o llo ws

on l 1 z

temperatures,

an d t h e

t wo o ils

do so at

a n e v e n h iqh e r

tem p e r a ture. The entire in the warmth of is distillate horse dung wa s k e p t (3 o o ), on the c o n s is t s F it t ig in d ig e s t io n for s e v e ra l the o il weeks the

wh e re b y s u rf a c e of

e s p e c ia rry a n d it

qu in tesse nce, p r e a sa n t a disti l l ate 90o; of th e the

separated This oil to

p ro v id e d substances:

a ve r y one,

sme1l.

t wo o ily

according other one,

(A b o u t A e e t o n e rg 5 g , 1200. T h e s e t wo o ils is

pa9 4B) at f o rm the core

Duma s in a t therefo re

medj-cation; should

the

substance

a n a c e t o n iu m

ol - e o s u m

an d cor r ectly

be cal_ I e d a n

ACTTONOL
Th e pure l i ttl e p le tely, is sti l l acetoner ds p ro v id e d It is of if of c le a r o it by the c h e mic a l in d u s t ry , b u rn s is of

medical- value. but

a n d liq h t on the the o ir

a s wa t e r,

com-

has no trace because period this

s u rf a c e . acetone a p p e a rs

T h e o il, in

h ow e v e r ,

inside

y o u p la c e t ime , in \ the the

mil-d d ig e s t i o n r

ove r

an extended observed

a n d s u rf a c e s .

alr e a d y th e

react io n r plac e d

past,

a n d r h a v e re p e a t e d acetone tn After a g la s s that

exp e riment tightry

now.

o u n c e p u re

wa s n o t on e - h a lf m on ths,

cl-osed on t h e

b a c k b u rn e r. of o il

a p p ro x ima t e ly and after ra y e r of tw o

had evaporated, when onry \

a t ra c e

a p p e a re d , a v is ib re

Drachme re ma in e d ,

a c rea r

o il- w as on the The pure bu t

surf ace. aeetone may be quite it cons t it u t e s g o o d a s a c h e mic a l a we a k e n e d o il-p o o r p re p a ra t ion , p ro d u c t,

the r a peutically

- L2-

wh ich the

onry

has the

appeara n c e ,

rik e

v a n irra

beans,

out

of

which

a r omatic

B enzo-resin

h a s b e e n d ra in e d . p u rp o s e s , with of t ime the it wirl b e a d v is a b le and

For medical required h e r m e ti cs. cu r r e n t that rt it.

application is prepared a lo t the

same method used by the and under the

takes of in

a n d p a t ie n c e these ma y n o t of the

situation

b u s in e s s ,

be expected

be ca u se already Spirttus ar e no t to wo r k

1568 du rin g Jungken

a d is c u s s io n that

t h e We id e n f e l d modern chemists they wh ic h is start the

Vini LulLiani, able in to

complained

produce

an y t h in g bu t stop

e x t ra o rd in a ry ' s in c e a g a in takes at time. n ig h t ,

the mornirg, because

h/rong wdy,

a good thing

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THE
Th is Weidenfeld L L b r L IV. In th e of

h lINE
investigation

S PIR IT
is

OF T H E
wo rk o f

A D E PT S
Johannes Seger

based on the

de Secz.etis Adeptorumsiue de usu Spirt tus Vini Lulltani 1685. 12.

the

dedication of his

to

Ro b e rt

B o y le ,

We id e n f e ld

speaks

about work

p r o g ress Par a cel-sus

studies . d9o,

He h a d d iliq e n t lv but after t wo y e a rs the

s t u d ie d of study

the

10 years insights.

he had

g a in e d o f'th e ab le to

n o clear alcahest learn its

E s p e c ia lly p ro b le m.

u n f o rt u n a t e wit h o u t

p re c o n ce p t i o n hope of being

posed a big preparatio n ,

A lre a d y

h e c o n s e q u e n t ly

c o mp a re d t h e in o rd e r that

desto all of

cr ip ti on s fin d the

of Cireulatum minu s , S p e c if ic u n c o rro s it t t t m, e t c . , method of preparatio n , wh ile b e in g c o n v in c e d

th e m w er e one and the ab le e xp eriments

same d is s o lv e n t . fut ile ,

Nu me ro u s a n d h a rd ly p la n n e d

believto give

proved

a n d h e h a d a lre a d y

u p ch e m istry

and medicine, that they

wh e n h is d id in not

e y e s we re u n e x p e c t e d ly h a v e d if f e re n t p re p a ra t io n ,

o pe n e d

an d h e r ealized th a t the y

o n ly

n a me s , b u t and use. For sol-

were different instead of the

ma t e ria l,

in stan ce , ven ts,

s in g L e

L i. q . t o t 'A lc a h c s t h e usage.

found

s e v e ra l

their

preparation, to others in

a n d t h e ir Pa ra c e ls u s , b e g in n in g . f u t ile

Wh a t re ma in e d to

in c o m -

p r e h e n sib le r ea ch e d la st the

b e c a me c le a r His )o y ,

h im a n d h e d id not the

end before

the

h o we v e r,

lo n g

because of

several

e x p e rime n t s s o me t h in q

taught e ls e

h im t h a t

so lve n ts cou ld not With stud yin g ag r e e d

P aracelsus

con t a in e d

s e c re t iv e

wh i c h

be taken that Lullius,

literallv. the a lc a h e s t T h e re e x p e rime n t s h e re a liz e d that a n d t u rn e d that the they to all

he dropped B asilius, the

etc. Pa ra c e ls u s

a nd confirmed

s o lv e n t s ,

p re p a ra t i o n

-L 4 -

of

such was simple

and to

b e u n d e rs t o o d

lit e ra lly , a c c o rd in g

and that to that the is

on l y experts the th e

on e w or d remained id e n ti fie d Spir itus gr e a test the

unknown wh ic h , basis wit h of

h o we v e r, a ll

general

s u c h s o lv e n t s ,

V ini, philosophici, secrets in

wh o s e k n o wle d g e we re s o lv e d . B o y le ,

a n d p o s s e s s io n

chemis t ry of

In Wilna fir st for e p e rson h e went

he heard in to

Ro b e rt to

wh o wa s t h e

o n ly

and the Thereand the

chemistry see him in P aracelsus, him well, higher

u s e a n o p e n a n d c le a r to d is c u s s the

la n g u a g e . s o lv e n t s other

E n g la n d a s we ll

m e d ica ti ons Bo yle his

of

as to h is

d is c u s s

s e c re t s . increased

accepted

pra is e d

s t u d ie s ,

a n d t h e re f o re

a m b ition It is

for

ac h ie v e me n t s . that t h is g iv e n Pott S p irit u s V in i p h ilo s o p h z c d , wh o s e c o m is not me n t io ne d 4. ) p. by 2L

noteworthy

po siti on the l ater

has been clearly chemists. it with the Only

b y We id e n f e ld ,

( E re rc . c h g m. B e ro lin i wo rd s : a n d wh ic h T h e re is

1738.

de scr ib e s w hich

follo win g

a n o ily

rn e n s t r u t t n by the

ha s not

been named y e t , It it is is a pure, oily

has not

b e e n re v e a le d liq u id f la me ; it it lik e

a n y ch e mi-st. win e so u r spir it; l i ke

lig h t -c o lo re d , wit h

V o la t iI e a b rig h t

a n d b u rn s Du rin g aI I me t a ls

ta s t e s like latter

strong it

vinegar. affects

d is t illa t io n a n d g o ld , taken

t ra n s f o rms the

sn o wfl ake s; in tha t a red form,

e x t ra c t in g off , the d a rk -re d

and when the res in

me n s t ru t t n is wh ic h re s id u e

t in c t u r e in S p iri t u s the and menstruum is easy

r em ains

resembles leaves

d is s o lv e s

VL n i an d which

a blac k

f ro m wh ic h ,

d s I b e lie v e , wa t e r is a n d o ils , the t ru e

SaL Au r .i may be made. if of you a sk me for l {i ed e nfeld, but the

This me n s t t u u m mix e s wit h then I wo u ld

my opinio n

s a y it

S pit,itus V in i p h ilo s o p h ir: i. and Pott the does not but

T h e p re p a ra t io n re v e a l t h is it . 5th

an d si m ple, pr o m ise d

a secret-in

Wie d e n f e l d b o o k wa s n e v e r

an explanation

5th book,

-1 5 -

pu b lish e d . medication, Lu llia n i.

Others but

have pre p a re d known its

the

substance with

a n d u s e d it Ehe Spiritus re p e a t e d ly

as Vi,ni it to

have not

identity

The newer chemis t ry its nature, to the but

c o n c e rn e d it hasn't of the

it s e lf found e x p e rt s

v rith

an d r ese arched co n n e ct ava ila b le Th is ch e m istr y . i m pr o ve th e b ig their its

a n o p p o rt u n it y and to ma k e i t

research for lets ft medical

wo rk s

appl ic a t io n . take a lo o k of at the p h a rma c e u t i c a l to p ro d u c e and With

us automatic a lly was the weapons, trad it io n a l espe c ia lly

task the

d o c t o rs

c h e mic a l

me d ic a t io n s .

triumvirate reached lent its

S tahl, peak ;

B o e rh a a v e the

a n d Ho f f ma n n , wa s we I I d o c t o rs , to

p h a rma c e u t i c a l e q u ip p e d . the The doctors in

ch e m istr y p h a r m a cists co u ld si ng le of r ely

a rs e n a l the

a helping slowly

hand to

a n d s in c e t h e m,

on them,

mo re wo rk wa s le f t wo rk wit h in

a n d on l y

i nstances

would

doc t o rs

re s e a rc h b o t a n ic s

a n d p re p a ra t i o n b y L in n e , b y Ha lle r, f ie ld s in the

che m ical

medications.

T h e u p s win g in

pa tho lo g ical ch e m istr y pr o m ise d fo llo we d

anatomy by M o rg a g n i, by Lavoisier, led the

p h y s io lo g y in t o

an d i n wh i c h

d o c t o rs

other

rich the

harvests

on I it t le in

wo rk e d g ro u n d s . c h e mis t ry q u ic k ly ,

T h e p h a rma c y a n d a c h iev e d g o v e rn men t out-

immense proges s s which was fav o re d

an i m po r tance an d the lin e d

a n d s u p p o rt e d p h a rma c is t s p o s it io n

by the

doctors.

The right s lifetime

of

we re g e n e ro u s ly the

a nd the

secured

in c re a s e d

p e rf o rm a n c e c he m i s t r y c he m i c a l

an d th e de ve lo p e d fa ctor ie s, p o siti on p a r a ti on s l ab

scientific further, thus of the

eagerne s s however, changing the

of

t h is

c la s s . to the

T h e t e c h n ic a l in s t a lla t io n of

a n d le d wh o le and the

s it u a t io n .

T h e a d v a n t a g e ou s of the pr e -

pharmacists factories,

e a s y p ro c u re me n t t ime -

from the

wh e re t h e

a n d mo n e y -c o n s um i n g wit h the p h ar m a c i e s .

w or k cou1d largely

be s a v e d ,

c a u s e d c h e a t in g

-1 6 -

Th e p r ices 2 0 ,00 0 b u ye r 20 ,00 0

tripled

and qua d ru p le d . to it s

A pharmacy

that

was worth the new

T h1r. p aid Thlr. in

guaranteed Th1r.,

o wn e r a g o o d in c o me ; in t e re s t That taxes, on the

40,000

and now the out too.

a d d it io na l

had to regard

be wo rk e d to of

c a u s e d c o n s is t e nt in t e rf e re n c e wit h

com p la ints r i gh ts,

in s u f f ic ie n t pro t e c t io n . t rie d the

and shortage

As much as the taxe s with tha t of medication

govern me n t and w o rk ,

to

h e lp

b y in c re a s in g c o n t in u e d

th e

c o mp la in t s of the

b e c a us e and with

in creasing the i-nterest

income the for the

p ric e s

p h a rma c ie s

ro s e

a n t i-n a t u ra l t rie d to

a d d it io n a l limit the

c a p it a l. g ro win g to power of a person F re n c h were

The P russian the fo r p h a rmacist-order th e newly all built

governm e n t in

IB 1 0 b y is s u in g In the

c o n c e s s io n s n e wly

pharm a c ie s .

a c q u ire d

pr o vin ce s, on ly

privileges

h a d a lre a d y the

b e e n lif t e d

a n d t h e re

co ncessions.

I^lith t ime , disappeare d , the A fter to free that ta k e

d if f e re n c e

b e t we e n

a c o n c es s i o n order" over

a n d a privilege of the

and the d is p o s it io n it over

g o v e rn me n t of the

b y " h ig h e s t g o v e rn me n t 1) the

J- 8 4 2 reacquired co n cessions. is obliged

wa s d e t e rmin e d : the to s u p p lie s , t h e ir re a l

concesto

sio n a ir e th e ir p e ti tio n g ive th e Th is jo b s tax

e t c . , a c c o rd ing wo rt h ; the 2)

value, was to

i.e., be held to

ac c o rd in g an d t h e

a comto

g o v e rn me n t

re s e rv e d p h a rma c is t .

rig h t

concession was ideal. was in

the mo s t q u a lif ie d The c o n c e s s io n s

h e re wit h hands to

b e c a me c iv il u n it e the

service

a n d it

the

gov e rn me n t ' s in the

mo s t t a l e n t e d

a n d a m bitious j ust a s it

pharmacists with

a b rillia n t other state

s c ie n t if ic e mp lo y e e s . wa s n e v e r

c h a in -wo r k ,

was doing

The means for co n sisted in setting

the

ex e c u t io n , p ric e of

h o we v e r, the

used;

it to

the

c o n c e s s io n s

a c c o rd in g

-I 7 -

the th e ci sts

a p p raised

value

and t o

a d ju s t

the but

tax

a c c o rd in g ly ,

so that The pharma-

a m ount would a lready

be sufficie n t , conc e s s io n s of the old, things th e ir

not

e x o rb it a n t . v iv id ly

holding

a rg u e d of

a g a in s t

t h is

su p p o se d afte r

limitation years the

rig h t s

p ro p e rt y , put the

a n d a lre a d y id e a l a s id e , and

four

govern me n t nar ro w

g a v e in ,

w en t ba ck to Since ci es

wa y s . to d e t e rio ra t e . T h e ph a r m a A s in d u s t r i a l and and

then

hav e c o n t in u e d

ha ve sunken to mere in d u s t ria l they also car ry the ris k s

in s t a lla t io n s . of

en ter p r ises th e to

s u c h a n in s t a lla t io n , the c o u n t ry the to s u p p or t h a s rerig h t s in

go vernment he lp that

has no oblig a t io n market g a me . the of

t o wa rd

stock the

The need of

t ime

estab lished Austr i a, w i th o u t estates" In the

power of rights in

g o v e rn me n t . b u s in e s s e s too, in the

The feudal B a v a ria tax

real

we re a b o lish e d of the. "Knight p a y me n t . th e

damages,'and

Pru s s ia t h ro u g h

f re e d o m

was eliminated one example

a n a p p ro p ria t e to o b s e rv e the

re l-e a s e wa y in

I was a b le

wh ic h

con ce ssions to establish

were handled. a pharmacy in that it

A s p e c u la t in g a v illa g e , wa s n o t h is d u rin g it , but

p h a rma c y h e lp e r wa s d e n ie d to

a p pl i e d

p e rmis s i o n . phara of something

He to ld

me openly that

in t e n t io n wh ic h

keep the c re a t e

m acy, but

after

a fe w y e a rs

h e wo u ld

b o o m in g business, 61 0 0 0 T hIr., n e w. In i ts to o ld , this with

he would which

h a v e s o ld

e x p e c t in g to

a p ro f it s t a rt

h e wo u ld

h a v e b e e n a b le

situation

of

the

p h a rma c ie s the d o c t o rs

wh e re t h e a re

la b

has lost re m i n d e d medi-

honored

significanc e , again the wit h

e a rn e s t ly of

co n cern

themselves Considering

the

p re p a ra t io n for c o u ld

c h e mic a l

ca tj - on s. cap a b le

e n t h u s ia s m re s u lt s

c h e mis t ry , b e g a in e d .

a n u mb er o f That will

and doubtlessly

big

-r8-

also

serve

a good purpose , trust in

that

is ,

that is

t h ro u g h b e in g of the

the

s e lf -in v o l v e The and are

m en t a large co m p la ints the

the me d ic a t io n s the u n re lia b ilit y wilI

a c h ie v e d . . me d ic a t io n s because la c k the

concerning of that

de ficiencies the fact of the

the

t h e ra p y the

d is a p p e a r

they

du e to

most o f

y o u n g d o c t o rs

p ra c t i c a l and

kno wle d ge the r e for e

medication s . know how t o

They don't u s e t h e m. of but

k n o w t h e ir

we a p o n s ,

don't

Surgery sur g e o n all in

has a large

a s s o rt me n t a n a n v il;

in s t ru me n t s the

a v a ila b le .

No

has been before but

s t e e lwo rk e r any. to h is

ma n uf a c t u r e d But the surgeon

i nstruments, h is

none o f the

t h e m h a s in v e n t e d a c c o rd in g id e a .

mind invented only

in s t ru me n t the the

needs and the lik e the surcannot

ste e lwo rker

executes be without

s u rg e o n ' s in s t ru me n t but both

Just the

g e o n who cannot not be without

ma k e r, a re o n ly

d o c t o rs

the

pharma c is t ;

h e lp e rs ,

le a d e r s. in to

The wrong appro a c h , position, our

wh e re t h e

p h a rma c is t

p u s h e d hi m s e l f p ra c t ic a l the ol d days, and the mis-

a leader's

h a s b ro u g h t be s t me d ic a t io n s is

g re a t

d a ma g e t o in

m ed icin e. a n d th e ir 'pr e vio u s fo r m u la s take of in bu t

Many of application observation. are

o rig in a t e d

toda y

based upon the

re c o mme n d a t io n of

Th e in t e n d e d n o t h in g na me s o f but the

s u p p o s e d imp ro v e me n t s f a ls if ic a t io n s . me d ic a t io n s t h e o ry . that to the

frequently change in

Another and the Hu f e la n d

w as the

adaptation re q ue s t e d

the the th e

respectively name of the

reignin g practic a l

c h e mic a l d o c t o rs that

o ld

n a me s b e k e p t , it s s c ie n ti f i c c o mp ro m i s e a re h e ld under o ld to

governing and only in

pharmac y f o u n d with spec ia l

b e b e lo w d id

ho n o r , ad d i t for

c o n s id e ra t io n

they

parenthesis.

Me rc u riu s d u lc is ba c k t h e n , th e

a n d Ca lo me l d o c t o rs lis t it

names the

a conrmon medication but

and the

onto

na m e b y exception,

" P h a rma k o p o e n "

mo r e t h a n

- I9-

seve n names, a1l pa r ti ally l ost to its th e

of

which

we re s c ie n t if ic " u n s c ie n t if ic " the c h e mic a l the d o c t o rs to

o r wh ic h ones. b a p t is t s .

had been ammonia wa y l e a d s to old the

changed back to real name throug h B abel, will

T h e o ld T h is

Tower of soon they

a n d if not

k e e p c h a n g in g

w ays,

b e a b le

c o mmu n ic a t e

a n y mo re wit h

ph a r m a cists.

HELIAS
Paracelsus acce p ted of history. I) Pa r t I, repeatedly

ARTISTA
e x p re s s e d me rit s a p ro p h e c y wh ic h in h is the fo l l o w e r s in t e r e s t s

truthfully,

and wh ic h

re me mb e rin g

The referenc e s preface to

a re : T in c t u ra P h y s io u ru m, G e rma n v e rs io n,

From the p. 92I.

l 4y theory, may not blo o m in ab le the

which

is in

based on the it s

e n lig h t e n me n t a n d it the a ls o wiI I

of

n a t ur e , to unbeliev-

be reversed the year 58.

c o n s is t e n Cy ,

s t a rt wit h

An d c o n s e q u e n t ly will p ro v e that

p ra c t ic e the

signs

and miracles wilI of

wo rk me n a nd a I I A rt stands

co mmon people the muddling the

un d e rs t a n d the s o p h is t s

how the

T h e o p h ra s t i t h e ir

u p to b ility

wh o b e c a u s e o f t h ro u g h

in ca p a -

want

protection

a n d s u p p o rt

papal

a n d im p e r i a l

Iib e r ti es. And on p. 924. whic h they the the cause the t ra n s f o rma t io n s a re lit t I e no al s o a future

These "arkanes" kno wn . A nd even if glamor them with of

h a v e b e e n e n lig h t e n e d a rt willto a p p e a r, but

by a 9od, the A lmig h t y u n t il

i m m ed iate pr o vid e s ti m e,

re a s o n

k e e p t h e m s e c re t will b e lif ted.

Helias A rtt-sta, when t h e 2) De mineralibus. P a rt

s e c re t II,

page I33.

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It n o thin g ; will still

is

true others,

that

the

e a rt h

s t ill

h o ld s

mu c h o f I

wh ic h

I that

know God

too,

ha v e n o k n o wle d g e . t h in g s wh ic h It

a m c e rt a in

show many stran g e we did not

never is

h a v e b e e n sh o w n t ru e that after and

and of n o thin g

which is

k n o w a n y t h in g . wi ll not

a ls o

hidden

that

b e ma d e k n o wn ; is

t h e re f o re , not yet b o rn ,

m e the r e he w i l l

will make it

be someone wh o s e ma g n if ic e n c e known. natural thin g s , Ch a p t e r VIIf.

3) Of the Pa r t I, p.

About

V it rio l,

1506. I say that ma n y s e c re t s and in to study God's lie in n a t u re , in other

Therefore thin g s of

nature,

c re a t io n s , ra t h e r

a n d wo u ld than

be better in wh o r i n g

an d m o r e useful dr in kin g , will the

s u c h t h in g s mis c h ie f . of

in d u lg in g

whoring,

and oth e r

But

n o wa d a y s t h e

b e going o ther third

on until dies

one t h ird beca u s e o f

t h e wo rld

h a s b e e n mu rd e r e d ; o n e t h ird But as things to re-

ro g u e ry , t h e ir It

a n d h a rd ly p la c e s . is or a ls o it

m ain s. ar e

Then things now that the

fall might

b a c k in t o not

go ing

happen. in the

n e c e s s a ry not

exti ng u ish e ithe r . m a n wiII an an im al,

caste

syst e m

wo rld

mig h t that

h a pp e n

Then we will come to not his

hav e t h e sens e s , a pig, be?

g o ld e n lik e in

wo rld ;

me a n s t h e n not lik e

liv e

a h u ma n b e in g , the " d iv e s . "

like that

and not

When will While no t r oo k at will

some have anxio u s ly it as a person , be at its bes t but

a wa it e d

t h e He lia s A n t is t a , of

others

do when

a s a n e x p re s s io n

a p e rio d to art.

scie n ce

a n d will wit h the

b e a c o n rmo n a s s e t n e w c h e mis t ry , y o u wa n t a t wh o m in to

That at ou r

time

has started this will

a n d if

you look the the

time

during there

pe rio d ,

a n d if

p e rs o n if y

He li.as A rtista,

be no doubt

G e rma n y a ll

the

educated

peoole

will

b e lo o k in g .

The theoloqical wh o in tista. vol. vr,

op in io n He mie i

mo v e s t h e g iv e s

qoal

e v e n f u rt h e r. c o n c e rn in g (Ch a p s .

Haoelias Helias Anand

Theatra to the

a re o o rt of John

and refers the A lso time

e n lig h t e n me n t the

6 an d 9 ) of

co n sid ers b y w ar-

has c o n n e f o r of of the the

p a rt ia l at the

d e s t ru c t io n b o rd e rs of

mankind Euphrates of man-

by release spreading

a n g e ls p la g u e , of face

the

a n d subsequent ki nd

v rh e n f u lr1 '

e n s t h ir d

has perished the order will

and the restored ,

v ic t o ry the

the of

L a rn b h a s b e e n a c h i e v e d . the Ch u rc h will and the J e ws be lifted; converted.

The n is th e n the

world

be un d e r

Ch ris t rs

ru le

THE

PREPARAT I ( lN

oFTHElllI NE

SPI
vini

RITS
Lu LLi ani )
in as: album his

c |F T H E
(sp i ri tu s
The original L ib r . de Quinta You distill in th e ordinary times

A D E PT S
s. spir itus
is f ro m s t a rt s win e t h is F . a imu n d L u ll wit h that.

vi ni

PhiLosophici
of

descrip t io n E ssentta the bes t

a n d I { e id e n f e ld re d o r wh it e

V in u m ru b e u m u e l will b e re c t i f i e d

way to

o b t a in

A q u a A rd , e n s . T h is the b u rn i-n g wh ic h lik e s p irit

thr e e

and kept sign

so t h a t is that

does not

evaporate. it,

Th e un mistakable w he n b rought is p r e pared into in

sugar ju s t

has been soaked with b ra n d y . uhen the out of

a flame , mann e rr be drawn .

b u rn s

water the

this

y o u h a v e t h e ma t e ria l You put it it in in t o h o rs e that

wh i c h

qu in tessence sea l it

will

a c irc u la t in g ma n u re wh e re the of heat the

recipient t he heat de-

hermetically, as a constant. otherwise the

and p la c e ft is

remains cr e a se ,

important

does not wa t e r is

circ u la t io n

(d ig e s t io n )

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d istr i bu ted a con stant th e th e After and if

and not heat is

maint a in e d , used, the

wh ic h

is

d e s ire a b le ; will by the f ro m re c ip ie n t

if

however, la t er in

O u in t e s s e n c e is v is ib le

s e p a ra t e lin e the that

digestion u p per

process, i.e.,

wh ic h the

s ep a r a t e s portion.

portion,

Q u in t e s s e n c e , the

lo we r

a sufficiently a wonderfully

lonc l d ig e s t io n , pleas a n t

ma lz b e o p e d e d , c a n no t be

a ro ma e me rs e s , s me ll in the

o n e wh ic h wo rld ,

cor n p a r ed with si m ply assails occur,

any other everyone, the

p le a s a n t

a n d o ne w h i c h If until this this

T HE I T v I ou have the mu s t b e p u t

o u in t e s s e n c e . b a c k a n d le f t

do e s n ot go a 1 ,

recipie n t is

rs described, A qua A rdens, wine

ac h ie v e d . V in i P h t L o s o p h ie i is wh y it the c lo s e ly re s e m b l e s

This th e It

S pin it u s

or dinary d iffers,

spirit

a n d t h is

has not of

b e e n re c o q n i z e d . c o n t in u e d diswill

however, and oiI the all

inas rn u c h a s in s e p a ra t e ma t e ria l. of

p ro c e s s

ti l l ati on , no t

will other

a n d s wim o n t h e It is the

s u rf a c e , the

which

h a ppen for end of the

b a s is , In it s

beginningl it it is

a n d th e is the w i ne fa ce . p u r ity

dj-solv e n t s bu t It wit h

the Adepts.

s imp lic it y , rn a t e ria l s , lik e

pe r haps

weakest

wh e n c o mb in e d wit h a p De a rs wa t e r, in the the

other

strongest s pirit It is

menstruum. and mixable always the

t wo f o rr, n s , o n e , o t h e r, d if f e re n c e

ordinary surthe

d s a n o j. I b e in g

on the only in

s a me t h in q ,

and fineness. LuIl's method is which act u a llv is c o rre c t in but other to to it c o rn p ris e s only a part have to

of

th e

process

e x p la in e d

" re c ip e s " u s e t h is the

s u c h as I o p p o rt u n i t y

co m p iled exp la in For

from Taleidenfe1d . I ^ le wo u ld the word tirne,

lik -e

ttME NS T RlllJ lva l'c t c o rd in q this wo rd h e ld al-l e g o ry t ik e of c iv il

I ^ ' e id e n f e ld in v e il the c h e mis t ry ! the u t e ru s

definition. The adepts of

a long

riq h t s to

ha ve always th e Stone of

used the

Cre a t io n

p re p ar a t i o n is nurtured

l^fisdom. Jus t

the

e mb ry o in

a n d gr adually th e to se cret nu r ture

f ormed to ma t u rit lr con s t it u t e s , the it c h e mic a l

by the lik e c h iI d , the

re t a in e d

rn e n s t ru a l bIood,

blood, the St o n e ; means

dissolven and form theycalled aIl

t h e me n s t ru a l the

P h ilo s o p h ic a l

the r e for e,

Me n s t ru u m,

n a me wh ic h

has subsecruently

b e e n p assed onto

solv e n t s .

COCIUIVI VINOSUI4 PARISINI

A fter bla ck the the distiLlation like melte d th e of p it c h a lc o h o l, u n t il

(p a g e 1 2 8 )

|-L ' e A q u a A rd e n s re ma in s . d ig e s t e d the re s id u e T h is in T h is

and the is

p h le g m ,

s ubstance

wa s h e d o u t

with is

p h legrm, mixed with with is fresh

a n d d is t ille d , is q u it e is d ry . p o u re d it is

which

r e p e a ted ti l l ate th e

alcoho l

The disonto totally

ca1led in

S pinitus

A n in a t u s . . a mo u n t s , is of

t u rn

r e sidue,

increasing residue

a n d d ig e s t e d c o lo r. to

u n t il

a b so r b e d th e

and the

a wh it e is found

F o llo win g

p ro c e e d s as a

su blimation. is. It is

The sublima t e placed is in

b e c le a r it

a n d wh it e t u rn s to

dia m o n d th e n , ti :n e s

a wa t e r

bath

wh e re

a liquid; four alcohol. r,'ork is

the with

excess water the first then

d is t -ille d u s in g for

o f f . No w, it a lwa y s f re s h

is

d is t ille d of of

alcoh o l, is dig e s t e d

p o rt io n s

The distillate

50 days.

The sucess

the

ca n be determined sim ila r sep a r a ted in th e to that and is of

whenr o rr t h e fresh, to

b o t t o m, u rin e .

a re s id u e

h a s f o rme d is

that then

h e a lt h y

T h e O u in t e s s e n c e that it s

found

b e s o c le a r K e e p it

a n d lig h t , in a c o ld

pr e s e n c e we l l sealed.

glass

might

be dou b t e d ! .

p la c e ,

T his

is

explained

in

a s lig h t ly

d if f e re n t

wa y in

h le id e n f e l d

on page 134 as follo ws :

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COELUIVI VINOSUIV! LULLII

H ere the dig e sted, hig h e r wh itel i m ated . d isti l l ed ti l r ate p r e a sa n t the m an . Another is the

A qua ardens is

p o u re d

d ire c t ly and the is

onto o il

the is

b la c k

re s i d u e ; off turns and subat

A qua animafa d e v e lo p e d The re s id u e soaked wit h sublima t e the

d is t ilt e d it

temperatures. Then it is

c a lc in a t e d

u n t il

L h e A q u a a n ima t a f o u r is mix e d wit h is for the

t ime s

The shiny once,

A q u a a n ima t a a n d , too. The disin t o a on young

whereby in

s a rt

t ra n s f o rme d

placed

diges t io n

6 0 d a y s a n d t u rn s a n d lig h t the u rin e of rik e

smelring you find

quj-ntes s e n c e , a salt , rik e

c le a r in

a s t a r.

bo ttom

a h e a lt h y

explanation

is

found

on

p age I3B .

SALHAR|VIONIACUIV| VEGETABILE PARISINI

The black wh ite and shiny mild residue like is wa s h e d o u t wit h p h le g m u n t il is d is t ille d then h ig h e r wit h it wit h the is Aqua

a dia mo n d . until the

T h e n it

ardens in is

heat

v e in s

d is a p p e a r; wit h

re c e i v e r

cha n ged and the b efore, the

phlegm is is

e x t ra c t e d a g a in

t e mp e ra t u r e s . the s p irit u s plate.

Like

residue white

d is t irre d

av'd e n s until Th e n i t a n d a ll a g lo wing follows. is

it. turns repeatedly is

and does not wit h

s mo k e o n a g lo win g

satu ra t e d extrac t e d .

t ' ln e S p L r. it u s a n ima t u s , d ig e s t e d of it is p la c e d on

humidity plate This

v J h e n a p ie c e in

and mostly is

e v a p o ra t e s

s mo k e t h e n

s u b lima t i o n

|uhe SaL harrnoniacunphiLosophorum.

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VEGETABILE SALHAR|VIONIACU|VI LULLI I

The remaining with Spiritus ardensl

thick

substance, first

lik e

p o u re d

p it c h ,

is

t re a t e d the

thereupon, the oil

Lhre Spiritus u n t il e ig h t h u n t il it

animatus, then they p a rt a re of d ry

ph le g m and finally w on 't

a re d is t ille d Then the

and

fu me on a glowing distil-Ied

pIa t e .

S p i: r, i t t L s

ar d e n s an tmatus is w hich

a s ma n y t ime s c o mB le t e ly is t wic e

b e c o me s v o la t i l e , f u me s wh e n p l a c e d then d is s o lv e d in in

yo u can see when it pIate. Now it

g o e s u p in s u b lima t e d , is

on a glo wing

Spir itus andens, distilled, da ys i nto a pleasant

and the

d is t illa t e

d ig e s t e d

40-50

smelli n g

liq u id .

SAL rennnFoLrArA HARIIONIACUI4 LULLII VEGETABILE

Th e spirit w i th This th e mild i nd icates is distilled of f ro m t h e a s in g le S u c c o L u n a v , ia (V in o p h ilo s op h i c o ) la mp u n t il No w a n o t h e r s t iI I wa t e r c o n t a in s passes v e in s appear. is

temperatures that it is

d is t ille d . wh ic h

re c ip ie n t s o me s p irit

a tta ch e d is

and the until then

second wa t e r pure,

disti l l ed is

t a s t e le s s T h is

o v e r.

The black f ire , ds the t he on it,

r e sid u e Sop h ists

calcined. only

ma y n o t it s

b e d o n e wit h

sdlr

but

throu g h

o wn s p irit . p h le g m) d is t ille d re c ip ie n t

T h e re f o re , is p o u re d

seco n d d istillate disso lvin g th e th e vein s it

(A quaarden s mix e d wit h immediately. that is T h e n it is

over is it

a la mp u n t i l attached is lik e la st water. and a

appear;

wh e n a n o t h e r T h is is

disti l lation p o wder or smell is until

continues. until

re p e a t e d

u n t il o v e r, of

b la ck w ater 's

no m o re p h le g m p a s s e s are a s s t ro n g with the

and the the f irs t

and taste

as those fourth then part it

The residue l ow h e a t,

now treated it is white

Spiritus is put

av'dens at of the

a s s n o w;

on top

fi r e

where after settles

30 hours along

a ma g n if ic e n t ly t h e wa lI s . T h is

wh it e is

p o wd e r a s l i g h t

as silver,

T e rz , an o s t n a f o lt a t a .

SALHARIV!O[\|IACUry| LULLII
The black cess is repeated residue is e x t ra c t e d u n t il it wit h the p h le g m a n d t h is c o lo r; re s id u e b ra c k for after is di s prothe

many time s

k e e p s it s T h e d ry

eva p o r ation tilr e d r e sid u e in the three

an )Leum uege t a b iZ e re ma in s . times,

wiLh s p in it u s a n d e n s . o n t h e it

c a 1 c in e d ro d a y s it away,

you pour ash-bath;

the )Leu n u e g e t a b ile ; le t then yo u a d d t h e is

d ig e s t

S p irit u s a n ima t r, rs ;d is t ill s u b lima t e d .

a n d subsequently

Lhre S aL u o la t ile

COELUI{ VEGETABILE CIRCULATUI1 LULLI I

You digest do wn wa rd until yo u op en the qu ickly turn it th.e S pini t u s a rrie n s in floats t ig h t ly a n e e d le , T h is is a f la s k wit h lik e it s o il n e c k tu r n e d on top. f lo w out, Then and a a n d c le a rly Iet the

sear with it around. smelI. calcined of it

imp u rit ie s

t h e S p in it u s a n c le n sc ire u L a t u s w i t h re s id u e is the e x t ra c t e d S p irit u s wit h th e

m o st pleasant ph le g m ; If it is

Th e b la c k

an d s o a k e d wit h c o mp le t e ly

a rrJ e n sc irc t . L l a t u s . plate, ardens

a p ortion the

almost is

e v a p o ra t e s then d is s o lv e d

o n a g lo win g in is S p irit u s

the n

S aL uolatile

s u b lima t e d , and thus

ein cu la tus, and digested,

the

q u in t e s s e n c e

ma in t a i n e d .

|\IERCURIUS VEGETABILIS LULLII

The pitch-Iike Ie a vin g residu e is e x t ra c t e d wit h p h le g m a n d d is t i l l e d your pour Spinitus Llne )Leun uegetabil e . it; salt then is it Onto the is b la c k re s id u e in the the

ar d e n s and distill fu r n a ce , and the

c a lc in e d wit h

re v e rb e ra t o r y onto that

e x t ra c t e d

p h le g m.

-)' 7 -

Spir itus ardens is The th u sly the n

poured

and d is t ille d is d ig e s t e d

u n t il wit h

it

passes

over

un c h a n g e d .

condensed

salt

|' h e )L e u n u e g e t a b iLe a n d

d istilled.

I R.ECTIFICATA LULLI VITAE ASUA

The f irst so a ke d in pe a ted th e it S piz'itus ard e n s s t ill ignites in a f la me i c o n t a in s h o we v e r, wiI I s o me wa t e r does not b u rn and a linen a f te r reOn

b u rn :

rectification, residue

the

s o a k e d I in e n

u p c o mp le t e l y . d is t i l t , is

p itch-1ike

yo u p o u r S p ir. it u s a n d e n s re c t if ic a t a s , T h e b la c k it is c a lc in e d re s id u e

an d th e n with th e

Lhe )Leum uegetabile re s u lt s . last S pititus ancle n s lt h e n with the

di s t i l l e d

L n " Re re e h e r i o " a n d it is t h en called

d isti l l ed

seven times

la t e s t

wo n a lc o h o lr

Aqua Vitae rectt ficata.

The complete

process

is

a s f o llo ws : s e c re t p h ilo s o p h ic a l thus will o b t a in e d but that win e , s t ill not is dis-

The V inun rttbeumuel alb u m, t h e tille d ta in s With in the usual manne r.

T h e s p irit it

conbu r n .

water, r epeated it

and a linen rectification, will

s o a k e d in it

ig n it e

b e c o me s s o s t ro n g

a line n

soa ke d in

complete ly passes ov e r

b u rn . in v e in s , a n d wh e n t h o s e d is t ille d d is a p p e a r , out; a n d it af t e r is

The S pirittts th e th e ke p t collector fi r st for is

changed a n d t h e it s t ill

p h le g m is c o n t a in s

distillation future use. is put

s o me s p irit

The spirit til a n extremely constitutes

in

the

heat

of o it

h o rs e

ma n u re t o

d ig e s t

un-

pleasant the

s me llin g

s e p a ra t e s LuIl o b t a in e d

on the it

s u rf a c e , liqht

wh ich

quin t e s s e n c e .

wit h

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blu e

color; After

others the

with

a y e llo w

c o lo r. d u rin g This it com-

spirit a black

and t h e

p h re g m h a v e p a s s e d o v e r lik e the me lt e d f irs t p it c h

disti l l ation, is e xtr acted

su b s t a n c e phle g m o f any mo re .

re ma in s .

with

the

d is t irla t io n , p o rt io n s

u n ti l a re

d o e s n ot b in e d

change color

T h e d is c o lo re d a n o il. wa y is c a lc in e d . L u rl but

and distilled The residue

off, extracted

I e a v in g t h is

T h is says the

is

do n e i n

d iffe r e n t n a ti on

ways. may not

rn the me t h o d o n p . be caused b y s t ro n g h o we v e r,

143,

carci-

heat,

o n ly it

by is

the spttitus done in the

a r d e n s; on p. r e ve r b e ratory rn th e

r70 and L72 , furnace.

he says that

the methods on pa g e s 1 3 8 a n d 1 6 8 , with the the p h re g m, but

it

wa s wh it e it

t h ro ug h is stil_r and I72,

d istirration

o n p a g e r4 3 ,

a b la ck it

powder after black after

s a me t re a t me n t , t re a t e d is wit h

and on pages 16I s p irit u s andens.

r e m ains

be in g

The thusly Sp in itus ardens in sa tur a ted si gn is

prepared varying

re s id u e c o n d it io n s s p irit

d ig e s t e d

a n d d is t ille d u n t il it

with is fully

a s ma n y t ime s passes re d over

and white, that a portion is

and t h e pla c e d disti lle d that or to

unchanged. will not

The fume

on the

hot

p la t e

a n ym o r e. it

Then it

re p e a t e d ly wh e n p ra c e d a la rg e far it

wit h

S p irL t u s a y ' d e n su n t i l hot p la t e it

be comes so

volatire

o n a re d

eva p o r a tes w hen it m a te i s

completely is

extent. is s u b lima t e d . rt T h e s ub l i the

prepared

thus lik e

crear of

and light the

a d ia mo n d .

ma y b e u s e d f o r

pr e p a r a tion w i th the

S pititu s

V in i p h ilo s o p h ic i

b y re p e a t e d

d is t illa t i o n o v e r. The t im e it

S piritus andens, wh e re b y is the kept in dig e s t io n sme llin g

t h e 5 a L u o la t iL e p a s s e s for 6 0 d a y s d u rin g wh ic h

d isti l l ate tu r n s into

wh ic h is

pleasant

q u in t e s s e n c e

s o cl e a r

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an d l i ght d e p o sits

that at the

it

can ha rd ly bottom lik e

be seen; the u rin e

the sign is a r esidue of a healthy

that

young man.

Now follows

the

prep a ra t io n

of

the

SAL TARTARI VOLATILE

V on Helmont p o we r of the establish e d alk a lin e the re p u t a t io n in h is of the h ig h med i c a l he says in the

volatile the

s a lt ; if

d e s c rip t io n a re they

( p a g e 377 of fi r st th e n like

German e d it io n ):

imp u rit ie s Lf

found

processes

you must a d d d is s o lv e n t s ; volatile is certain ly a lk a lin e s a lt s

p e rs is t ,

however, e v er y t h i n g sa1t, impurities

you need the a soap. It

wh ic h

c le a n s e

a s t o n is h in g it

h o w mu c h a t a rt a r aII v e in s a re g re a t of

w he n volatilized,

can do b e c a u s e When the

c le a n s e s

(On page LI42). Ii zed , their

f ire -re s is t a n t to that of

s a lt s the

volatimed i c a t i o n s . and

power becom e s s imila r up to the e n L ry . o f the

Th e y p roceed d isso lve aII

f o u rt h

d ig e s t io n

p ro c e s s

blockage. The f irs t then o n e is the at a lc a h e s t . la s t rf t h at v o la t i l i z e wit h their

( On page 35I). can n o t th e he Ip. ( On page 329). com p le tely su b lim ate. m e a su r e is De le L e yd e n , volatile; This less salt be obtained, salt

y o u mu s t le a rn y o u c a n p re p a re

how to

ta rtar

so that

your

s o lu t io n s

The t a rt a r it ris e s at

s a lt t ime s

(we in s t e in liq u id in tests

s a : --z ) c a n be and often lik e a this

ha s b e e n p ro v e n

even though

known. in of h is t ime the p rid e of the Un iv e rs i t y al s o of

B o S ylvius, founder

and the

a n e w c h e mic a l-me d ic a l

s c h o o l,

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knew the d o ctr i nary str o ye d to

sal Tartari

uolatile. of

The school, the

however, of the

with

its de_

exploitatj-on this to reputation become the

consequences wh ic h of the t a rt a r s h o u ld

s y s t e m,

a g a in , t a rg e t T h e s o lid

s e rv e

a s a wa rn i n g in the he a vol-

u s not

opponents s a rt

wo rk in g

for m o f

Doetot, opiatus.

(L a u g e n s a rz ), wit h

sa ys o n page 850, may be v o la t iliz e d ati l e at is to spirit. S uch a vo la t ile t a rt a r

b y c o h a b it a t io n s a lt ris e s t a rt a r

a n d s u b lim a t e s s a lt (L a u g e n s a l z ) not

m edium temperatures. onry others granted to the

s u c b a v o la t ile a rt is t s wit h

d ilig e n c e t ime .

a n d p a t ie n c e ;

who avoid

a long

wo rk in g

s u c h a s a lt

has sreat

p o we r s. Helmont's to exp eriments, they spirit high regar d c o n s is t e d d id of not win e a n in d u c in g g iv e s p irit in v it a t ion re s u r t s wit h the

which,

h o we v e r,

wo rt h wh ire and not

si nce win e

\^/ere done with of the experts . of that

o rd in a ry

The inventor feld g ives us the

substance

is

Ra y mo n d L u I l,

. a n d We i d e n -

method.

SALTARTARI VOLATILE LULLII

Tartar w hite; then salt it. is (weinste in ) dissolve d for is in c a lc in e d the in not the for yet 3 d a y s u n t il it turns vini

re c t if ie d

S p irit u s

p h ilo so p hici, is dr a ined.

heated

2 h o u rs is tot a lly

a s h -b a t h ,

and the

s o lut i o n t re a t e d in

The residue it is

a g a in

c a le in e d ,

re p e a t e d ly T h e s o lu t j-o n s is re s e rv e d . to

th e m a nner until tilr e d r esid u e The n the in is the

d is s o lv e d . d is t ilra t e for onto

a re d i s The phlegm.

water in

bath the

and the a s h -b a t h is p o u re d

placed

3 h o u rs the

re mo v e t h e

reserved

water

re s id u e

a n d d is t ill e d .

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Th is

is

repeated

until

the wh o le

substance O n t h is it in for the

t u rn s o il

in t o

an oil. 6 times "balneo,"

Further

treatment

no w f o llo ws . digest

you pour days u n t il in

as much Aqua Vi.tae rectificata, an d d istill ve in s appear. with it at

severala s h -b a t h

low temp e ra t u re s

no more off the

A s soon as t h e v e in s the distilla t e

d is a p p e a r, it

you take for higher p a rt s is

colle ctor velops tur e s. an d th en a r ed sig n hot of

a n d c lo s e is

t ig h t ly : at four

now detemperaA q ua V L t a e , p la c e d it is on a

the Spir.itus animatus, which The residue distilled. plate, is gro u n d ,

extracted wit h

d ig e s t e d

Of t h e and if if that sign it

re s id u e g lo ws lik e

a s ma 1 l p o rt io n wa x wit h o u t the

s mo k e ,

success; until that

does not

o c c u r,

p ro c e s s

has to

be re-

p e a ted

ha p p e n s . pour \ S p i. n it u s a n ima t t L s a n d le t y o u e v a p o ia t e s p irit the it conwhich that is

On this ge a l acts u n ti l tha t if in l i ke the the

residue "B alneum,"

you r

after

wh ic h

p h le g m ,

pure water. residue

T h e n y o u a d d f re s h a ll the

a n d re p e a t a s ig n of

has abs o rb e d some o f it

a lc o h o l, hot is p la t e , re a d y

which it will

you place in

o n a re d substance

mo s t o f for

dissip a te wh ich fo r ti fy is

fumes.

Now t h e

s u b lima ti o n , s e rv e s to

done at

higher

t e mp e ra t u re s .

T h e s u b lima t e

L}:e S piritus We know that

V ini p h t lo s o p h ic i. the po t a s s iu m c a rb o n a t e as such cannot be a Vini to

vo la ti l e, p o tassium

which

means tha t but

t h e S a L T a v , t a n i u o L a t ile rs s a lt t re a t e d wit h

n o lo n g e r S p irit u s

carbonate, and thus

a potash

ph ilo so phict, be e xp lored.

trans f o rme d

a n d wh o s e c o mp o s it io n

re ma i n s

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E X P LA N AT It| N
OF THE

ADEPTS OFTHE SPIRIT OFTHE WINE SECRET

r n the light it to on the second part secret of of t h e min e ra l s o lv e n t s We id e n f e ld whidn re g a rd sheds

l'he SpLritus Vi.ni philosophici, d e s c rip t io n s in that

explains combined,

an extent. the

Differen t

pr o vid e

following

info rma t io n : for the p h ilo s o p h e r' s stone wh ic h is ha s

The secret b e e n h idden an d d issolved r a ted d isti l l va p o r s until it

material

behind in

many n a me s ( p n ima ma t e n ia l L a p iJ is ) win e v in e g a r. of g e n t le is a g u m. T h e s o lu t io n F ro m t h a t ,

c a lci n e d is evapoyou

distilled

takes

a thic k n e s s water wit h

f irs t

a tasteless appear

t e mp e ra ru re ;

wh e n wh i t e

another water

rec ip ie n t

attached s t ro n g

a n d t ] n e A q u c ta rd e n s i s taste and at ti m e s

o b tain e d . a stin king If th e

This smeIl.

has a n e x t re me ly it is at c a lle d h ig h e r

therefore continu e s appe a r.

A q u a J ' o e t e n s , lv le rL s b t a u fm oetens. t e mp e ra t u re s , the t e mp e ra t u re c lo s e d a re d vapor

distillation

an d fin a lly die the

red drops

you 1et in

g ra d ua l l y g la s s so that

do wn and keep the volatile spirit in

distit la t e \

a t ig h t ly

may no t the at

d is a p p e a r. is b la c k as soot; c o a l. it is s t re wn half it on an

The residue a ston e ho u r , co lo r ; gu m - like un ti r po u r e d the n is the into

re t o rt

and ignited fire it

one e n d wit h ov e r

g lo win g re s id u e

Wit h in

the

spreads is

t h e wh o le in d s it ille d d is t ille d .

a n d g iv e s

a yellow to often is and a

then

dissolved

v in e g a r, T h is riq u o r. it d ig e s t s is

e v a p o ra t e d re p e a t e d liq u o r L 4 d a ys of

consistency, biggest the

and t h e n is

portion first

re d u c e d

to

T h is for

dist illa t e First a p p e a rs

wh e re

distilred.

t h e A q u a a y . d e n so n t o p

whi c h

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fl oa ts t'n ti l o il

a white a linen

oil.

This

d is t ilt a t e it

is

re c t if ie d will b u rn .

s e v e n t ime s A y e llo w

soaked with whlch is in in

a n d ig n it e d at s t ro n g e r the to o il

r emains

disti lle d the

t e mp e ra t u re s . is a llo we d to flow you s ur f a c e , comes

The sublimate on to pour wh ich w ater , an o the r tr a cted m elted a steer prate

neck of p la c e ;

re t o rt the

a c o rd

f ilt e re d

liq u o r on the f irs t

some A qua ardens, where b y is taken off. Now t h e brack is o il.

a g re e n

s e p a ra t e s c o n t in u e s ;

d is t ilra t io n

then

a thick

A s s o o n a s wh it e a n d t h e wh it is h u n t il a t h ic k

f u me s a p p e a r , is exlike

collector with pitch,

attac h e d

d is t illa t e o ily

medium tempera t u re remains. substance more expric it is

s u b s t a n c e,

Th is e xh a u sted; R i pley

black but

t re a t e d

f u rt h e r is

u n t il

the

re s id ue

is

e x p la n a t io n

u n n e c e s s a ry . f ro m the a fo r e -

says that

the ! 4 e n s t ru u m f o e t e n s d e riv e d 3 substances: b u rn s lik e o rd in a ry

m e n tj - on ed gum contains I) ig n ited ; 2 ) a thickish 3 ) a red oit, He says that fea r s the wrath of white the the

A oua az'dens whic h

win e

s p irit

when

wa t e r, of

the the

L a c u it q in u m o f g re e n rio n o p e n ly I d it h of

the the

adepts; adepts. it and he

broo d

nobody e v e r God and t h e secret did of

s p o k e t h is e x p e rt s . t ra d e .

about

that,

s a y s we id e n f e l d , in t h e ir the pracvinwn

he r e ve a led tica l

a big

the

T h e e x p e rt s the

d irections

openry

d is c u s s

and teach

use of s e c re t . a lI of

p h ilo so p hicwn, but is lies the first

how it

co u rd

b e p re p a re d

wa s k e p t key to

Ripley chemist.rrr

and only in the

one wh o s a y s t h a t

the its

hidden

ilenstruum foetens with in mild

Lac uir.ginum and the for 14 days t h e re results

sa n g u is L eouis- when kept

d ig e s t io n

-3 3 -

the the

Vinum zubeumet albun LuLLii, and to

confirm

this

he adds that prepared.

from

Menstzaum foetens the Aqua Vitae recti.ficata The source material, the

LuLLLi are

p rima ma t e ria , h a s d j-f f e re n t wo rk e d s o me in me t a ls ,

names to metalsolu-

h id e lic ti on ;

th e sa lts it

secret. and ores. is

The expe rt s

s o me in it s g re en

The L e o u irid is in s u lf u ric d u rin g u n t il

n a me c o me s f ro m a c i-d f o r c le a n in g ,

dissolved

a n d it

yields pr i m e acid; to a gum-

tun g sten m ater ia l the n l i ke

VLNL

yellow is is then

crystars carcined with

e v a p o ra t io n . re d , thus v in e g a r of wh ic h

T h e p re p a re d e rimin a t in g the

it

dissolved the

d is t ille d

a n d t h ic k e n e d p ro v id e s

co nsistencY ,
P N L LOSODNL CL .

dist illa t io n

the SpLtitus

The facts r) vin e g a r the

that: material, c a rc in e d s a lt ; in the s a lt s ; a s p irit o il, b e in g taught than the prethat b u rn s lik e ordinary re t o rt c a n b e ig n it e d a n d sm o l d e r s , u n t il re d , is d is s o rv e d in

prime

forming

an acetate residue of acetate

2) the

black

a ch a r a cteristic 3) the a lco h o l i nd ica te p a r a ti on

distillation also

p ro v id e s

and it clearly of the

provide s nothin g

a v o la t ile e ls e is

that

acetone.

Fo r better pr e se n tation to h is of

understandin g the given nature here of

it the

mig h t

be good to

g iv e

Wie d en f e l d ' s a c co r d i n s

S p irit u s

V in i p h ilo s o p h ie i

remarks

a n d t h e re . Spirttus s o lv e n t s d e g re e s of Vini Lulliani in it s the is the basis,

The Spiritus the rt be g inning is,

Vini philosophici, end o f a ll

and the

s e c re t

chemistry. the we a k e s t

depending

on the

va rio u s

p o we r,

- 34-

on e or

the

strongest.

It

is

t h e we a k e s t o n ly the fatty

wh e n it p a rt s e ls e

d is s o lv e s (p a rt e s

by i t s u n ct u o s a s ) it by

m er e o iliness of the

(unctuositas) while one,

vegetabilia, strongest thus

le a v in g the it

e v e ry t h in g

u n d is t u rb e d : is mo d e ra t e d

be co m e s the th e pure d iffe r acid s, acides. from

mo re it s wit h d ry

o ilin e s s fatty

homogenizi n g this

ma t e ria ls of the

and the adepts wit h into the a

Due to the

h o mo g e n it y , s o lv e n t s in wit h

the

s o lv e n t s as they

ordinary

as far

stay

d isso lve d thir d

materials

and to g e t h e r

t h e m a re

t ra n s f o rme d

( therefore The S piritus

a chemical

s o lu t io n ). a p p e a rs in t wo f o rms , s p irit e it h e r that as an with and however, With

V ini philos o p h ic i top, or

o it th e th a t no t th e th e

fl oa ting ph legm,

on the but that

a s o rd in a ry

win e

mix e s

may b e s e p a ra t e d re c t if ic a t io n , diff e re n t it whic h f irs t o n ly

b y s imp le will in

d is t illa t io n , they a re ,

wh en ignited tw o, but only wine

after one, spirit

b u rn :

f in e n e s s

a n c l p u rit y . d is t illa t i o n

or d inary

h a s in is

c o mmo n t h a t in

d u rin g the

p h legm goes first, Th e A qua andens (the

s e p a ra t e d

s a me ma n n e r . it s wa t e ry form an

d is t illa t e )

Ioses a n d f in a lly

an d co n centration oil flo a ting

during

d is t illa t io n , T h is lik e o il

s e g re g a t e s t h ro u g h t h ro u q h

on the

surfac e .

is

d rie d s a lt

c o n ti n u e d s t ron q

disti l l ati on te m p e r a tures. Th e oity sen ce s of i nto the

and sublimate d

a v o la t ile

S piritus

V ini p h ilo s o p h ic i a n d d iv id e s 2 o ils th e or

e x t ra c t s t h ro u g h of

o n ly

the

o ily

es-

vegetabilia, parts, other is are but

s imp le

d is t illa t i o n the wit h the esSpiritus s pi r i t dry

2 different and the

fats,

wh ic h

o n e is

sen ce ,

bodyr

b y f u rt h e r re u n it e d , mo d if ie d

d ig e s t io n wh e re b y to the better o ily

Vi ni ph i,Losophici they not o n ly increases, by the dry

ir re v o c a b ly it is a ls o

d is s o lv e body.

m ater ia l

( az.Ld a ) c o mp o n e n t s o f

The preparation secr e t, secr e t most difficult chemistry.

of

the

Spiritus

Vini philosophici wo rk in

is aII

the of

most the

an d mo s t d a n g e ro u s

The Menstrua ueqetabiLia p re p a re d an y co r rosives, There are Vtn i fr om the and dissolv e different the

wit h

it

a re

s we e t ,

wit h ou t

ma t e ria ls p re p a re

mild I y . the o le u m o r the Es s e n t i a there

wa y s t o

V ino philoso p h ie o . in prepara t io n

De p e n d in g t ime

on the

me t h o d s s me ll

u s ed ,

ar e differences

a s we ll ma t e ria l

a s in

and color.

O nly when a rqineral in i t, is This with the the first smell of that all

o r me t a llic p le a s a n t .

h a s b e e n d is s o l v e d

dis s o lv e n t s

s e rv e s

a ls o

a s a me d ic a t ion

name Essentia or SpeciiLcum ad uiton Longan. to the rule of the Chemiaadepta: Essentia essentiam essences then for other ma t e ria l pre-

According e o n fi eit, pa r e d fo r for

become therefore medical

e a s i-ly

use and a re g iv e n

s p e c ia l

n a me s .

P ar a c e l s u s

i nstance

names these z A L c o o L V in i d e P in o , d e Ch e lid o n ia , E s s e n t i a

M elissa e etc.* The S piritus solvin g is the V ini P hilo s o p h ic i. wit h o u t the dry ma t e ria ls d if f ic u lt c o n d e n s in g T h is h a s n o di s condensing It is . b es t salts.

power over secret of

( a r" L d a ) .

the

trad e ,

a n d t e d io u s . a n d h e rb s

d o n e w ith Th e hig hest

honey,

sugar, of

m a n n a , s a lt s

a n d v o la t ile is

degree it

cond e n s in g acid s

a n d e f f e c t iv e n e s s s a lt s ,

a c h ie ve d the l,lenstraa

b y com bining n in e r a lia are

with

a n d min e ra l

wh e re b y

formed.

*Paracelsus was his way, but

I descript io n s

a re

o n ly

vague

and

incomplete,

as

tr{eidenfeld

ma k e s t h e m somewhat

more

understandable.

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Take the d ig e sted ne n ts el- ixir the n are of the

Essentia Melissae de Vita Longa C. III. for 40 days; the n t h ro u g h the

C.5.

The l4elissa the

is

c o h o b a t io n ,

t wo c o m p o is the

separated, life. A fter

creat in g

q u in t a e s s e n t ia , wh ic h the a lc o h o l the a n d it s p h ilo s o p h e rs Ma n y o f

ex t ra c t in g appe a rs with o u t wit h

s e p a rat i o n , h av e b e e n he says

V inum salutis for centuries

wh ic h

w or kin g

a n y re s u lt s .

those

m ockin g ly, of but Vi ni, Lu llia n i cr i pti on is w i ne a in

who have followe d order to find the

Ra y mu n d , h a v e u s e d q u it e q u in t a E s s e n t ia V in i, but

s o me b a r r e l s they of g ot nothing

Vinum adustum, which T he fact and that of the for thac

was used improperly h o we v e r, d id

instead know the f ro m the

tine Spiritus

P arac e ls u s , u s e d it v in i

S p in itu s V i n i s a me d e s The wine thin Vini; and

he also spinitus

can be taken

(d e v it a L o n g a , c . rrr. h o rs e ma n u re ; s u rf a c e , T h is fat then

c . g . ).

d ig e sted

2 months in like a fat is

you see a very the S p t rit u s a lon e

a n d pu r e e ve r ything s,ePar a tely

layer

on the p h le g m.

wh ic h ' is

underneath is highly

wh e n d ig e s t e d (r by the HWN) a c id

ef fec t iv e

for

lo n g e v it y . d is s o lv e d

The S piritus str o n g e st m u ch is w i th th e y heat, poured

V ini philo s o p h ic i. is and theref o re it

with not

the too

mu s t b e ma d e c e rt a in the d is t illa t io n

that has to

at

a time,

and that

be d o n e

e xtreme

care.

The Me n s t ra a a re by the a c id

s t ro n g e r wh ic h

d e p e n d in g

on how often di s -

h a ve been extracted they are called

we a k e n s t h ro u g h

solu ti on ; Aqua fortis

n o s t ra o r

p h ilo s o p h i. c a , o r

A c e t u m p h ilos o p h i c u m ,

nostna, SpLritus Vitnioli,

Salts noster, etc. s me ll, a c o rro s iv e wit h taste,

Th e Menstz'ua ninev'aLia h a v e a s t in k in g ar e m ostly milky and turbid , since they first they a n d d is s o lv e

ma t e ria ls

extreme as a im-

power and heat; ba se , h owever, the

have t]ne Spiritus as the re p e a t e d

Vini philosophict la t t e r, but not

are time,

a s p e rma n e n t but after

m e d ia tely

c o h o b a t io n .

Co nt i n u e d

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coh o b a ti on ag a in , it

will turns

make them s we e t , back into wh a t it

a n d wh e n t h e wa s b e f o re , the n a t u re

a c id i. . , of

is

taken

away Vini only th u s

S p irit u s it , but

ph ilo so p htei. he lp s m a kin g with bu t r educe

The acid the size to

cann o t of the

d e s t ro y p a rt ic le s

t h ro u g h

p e rme a t io n , a re not

them easier immediate the alcohol

diss o lv e . material

T h e Me n s t ru at h a t of Lhe Spiritus

p re p a r e d

the w i th

prime

Vini philosophici, by circuand the

and a c id s s t in k in

wh ic h le s s t h is

h a v e b e e n c le a n s e d a n d a re le s s v e ry the mi1 k y , lig h t . me t a ls ,

l - ati on

and distillation,

Ace tump hiLosophiewn prepared

ma n n e r is d is s o lv e

The Menstrua mineralia d o n o t m ake the m volatile. an d Pa r acelsus no t o n ly adding these that The e x p e rt s took to u c h

o n ly

but

also

used them to over

speed up the the

work, by

rightfully a final

t h e mo n a rc h y o f s h o rt c u t s , s u c h t a le n t h a rd ly

a rk a ne s

to

these

but in t o

a ls o

by in-

tr o d u cin g ap p lica ti on, fu r the r .

Menstrztam in e y . a lia wit h his stud e n t s c o u ld

me d ic a l it any

hope to

imp ro v e

-3 8 -

IHE

ACEIOl'|E

The wine

spirit it

is

che rn ic a lly is d if f e re n t etc.;

a lwa y s

the

s a me , b u t o n it s

technically from acetone

an d p h ysiologically gr a in , r ice,

d e p e n d in g the the

p re p a ra t ion for the is

potatoes, various

wine ,

s a me h o ld s acetate

t ru e

de p e n d in g w i Il g ive

on the the

bases of

s a lt s ;

that

why f

j.ndividual

d e s c rip t io n s

a s f o llo ws :

p 1L6) L, A C erO neFR O M Z t r u c ( Rf S p u n F Ro r lM T NE RA L G E T ;-T E

Zi nc fi l te r e d fir e , th e flowers were disso lv e d to o il in a d is t ille d win e -v in e g a r, then the into started

and evaporated substance

c o n s is t e n c y ; f o rmin g F irs t it

wh e n re mo v e d f ro m T h is wa s p u t then it

coagulat e s

a s a lt .

a g la ss to

retort

and distilled. like a secret a thick

wa s f lo win g , in f in e v e in s , wit h

p a ss over then

rv in e s p irit a n d re d d is h

h o v re v e r t a s t e s t ro n g he a t the

l ess; w ho le

followed

wa t e r.

su bstance

swelled in

up a n d f ro m lar g e due t o

it . ro s e

a g h o s t -lik e t h ic k n e s s , wh ic h

(s p ir i t ) a nd w h i c h

sno w wh ich feII the

deposited

a mo u n t , it s

a t h u mb ' s That

d o wn in r ece iver's

some parts

v o lu me .

p e n e t ra t e d von

P aper seal it in

h a d a s me ll h is " le f t -o u t

a s p le a s a n t wo rd , " , t off, p e a rls

a s B e rn h a rd

Tr evis

has described A fter

a n d f wa s q ui t e coat aIl wit h silver-

su r p r ise d w hite it shine

everything th a n the

h a d c o o le d O rie n t a l f in g e rs

a t h in

and prettier with

a p p e a re d

a ro u n d ; camphor.

cou ld

be touched

a n d h a d a s me ll mix e s f irs t the

lik e

Gla uber sa n d , th e n distills, a subtle

( Furn. P hiL. 2 T h . p . g g ) a ls o notices alcohol, howe v e r o n ly and f in a lly that

z in c

acetate

with

a t a s t e le s s o il

ph l e g m ,

a y e lI o w

a n d re d

pass over.

*"Left-out r"nrd, " Verban djmissun, is the nanre crnitted by tlle adept of tlte secret rnaterial vfiich is not nand in it, and it is therefore notevorthy that Respur often narres the Zjnc, ttrus ocpraining the secret Fontj-na Bernlrardi, his solvent.

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AcETATE FRoM LEAD 2, Acerorue

Th e experts sa ys that he a lso the worked mu c h wit h 1ead, a n d B a s iliu s o rig in o it V a le n t in us in le a d ; but H W N. ) ( Phanthe is the water

P hilosopher's from the directi o n

S t o n e h a s it s le a d sugar

s o le ly is

says that

a re d

p re p a re d ,

he gi- ve s no further The first m ae o p o e a p. 553 ) . win e spirit of clear

(le a d

sugar

= le a d in

acetate Q u e rc e t a n u s of le a d

descr ip t io n

can be found t h in g that in for t h is the

The import a n t the experts whir e is

d e s c rip t io n f irs t t ime

d e fi nitely dark d u r in g a b out

mentioned, the basis.

the

e x p e rt s sugar

h a d a rwa y s g iv e s a h ig h ly

kept

u s in

The le a d which

b u rn in g win e a n o il

distillation, is filled

h a s a s t ro n g e r wh it e

taste

than

spirit. as

The r ecipient r ed as blood Fr om this a sp ir it The bla ck Th e n i t r i ses is which

w it h

f u me s a n d f in a llv

follows Liquon andens , rv h ic h ig n it e s is even mo re e t h e ro u s is calcin e d , the it the faster than win e wit h spirit, low fire.

ma y b e s e p a ra t e d s a lt s p irit p la t e . e x t ra c t e d that

residue

a n d c ry s t a lli z e d . that a fume

soaked with

e t h e ric

mu c h ,

w hen you throw the of

on a g lo win g

T h ro u q h

s u b lima t i o n s t ro n g e r

yo u o b tain tha n tha t

Terra J'oliata p h ilo s o p h o rL u nwh , ic h pear ls . is added to c o h o b a t io n and the is the t h is

h a s a s h in e

Oriental red oiI

Wh en the w i th th e it tr u e through

T e rn a f o L ia t a

a n d , c o mb ine d t h e re ma g n if ic e n t source it of of life, aII results

repeated of nature

a n d d is t illa t io n , q u in t e s s e n c e a n d liv in g , g o ld ), of

solvent

po we r ;

this the

quj-ntessence vulcan

t ru e

c le a re s t a n d c le a n s

i n wh ich i m pu r iti es im p r o ve s

washes P h o b u s

(t h e

and creates everything

the me a n s t o

f o rt if y

the

s t re n g t h youth.

weak,

a n d re n e ws t h e

p o we r o f

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t 0ueuuSnrunn r Lut-t-t
(Fnon 'tFine and SaLt't - Blaise page L46 Vianene)

S ilver solu ti on a r etort is

litharge evaporated.

is

b o ile d T h e s a lt

wit h

d is t ille d is

v in e g a r f ille d u s in g in t o

and the half of fire. be

o b t a in e d is

and the

excess mo is t u re vapors fire a re

e x t ra c t e d a la rq e

a gentle

As soon as white a tta ch ed fIo w, th e like r ecipient the did and the

o b s e rv e d ,

re c ip ie n t wit l

s ho u l d cause

gra d u a lly o il, to

in c re a s e d , ris e

wh ic h

a sma1] in

a milk-white like spike not

i-n v e in s , o i1 , s e c re t

wh -i-c h d is s o lv e s

a hya c in t h -c o lo re d oil. T h is is the

a n d v rh o s e s me l1 r e o il of wh ic h Ra im u n d e rt n ad i t u z , q u od i n mundo

se m b le s Lu lliu s

say muc h mo re t h a n : aure i e o L o ris

" E x p L u n b o n ig n o u e L q u a s i, et s ie a s ,

) L e u m P hilosophorum nih il secnetius on top coa ls and it of will

eo est't. the residu e f ire ash) in the re t o rt , d ry q ra s . . y o u c a n p la c e ft gl o v r i n g

catch (the oil, flask like

lik e

c a n b e d is s o l v e d ma y b e r e p e a t e d . / r" is t t " , n e , a n d the u n t il the re s t s p ir i t le a r g e is only oi1 whic rises drops

ag a i- n with

vinegar this

and the

a b o v e p ro c e s s c a lls

Y ou take pu t in it in

wh ic h over

Ra imu n d L u lliu s

a small threads the

a wa t e r-b a t h r s p irit .

so that

sr nall in

the which

win e is

Y o u d is t ill that

a p Pea r p h le g r n . wh ich wo u ld s; pr e face

helm, is

a n in d ic a t io n the bottom

This

removed a n d a t the gold a n d is

re ma in s

a p re c io u s

dissolves it to is his

good for

a 1 l- in t e rn a l Rip 1 e y o il

a n d ex t e r n a l (p . is is 89 of the

even a pota b le Tuelue red Ga t e s ) of

g o ld . says: wh ic h

T h e re f o re , A g o ld

c o lo re d

e xt r a c t e d is more prehe

fr o m o ur ci ou s

subtle gold,

lead,

Ra y mu n d s a y s t h a t death in

than

because wh e n h e wa s n e a r LLle A u ru m P o t a b iL e -4 1 -

h is

o1d days, h is st r e n g t h .

pr e p a r e d

from

this

a n d h e re g a in e d

Th e burning b u sti ble wh ich sta n d s than

water

wh ic h

a ls o

passes d is s o lv e s

over

is

far

mo re c o m f in e the crystals

gun powder, with

a n d it

s ilv e r

in t o lik e

can be melted up to aII

a la mp f ire ,

a n d wh ic h

s ilv e r

tests.

Aoun PRnRo I sr Jounruus Holulro t

(Opus Saturmi. C. 12) Le ad sugar, ge n tl e ove r and later r ed as blood smell. completel y with p u rif ie d , f ire is u n t il d is t ille d f irs t wit h passes wit h v in e g ar u n t il a

stro n g e r

t h e ma t e ria l lik e sugar

and thic k The resid u e

a s o il is

a n d s we e t wit h is

he a ve n ly an d i n

t re a t e d

d is t ille d re p e a t e d

the

same manner dis t ille d , is distilled in t o a re d

a n d t h is o il.

eve r ything

Sprnrrus SnruRrur tlnnerus

(B eguini Tyrocy n c h e m. 1 6 1 6 . C Vou keep the it is in constant The smell the lead flux is su g a r for it 4. p. 139) g e n t le heat so that I mo n t h in is that a ll

an d t h e n so p le a s a n t s me lr oil,

d is t ille d it f ills

f ro m

a we ll-I ut e d ro o m di s the and

r e tor t.

t h e wh o le on the s e t t re s

a n d e xceeds ti l l ate bo tto m . the

pleasant a yellow repeated

of

v e g e t a b ilia . o ir

froats

a n d a b ro o d -re d the

to

Through

d is t illa t io n is saved.

p h le g m is

s e p a ra t ed

ple asant

smelling

spirit

Splnr r usSRr unr ul

(Agz.ikol. Anmerkung zu Pope's chem. Arz. T. i p. 422) L e ad sugar the steam bath; is digeste d the wit h good is S p irit u s u in i f o r 4 we e k s i n t h ick

then

s p irit

e x t ra c t e d

a n d a n ic e ,

- 42-

liq u o r

remains.

This

liquo r

is

mix e d wit h g iv in g

p u re

sand and per wh it e o il s p irit ' a nd mu s t b e F irst then

gr a d u s d istilled a nice r e cti fie d the sp ir it y ellow

from a reto rt , and a red oil.

u s a n ic e

T h e a lc o h o l re t o rt in

and the

together

from a g la s s by d ro p ; ano t h e r fine

a steam bath. or

passes drop a yellow oil; the

y o u s e e n o v e in s re c ip ie n t is

s t rip e s ; a n d we l l than

fo llo ws Iu ted ;

connected

otherwise

v a p o ro u s If the

a ro ma , o il

mo re p le a s a n t is

amber the recipfinally

a n d m u sk, will p h le g m will ie n t

be lost.

y e llo w

o v e r-d is t ille d , then another T h e re

appear

in man y s n o w-wh it e an d a ll whe re b y

s t re a ms ;

m u st be connected red oil,

p h le g m p a s s e d t h ro u g h . a h ig h e r ris e t e mp e ra t u re e a s il-v . is

co m e s a nice be ca u se it is

n e c e s sa r y

heavv and do e s n o t

SRrunrul Esserurtn Qurrura

(A gr ik o la i. p . 2 4 2 ) Tha nr^ ^ ess in d ivid u a lly is the s a me a s a b o v e . one mo re t ime . in the re t o rt then s a lt 8 days s a lt then u n t il is in will it is is it c a lc in e d is wit h h ig h temperT h e s p irit and the oil are

rectified residue it is

Th e black atur e s, with until

snow-wh it e ; T h is for

d is s o lv e d t o d ig e s t

a n d c ry s t a l l i z e d wit h the preis is

distilled rectified

vinegar. spirit

kept

vi ou sly disti l l ed , po u r e d tille d , ove r oil is (in

a steam bath. ris e . a g a in

T h e n it

whereby most of back onto and this gestalt) the is in

the

T h e d is t illa t e d ig e s t e d and- dis-

residu e ; repeat e d the the

t h e wh o le s p irit .

S a L u o la t iL e h a s p a s s e d re c t if ie d red

f o rm o f t rv o a re

lrlo w t h e

added, tasty

whereby

in s e p a ra b ly

mix e d

a n d ma k e a n

extr em e ly

medicine.

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Reo 0ru FnoNLeno

(Erperimentirte Kunststucke. 1789. Th. L. p. 150) Lead sugar, d isti l l ed afte r that in the from a g la s s sand cupe l. is re t o rt At f irs t f ille d u p t o o n e q u a rt e r, a v e ry sour is

you get

spirit;

the

recipient

changed and the d ro p s wh ic h

t e mp e ra t u re

ra ise d . a ll humi-

Th e n follow d ity will

brown,

stinkin g During t h is

mu s r p a s s u n t il substance b la c k in the

d isappears. h ave risen

t j-me t h e

re t o r t tike red;

somewhat a n d will

appear a re

a n d la y e re d

a n e m p ty wasp nest. ple a sa n t-smelling the r e tort

The t e mp e ra t u re s sweet d ro p s so that a p p e a r. v e ry

in c re a s e d the

a n d ru b y f irs t

Du rin g lit t t e f ille d of

experiment co u l d

had ruptured but the

these the

d ro p s

b e sa ve d, wh o le

beautifu l

b a ls a m o d o r

house and the

s treet

Sprnrrus Acerl, AnDerus

(Charas Pharrnacoo. royale p. 775) Yo u distill str o n g e r tur e s the heat. lead suga r at f irs t is wit h g e n t le wit h a n d la t e r mild with

The distillat e first the bu rn in g

re c t if ie d

t e mp e r a f o L lo we d in a p p r o s tr o n g by

so that

a lc o h o l liq u id

passes wh ic h

o v e r, y o u v e ry

ph legm, call

reaving

a purp le

re d

p r ia tely a cid ity.

Oleun S aturni ,

a n d wh ic h

does not

h a v e a v e ry

The distillation che m istr y givin g until for in

of

the

le a d

acetate

wa s d is a p p e a rin g p ic k e d wit h it h is

from

more re c e n t s t u d ie s

t irn e s of

Ch e n e v ix the

u p ag a i n , , E sp r t t

cause

further the the

acetone

pyr o a ce tique." a tte n ti on

Mainly to

acetone other

it s e lf p ro d u c t s

wa s s t u d ie d than

a n d lit t le case

was paid

had been the

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in

th e

old

chemistry, is

when e x t ra

c a re , c a lls

p a t ie n c e , the

a n d p e rs is t e nc e of th e

w er e u sed which

why Weid e n f e ld

p re p a ra t io n

Spir itus uini Lulliani

the "mo s t d if f ic u lt

task. "

3 , Acero r ue FnoN CoppEn

(Spiritus Aeraginis Basil. Pure, crystallized v e rd ig ris Valentui. p. 834) is 2 p a rt s in c a lc in e d of it , u n t il I p a rt ru b it s t a rt s to stones,

b e co m e reddish. wh ich fi l l Iuted th e n

The.n you t a k e

p e b b le

have been cleansed th em into collector, in crease the a fogged apply fire

re p e a t e d ly up g la s s

v in e g a r, attach

them together, and welland

re t o rt , for

a la rg e

med iu m f ire for

a wh i-I e d a y a n d n ig h t , so that at f irs t red

a d a y a n d n ig h t , a lo n g

g r e e n ish -whj-te dr o p s will

alcohol,

an d a f t e r

t ime ,

o c c a s io n a l u n t il in

appear.

The fi re The distilla t e

has to is

b e ma in t a in e d mild ly re c t if ie d

e v e ry t h i n g the water at

h a s p a ssed over. ba th th e so that bo ttom. the

phlegm d is a p p e a rs

a n d a h e a v y re d o il

re ma i n s

SptnrTUS AEnuerNrs
(ZueLfer Appendtr ad Animacluers.as Phannacop. 1685. p. 51) Q nint'r,'o ,ta'.vri nectificahts l i zed verdigris; in then the is 2 or 3 t ime s d is t ille d over crystalar e p a ss e d

c ry s t a ls g e n t le f ire

f ro m a f o g g e d u n t il a ll

u p re t o rt is

d isti l l ed ove r

an open but

s p irit

an d subsequently Zwelfer,

rectif ie d . c o n s c ie n c e , it s g a v e a wa y t h e s e c re t of

moved by his and he also with the

th is

spirit

p ra is e d

c h e mic a l

a n d me d ic a l

powers. s u bwith

H e co m p ared it stan ce s

Liq u o r A le a h e s t b e c a u s e wh e n t h e s e they c o u ld both b e re t ra c t e d

were gently

dissolv e d ,

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also

id entical of of

strength; pearls, the

h e re c o mme n d e d t h e m e s p e c ia lly co ra ls , a n d c ra b eyes, rs we ll

for as for

the the

disso lu ti on preparation a d .str in gens. tie s, n o thin g a lr e a d y ho we ve r , with but

?inetuna er Vitro Antimonii d is p u t e that

and Tinetuna Martis wit h L a t in cr u d i -

This Otto

caused a b it t e r Tachenius,

s p ic e d the

wh o s a id

S p in it u s A e rwg in i s L s V a le n t in u s acid, had

a distilled it.

vin e g a r, B o e rh a v e th a t

and that too

B a s iliu s it

described the

d e c la re d

a n a c e t ic f ro m v in e g a r. the

strongest

c o u ld

b e o b t a in e d the matter;

Chenevixrs is no t a pure spirit

examination acetic acid it s

decided b e c a u s e it v o lu me ,

Spiritus

Aemtginis

c o n t a in s a n d wit h the

O . -7 , a f la mmab l e t h is h e ju s t if ied in t o odor; t h ir d f la m m a b l e 4

ace ti c Zw elfer . pa r ts. th e

because of

The two Derosne s d is t ille d The first part was lig h t

copper

acetate

c o lo re d s me ll

a n d h a d a f a in t c o lo r; s me lt the of

se cond part

had a stron g e r yet in color

a n d d a rk

o n e w as darker ace ti c a r athe r spirit. large IV .

a n d h a d a s t ro n g e r o n e wa s s lig h t ly

The fourth amount of l. p.

y e llo w s p irit

a n d c o n t ai n e d (T h e n a rd s Chemie

f la mma b le

a c e t ic

vo n Fe chner

I51).

4, Acerorue FRoM Inoru

(Agri.koLa L. p. 41B) The blackish-yellow ( fer r o u s ti l l ed liq u o r d isti l l ed . p h le g m is sulfate) v inegar. remains. is d is t illa t io n re s id u e wit h of " E is e n v it rio ls " h e lp of dis-

repea t e d ly

e x t ra c t e d a re

the u n t il

The solutio n s This is

e v a p o ra t e d c a lc in a t e d for

a g re e n and then then the

mix e d wit h is

p e b b le s

The distillate carefully

d ig e s t e d and the

s o me t ime ; is t wic e

extrac t e d

re s id u e

re c t if i e d

fr om to

th e

sand bath, the if

result in g of

in

a b e a u t if u l, acetate

s we e t o il. O Z q c o n t a in s

According f la m m a b l e

C he venix, spirit

distillate you cons id e r

iro n

a ce ti c

t h e v o lu me .

5, Ace r or uE Sr r gNr r E FRoM

(Tinctura et )Leurn Antimonii Rogenil Baconis) (Deutsehes Theatrum ehemic. III. Fine1y Re g ia . r e sid u e vi ne g a r a s blo o d. pulverized stj-b n it e is This in o re is it is p. 207) in d iv id u a lly is e x t ra c t e d wit h p la c e d in aqua

A s soon as it

d is s o lv e d , re s id u e bath

and the d is t ille d as red is

i s cleansed.
for

d ig e s t e d

40 days The clear to

a wa t e r is

wh e n it off

gets

a c o lo r

liquid for

p o u re d

a n d f re s h

v in e g a r

a d d e d and left ti m es.

digest is

40 days.

T h is

mu s t b e d o n e f o u r

The residue The solutions

dis c a rd e d . together in t o or if is u n t il d rie d a f la s k ; it is too the v in eg a r fresh

are pla c e d and again and after

is

d isti l led is

off added, is

cohobated, d is s o lu t io n

we a k , off

vi ne g a r

d is t ille d a ll in

a g ai n . is qone. or

The r esidue

washed \^/it h s we e t wa t e r which turns b riq h t re d is

s h a rp n e s s the

The sub stance in ge n tl e fire.

s u n liq h t

To this ]ea ve it

red powder y o u a d d we ll-re c t if ie d in in a wa t e r a fl a s k bath wit h for 4 days

S p irit u s

u in i

an d The a re-

completely is is placed

t o d is s o lv e . bath;

so lu ti on ceive r

a h e lm in is d is t ille d

a wa t e r at

attached is

and the adde d ,

a lc o h o l a g a in ris e s

lo w t e mp e r a t u r e s . p ro c e d ur e over th e helm.

The alcohol is r ep e ated Th at alco h o l is

again the

d is t ille d , in is d rip s e v e ra l

a n d t h is c o lo rs

until

alcoh o l

when high to the

temp e ra t u re and then

n e e d e d t o ma k e t h e in t o the c o lle c t o r

p u re as a

rise

helm,

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b lo o d - r e d

oil.

This the

is

the mo s t s e c re t p ra is e d o iI . of win e o il

me t h o d o f

the

wis e

fo r

the

disti l l ati on.of p le a sa n t-smelIing

highly

o f A n t imo n ii, a n o b le ,

strong,

and powe rf u l the mix t u re an d t h e

The distillate, in in a fl ask th e with

s p irit is

a n d o il,

is

placed off

a helm, which

a lc o h o l

c o mp le t e ly

d is t ille d of oi1

water over.

bath

ma y b e d e t e rmin e d will k e e p we ll in it .

b y s o me d ro p s because it s t ill

p a ssin g great

The alcohol the oil

contains

power from In the it flask is

d is s o lv e d the

you find used for the

b lo o d -re d

o il

wh ic h of

g lo ws

at

niqht

Ii ke

coalr

a lc h e mic a l

imp ro v e me n t

me t a ls . p o we rf u l mediin

Th e wine ca ti on . w i ne

spirit,

T in c t u ra A n t imo n i, i, is f ro m P o d e g ra a n d t a k e p a in sour will s u b s id e ;

a v e ry

When you suffer

3 d ro p s the

d is s o lv e d day

on an empty stomach t h e thick, and stinkin g

next in

follows

a to u g h ,

s we a t ,

e s p e c ia lly it is

the

jo i n t s ,

a n d on the It is j ust

3rd dty, as helpful

even wit h o u t with other

me d ic a t io n , s e rio u s

an easy purgation.

in ju rie s .

BnstltVRtrnt, S, 0leumArurtMoNrt 0urrurR Esserurrn

(Tr.lunphal Chaniot of Antimony tnans. by Kerkringl p. 147) Over very vi ne g a r is finely pulv e riz e d s t irrin g u n t il the V it r. u n A n t imo n ii y o u p o u r to the a v o id v in e g a r d is ti l l e d it

and under with is are it

frequent gentle repeated filtered is

a n a s s imu la t io n , is t in c t e d c o lo r off

dig e sted

he a t

b ri g h t anymore. in the

yello w.

This

u n t il

v in e g a r v in e g a r T h is

does not is d is t ill-e d

The solu tions w ater bath

and the d ry . is

until

alm o s t that

has to s p o ils in the

b e d o n e e x t re m e l y the p re p a ra ti o n . mild tem-

ca r e fully

because a heat

too

h ig h

Th e r ed dish-yelIow p e r a tur e s.

powder h a s t o

b e d rie d

s u n in

The powder is

re p e a t e d ly

wa s h e d

(e d u lc o ra t e d )

so that

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all

acid

disappears. then

The n it highly it is

is

f in e ly win e

g ro u n d s p irit

in is

a lig h t ly p o u re d re d

warmed ov e r it re_

gla ss up to sultswith

mortar; 3 fingers This a special it

re c t i-f ie d is d ig e s t e d

high;

a n d a b rig h t

t in c t u r e

tincture method with

d ig e s t e d

for

1 mo n t h a n d s u b s e q u e n t l y Valeni. p. rt re d 10g

( accoz,ding to the Microscop. Bastl. it is d is t irle d

by m ixing a lo ve ly is the

Tenra sig illa t a ) in the

o v e r.

gi v e s which

sweet medication

f o rm o f

a b e a u t if u l

o il,

Quinta Essentia Antimonii.

6, Acgroru E FRoM Pornss t ur"t

(Agrtcola II. Saturated p o tte r y a r e tor tw hite ie n t, clay. potassium acetate in lo v e ly p. 15) I iq u id the a ir is k n e a d e d in t o and then s p irit s id e s for baIIs with from over, recipand it

These are d rie d but v e ry

d is t ille d passes of the

A strong which

s me lrin g

a s milk, r ike

settle s sart . clea rr

e v e ry wh e re y o u le t y e lt o w it o il.

on the stand

a volatire j-nto a nice, ( E rercit.

2 4 h o u rs ,

disso lve s Po tt

chym. de T e ru a f o lia t . 1 part 4th p o t a s s iu m h a lf the

T a rt . p . 1 5 2 ) me n t io n s wit h 6 p a rt s

that 3

wh e n h e rectifies tim e s, ti zed . during the

acetate s a lt

v in e ga r

time

has passed over

and vola-

7, AcEroruE FRoM AcErnre Nnrnoru

Up on my initiative him se r f its preprartion in IB40 the p h a rma c is t the K la u e r took upon

an d re p o rt e d natr o n

f o rlo win g : The dis3 days. the acetone The with

4 pounds acetate tilla ti on disti l l ate out of the

g a v e 2 0 o u n c e s d is t illa t e . wa s c o mp le t e d bath; wit h in f irs t

sand b a t h in

was distilled

t h e wa t e r

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so m e water fur the r so m e oil

passes

over,

the

acetone

p a s s in g wa t e r,

over

at

55o. a c id of

The and

stronger

distillation

p ro v id e s is

a c e t ic

(Metaceton). The re s id u e which to dissolve s

a d a rk in the

b ro wn o il acetone. it is

t h ic k

con sistency, r n order car ciu m fr o m

e a s iry

keep the

acetone

wa t e r-f re e

re c t i-f ie d

over

chloride.

6\z oun c e s o f wa t e r acetate following thin n a t ro n ,

c o n t a in in g 4\

acetone,

gained

4 pounds of with the

p ro v id e d

ounces of

wa t e r- f r e e

ace ton e

c h a ra c t e ris t ic s : f lu id wit h a f in e r p n e t ra t in g s me1 r ,

1) A colorless sim ila r to the

etheric with

ac id wine

(E s s ig lt h e r). and ether in a rl p ro p o rt io n s .

2 ) Mixabre 3) S pecific 4) E asily so o ti ng

s p irit

weight ignited,

O.zOg it b u rn s wit h a v e ry b riq h t a n d lit t re

f lame without

resid u e . . the f o llo win g o x id e o x ic e b lu e , g re e n is h , d e p o s it s : y e rro w b la c k , a n d " c o p io s , ' ,

Th e acetone r) with

yielded

nitrate nitrate copper

mercu ry

2) W ith 3) W ith

merc u ro u s sulfate acetate oxide 1 ) I

4 ) W it.h copper 5 ) with 5) With 7) With 8) with 9 ) W ith 1 0 ) W ith ferrous sulfate acetate

s u lf a t e

la t e r

t u rn in g

yellow

"Maa g e n o x y d u l" . 1 "Maa g e n o x y d u l" I ) re d d is h , of me t a rric

chlorine-gord ferric mercury is chloride chlorid e

s e g re g a t io n ) I I

a o ld ,

a g e la t in e -lik e the 2 o ils ,

substance.

The acetone scr i be d

combin e d wit h

a n d h a s b e e n pr e -

by me as a medicatio n

under

the

n a me S p irit u s A c e t i o leo s u s .

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8, AceronE FRoM Cnlcrurq Acernre

(Poterii Th e corals is va p o rized are dissolv e d dry s a rt wit h )pp. p. 612) in is d is t ille d p la c e d in v in e g a r; a ru t e d the re t o rt . wit h wit h s o lut i o n The a difa sm a l l re d . the

and the

p h le g m is fer e n t

removed first the oil,

a lo w t e mp e ra t u re ; is d is t ille d over s me llin g

then a lo n g

recipient red

spirit v e ry

a m o u n t of

both

p le a s a n t

a n d b rig h t

received Qu ercetanlrs co r a l salt. r n an experiment ca lciu m acetate,

6 ounces of

s p irit

f ro m o n e p o u n d o f

made in

1 8 4 1 wh e re a c e t o n e wh ic h

wa s p re p a re d f ro m but o il the

from one pyro-

a product natron. was res s

wa s a c h ie v e d rt d id not the

d if f e rs

m ad e fr om acetate lig n ite; bu r n e d the taste

s me rr a s s p ic y e mp y rh e u ma t ic it

lik e t a s t ed

f in e ;

and had a stronger

s me rl;

t h e re f o re ,

wa s n o t

used as

m ed ica ti on. fn ob se r ve d regard the to the chemic a l c h a ra c t e ris t ic s 1 8 5 1 in the of the acetone r f o un d I a

folrowing: an o1d test fuII turns

rn No v . of

p h a rma c y , It

few o u n ces of ye llo wish with in

S p iriL u s A c e t i o le o s u s . A s a mp le o f re d imme d ia t e ly , acetone t h is

wa s c o lor e d

and had its acid,

o d o r. d a rk

wh e n c o mbi n e d t h is change plant

sulfuric

wh ile

co lo r

occurred

much lat e r

wh e n t h e

f ro m a c h e mic a l

wa s u se d. I placed o n the the glass, A fter wh ic h is c lo s e d wit h of it a g ro u n d g la s s stopper, and

back-stove. oil

L 4 d a y s p a rt s on the

h a d e v a p o ra t e d T h e la t t e r It

a r u b y- r ed l i ke l i tm u s

had segregat e d the taste is

s u rf a c e .

smelled

acetone; paper

b it t e r wh ile

a n d la s t in g . p u re acetone

d is c o lo re d a weak

cinnabar-red,

s h o we d o n ly

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acid

r e acti-on I

af ter

severa l

min u t e s . p u re acetone wh ic h d is s o lv e d th e oil

added half

an ounce o f

in stan tl y. I returned the glass, s t ill p ro t e c t e d wit h the wit h the "gyps," the to

the ba ck-stove. an d the ag a in partial

A fter

some t ime of

e a s J -n g o f the

"gyps," o i1 forms heat.

evaporation sinc e

the

liq u id ,

ru b y -re d

a nd has remained

then,

e v e n wh e n re mo v e d f ro m it of s e p a ra t e s the wa t e r q u ic k ly is b it t e r

the an d

Whe n so me drops se ttle s th e o iI, to the

are mixed wit h bottom, smells but lik e the

wa t e r, taste

like

and it

acetone.

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| u lEDICINAL

APPLICATION

oF ACET O N E

r wirl ag a in st will

not

mention

th e

g e n e ra l f ro m the

a c c ra ma t io n s a lc h e mic a l

for

it s

use bu t I who

numerous illnesses myself in this to

I i-t e ra t u re , of

limit

K erkr in g rnatter .

and the

e x p e rime n t s

A g ric o la ,

spe cia lized

Gurrurn Essenrrn 0uEur Arurrmorurr BnsrLLrA

(Kerkrt-ng: TnturnphaLChariot of AntimonA p. 1SS) A 2l-year she to o k sw ea ted q u ite this old lady wit h h y d ro p s y a day. h a d s wo lle n After h a rf u p t e rrib ry . she had she rost

medication her

t wic e

20 days a n e lr.

so much that

b o d y h a d s h ru n k in that

a n amount.of

urine

t irn e a n d t h e have the

s we a t wa s q u it e s a me e f f e c t s we a t in g , as other but it

wo n d e r ful.

The medication with skin the

does not f irs t

Dia p h o r e tica, which on ly o p ens up the

dosage causes d.y,

on t h e thir d

f irs t day the

c a u s e s mild in c re a s e s ;

s we a t on t h e o n ly on t h e so This

se co n d duy, fo u r th th a t i s, th e of

and on the

s we a t

and foltowing fi nally the

days d o e s o n e p ra c t ic a lry t h ro u g h the

s wim in the

wa t e rr f lo o r.

sweat drips

bed onto doctor is is

says K erkring, cl ub of Hercules

when a k n o wle d g e a b le does n o t h e lp

needed, not in

because the hands

mu c h wh e n it

a He r cules.

Acerone FRoMI nor,r

(Agnicola Iof syrup; Lung of ulcers. that often 1. p. 425) a syrup of 2 drachm of hazelnut per is lO ounces You prepare times

a large

amount

placed

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on the

tongue.

It

helps

w it h

the

cough;

in c re a s e s

the

p h le g rm a n d

m a ke s th e

breathing

easier. f ro m a s e v e re s u f f o c a t io n . co1d, heavy

A 3 6-year che st op pression

o1d man was s u f f e rin g with the d a n g e r of

He h a d t rie d chesthealth

m a n h m e dications.without syr up

imp ro v e me n t . he took it

I a lh e n h e u s e d t h e for

m uch pus disappeared; restored. old girl

o n e mo n t h a n d h is

wa s co m pletely A 6 -year yea r s tim e s

had b e e n c o u g h in g cons u me d . She took

u p b lo o d

and pus for o n ly

2 3

an d she was all

t h e me d ic a t io n t wo mo n t h s .

a day and recuperated 2. A gainst thigh poisonous while hurt

c o mp le t e ly s t in g s .

wit h in

A y o u n g s f e p h e rd

wa s s t u ng

in as was

his

l eft

sleepin g . very

The spot

wa s b ro wn a n d a s b ig day the t h ig h

a 3 - p e n ce,

and it

mu c h .

T h e f o llo win g wa s p la c e d o n it af ter

b r o wn a n d swollen. ho u r s th e swel-ling

W arm ac e t o n e and the the walk pain p a in

and after a f re s h

tw c j

b re re le s s ;

applJ-cation d is a pp e a r e d

an d tw o more hours an d th e 3. pa in boy could In the

a n d s we llin g

h a d c o mp le t e ly

agar-n . pan a rit iu m s o re a t rip the a p p lic a t io n e limin a t e s the

case of

w i htin Agr icola

one hour and th e himself during

opens up soon. h a d a n in f e c t io u s a n d h e s u f f e re d Wh e n h e g o t h e c o u ld s o re , a lo t of i.e. pain. the

a n i sop o d Seve r a l a ce ton e ; a fte r

sore

between two f in g e rs , did not h e lp .

medications the pain

h o me h e a p p lie d s le e p a g a in a nd

disappeare d sore

so that

a few days the

b ro k e

o p e n a n d h e a le d

o u ic k ly .

ACEfOrue FROM LE4O

(h . I. A gainst stinging in

sPrRlrus sAraRNI

1. p. 239) the s p le e n wit h d is t e n s io n , 6 drops

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1n

H4f n

n.4. H 'n

t1-1

2. fo llo ws.

K idney

injectj-on, always it; at

wh e re b y had fatty the

the

fat

in e lt s d s if

a n d e ma c ia t i o n me lt e d a lo t butter of heat

A farmer in

u rin e r

h a d be e n poured in h is

s a me t ime ,

h e f e lt

back and his weight on his

energy

a n d b o d y we re d imin is h irg ; f e v e ris h . n ig h t ; after

h e wa s He t o o k four 3 ti m e s

lo sin g dr o p s

hops a n d wa s a lwa y s A q u a P la n t a g in is at

Spini.tus S aturni in

h e w as healed. 3. fo r Gononrhoea uiruLent a . he felt A n o b le ma n wa s s u f f e rin g and thought that f ro m n o t h in g this but

so m e time;

imme n s e h e a t spititus at

Abscissio menbni could an d so o n extracted

heIp . the

Saturni with s a me t ime

Aqua Satnbuci was applied in je c t io n s wit h this

he a t ; in

the

w er e m a de; he was healed 4. When applied

3 days. p a n a ra t ia , it h e lp s v e ry q u ic k l y .

aga in s t

Acernrr PornsstuM FRor'! AcErorue

/r^, I part 2 parts |i part a r e dig e sted m e d icin e l. in this the for It first acetone Spinitus Vini 0L. V ibrioli for 6 vreeks u n t il it b e c o me s a lo v e ly a n d p a la t a b l e 11, p, 1S)

many sicknesse s . is a very stro n g soup . in v ig o ra t io n for the s t o ma c h ; of 12 d r o p s

spoon of the

T h e s t o ma c h ma y b e f u ll it a wa y wit h o u t

p h le gm ;

will

divide

phlegm a n d le a d

a n y o t h er

m e d ica ti ons. 2. ca tha r sis It is eliminates needed, the s t o ma c h f e v e r if c o mp le t e ly the ill if a mild d o e s no t

and e s p e c ia lly

p e rs o n

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fee l tim e a lso

ve ry

cord

or very the

ho t .

T h is

fever

u s u a lly the

la s t s

for the

s om e p hl e g m

b e cause of

persis t in g

p h le g m in

s t o ma c h ;

ca uses permanent 3. A gainst the

hea d a c h e s . stone. A p re a c h e r in c re a s e d t o ld wa s s u f f e rin g the p a in f ro m so that t h is strong he d i d

ston e no t

p ain, to

and all take

medica t io n s

w an t

anymore. stone, in

A g ric o la but

h im t h a t

me d ica t i o n at the

does not sam e ti me p a in . u sin g it

push the the

o p e n s t h e wa y s a n d d is s o lv e s so that it will

stone

the

k id n e y s r

p a s s wit ho u t soup, and after v e ry thick

He took for

10 drops

e v e ry

d a y wit h

a spoon of

one month the bright case of the

p a in

wa s g o n e a n d t h e

u rin e

a n d tu r b id 4.

with rn the

red d e p o s it s . ho t p e s t ire n t because it is f e v e rs , f o rc e s g iv e n . is not it is s t ro n g a p o we rf ul s we a t in g when

m ea n s a nd resists L r - r scr upres drops po iso n . ple a sa n t 5. of

pois o n

in aqua or ace t o t h e ria c a L i the

y o u a rs o overcome because

add r-3 by the of its

Essentia Croci so that It is especially and taste. early or not

heart for

s u it a b le

c h ild re n

smell A gainst in

too

lo n g -c o n t ra c t e d It lo c a t e s a re a the

p o d a g ra , p ro b le m

every ar e a

da y 1 5 drops an d cau ses a p p lica ti on. 6.

A qita fuae a n t h e t ie a e . there; that is

pain

wh e n t h a t

n e e d s a ls o

external

rn the into

case of

pa in

in

h o rlo w

teeth,

you take q u ic k ly

s y ru p

in

w ar m vi negar

the mou t h a n d t h e

p a i-n is

e limin a t e d.

TtrucrunR r THEoerur r ANrimorur

(Remarks & Erpeniments for the EnrLchment of Medi,cine L Medi.caL Science)

( 1782 . T h . L 1 -. p . 8 4) Theden prepared his tin c t u re a c c o rd in g to the in s t ru c t io n s

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of

an alchemical together with

writing to a liver

a s f o llo ws wit h

2 pounds

s t ib n it e

a re and satThe

m e lted ur a ted

6 pounds of of d ry ;

p o t a s s iu m win e

13 B erliner

q u a rt s u n t il ba t h .

c o n c e n t ra t e d then

v in e g a r.

sub stan ce d isti l l ed wa s po u red

was evaporated in the water

A L c o o L V in i wa s a d d e d a n d that h a d p a s s ed o v e r a n d t h is wa s a lway s prore-

T h e win e

s p irit

back onto

the

substance, wh e re b y

a g a in the

d is t ille d , s p irit

cess w as repeated p r a ce d . tin ctur e in th e sixteen

30 times , quarts

lo s t

arc o h o l T h is th e wi t h

we re u s e d u p a n d h a rd ry t in c t u re wa s d ig e s t e d one, for d u rin g

2 p ou n d s 3 mo n t h s the second

were produced. ash bath, 2, during

f irs t

mo n t h wit h

m o n th with tin ctur e .

and then

3 ra mp f ire s ,

le a v in g

one pound of

H e administered d9, exteinally

this

me d ic in e a s in t e rn a lly , d ro p s ,

in

the

case of

g la n d u la r

blockhis

as well E ight-ten

and the d a iI y ,

effect

exceeded s we a t ,

e xp e ctations. u r in a ti on , r axa ti on . in testi ne s, 3 ca se s it the

taken the

caused soft stoor

increased

and upon increas in g rt eliminated the

dosage, p a in s ,

a n d mi l d c log g e d in

p o d a g ra l

h e rp e d it

wit h

but

the most imp o rt a n t divisio n of

t h in g h id d e n

wa s t h a t c a n c e rs ,

a c h ie v e d

complete

a n d in

2 c as e s ,

he lp ed

promising 3rd part,

good h o p e f o r

imp ro v e me n t . Dr. wa lt e r' s in both o b s e rv a ti o n s b re a s t s

r n the fr om L iefland,

pag e 2 6 9 , we f in d t o wh ic h miI k ,

according

in d u ra t io n

ca u se d originally

by harde n e d

wa s c o mp le t e ly in

h e a le d . esteem against ra re f o rtu n e t he use

Th e famous Wichmann h e ld "br e a st of of browning": of this \ the only

t h e me d ic a t io n

h ig h

p a t ie n t

wh o m h e h a d t h e

he a ling m ed icine

severe a year

s ic k n e s s t h ro u g h

h a d b e e n s a v e d t h ro u g h t wo f o n t a n e ls in the

for

t h ig h s .

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Theden says nothing m e d ica ti on. As undoubtful the vi ews of the

about

the

c o l-o r,

taste,

a n d s me rl

of

the

as the me d ic a l chemists in the a rs o

effects to

we re ,

ds doubtful rt

were was that

re g a rd

these test

effects.

ca lle d it

stibnite

tincture; no stibnite;

c h e mic a l the that is

s h o we d , h o we v e r, wa s s o e x p e n s iv e ,

con tained

p ro c e d u re the

com p lica ted,

and time-consu min g Gren said : the the but it

p ro d u c t io n of wh ic h the it

encountered le a v e s -e a r t h mig h t to contain

m an y ob stacles. in ar e it th e win e not spirit; worth

a s o lu t io n p a rt ic le s

few s t ib n it e

painful

p re p a ra t io n ; of the

a n d a c c o rd in g p o t a s s iu m acetate

We s tr u m b wh ic h after

wa s nothing l on g

a solut io n rs he s t a t e s iron y

tormentr

s y mp a t h e t ic a lly , s a y s E 1 f e rs that it

h a s t u rn e d

comin

b u sti ble . th o se

Not without

c a n b e f o u nd

p harmacies and in

where the

p h a rma c is t s J o u rn a r to

do not it

h a v e mu c h c h e m i c a l that t h is

kn o wr e d ge, i ne ffe cti v e w hich l ater This Ie d g e la ti on , of

Tromsdorf f ' s deserv e s happe n e d . ch e mis t s the

wa s s a id the

tincture actudlly

b e b a n n e d f ro m

p h a rma c ies - -

shows how the the

of

those s a lt s l3 t h

d a y s we re wit h o u t t h ro u g h the d ry ITth

know-

breakdown of the with work.

acetate of the

d is t il century of

which

alchemis t s

u n t il

ha d a cti v ated th e ir secret It gradual p o siti on e ffe cti ve be the is

such pa t ie n c e

a n d a t t e n t io n

as the

qoal

obvious

that the

in

the

lo n g

wa y t h a t acetate a c id

T h e d e n we n t , p a rt ia l

breakdown of of the wine

p o t a s s iu m in

wit h is

d e c om and an wil l

spirit is

a c e t ic

caused,

medication subject of

ga in e d

wh o s e c h e mic a l

e x a min a t io n

todalz's

a n a ly s is .

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t ' l Y 0 l .l N OBSERVATIONS CONCERNING THE APPLICATIc|N OFACETONE

Sin ce it con tained to

1840 f have used t h e not the only acet o n e , r c a lle d

acetone but it a ls o

v e ry o ils ,

f re q u e n t ly . Lf p re p a re d

S in c e ac-

co r d in g co u ld no t

ord wdlr

s p in it u s A c e t i o le o s u s , s o it wa s g o o d , of s me lr, the but o ld it d id chemists mig h t be

b e distinguished. completely the the

T h e p re p a ra t io n to the

cor r espond it

d e s c rip t io n p le a s a n t

sin ce d u e to m atur e

was lacking the fact that long in

p ra is e d

wh ic h le t the

pre p a ra t io n

used then

substance like by the for 3 whose

through

and re p e a t e d a place wit h it

d ig e s t io n mo is t e n e d

a n d d is t illa t io n , ro we n is in re f in e d b o t t le s

w i ne w hen placed w ar m th within ye a r s. b a sic d r a ti on is A s the r u le of is the

3 months, old "E ile rules mit

ds if

h a d b e e n s t o re d is a v e ry wit h

s h o w, it we ile " thr o u g h but not

d e lic a t e p a t ie n c e ) over .

o p e ra t io n

(h u rry

The dehyc h lor i d e The as

acetone correct, like it

d is t illa t io n the best for

c a lc iu m

ch e r ,rically a cetone, not in

the

me d ic a t io n . is not

pure

can b e o b t a in e d and ta s t e , not in

c o mme rc ia lly , it s me d ic a l

str o n g ,

smell

e f f e c t iv e n es s .

ce nerally, t. ca t of u r in e

f have notic e d : and sto o l stool. with get a t e rrib ly that s t in k in g imme d ia t e ly f lu and for s me ll at li k e start had

The urine and cat

f o b s e rv e d a la d y

the

m y e xperiments

wh o h a d t h e

wh o m f

p r e scr ib e d:
R. Spin. Acet. Aq. destill. oleos. Dtachm. 1.

Unc. fI

SAr. Sachan. Une semis (ounces .]5) Ms. every 2 hours I tablespoon.

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Du ring fille d h a llwa y as b a d ly. m e d ica ti on improvement. r n the th e h a lf sti nk in the

the

second nig h t

s h e u rin a t e d , it had to

c re a t in g out.

a s t in k

that

whore room so t h a t night urin e

b e a ire d the

rn t h e s me lle d just

where the

wa s p la c e d , a s lo n g

stool

The stink which,

contin u e d

a s s h e wa s s t ill

o n th a t of the

however,

b e c a me s o o n d is p e n s a b le

because

case of the

a tailo r

in

the u rin e

la s t

stages

of

c o n s u mp t ion , after it onebecame

stool

an d t h e

a p p e a re d the

a lre a d y days

D r achms after

one day . als o

Du rin g in the

f o llo win g

e ve n wo rse and appeared r n the ur in e the case of

p h le g m. wo ma n , 5 d ro p s gave her

a nerv o u s , wit h in

h y s t e ric a l h a lf

special lady

smell

a n h o u r.

An old

received:

R. Spit'. Aeet. oleos. S!!rup. dinid. Aqua destill. [Jne. duas

SAr,. Saehan. Une. dimid. Ms. every No cha n ge in pr e scr ib e d: R. Spir.. Acet. oLeos. Drachn. 1. A q. dest. une. 1L SAz,. Saehay,. MueiL. Gutrrn,arab. aa [Jne. dimid. Ms. every D ur in g the night for three the hours I t a b le s p o o n . t e rrib le a n d t h is c o n d it io n the three urine. hou rs Af t e r I t a b le s p o o n . the me d ic a t io n wa s u s e d u p , r

stool

s me lle d

pe r sisted

as long persons

as s h e wa s t a k in g were s u rp ris e d

t h e me d ic in e . they b e lie v e d , ro t t e n however, materials

A11 ill or le t

b y t h is ; that

themselves

be easily

p e rs u a d e d

d a ma g in g ,

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w er e segregated pe r im e n ts not to

from the give

b lo o d ,

and I

thought

it

best

for

the

ex-

any f u rt h e r

e x p la n a t io n . it wa s s o me t ime s t u rb id ; in sour, some cases

The urine

itself

show e d n o c h a n g e s ; sometime s in I ig h t ,

so m e ti m es neutral, the r e

s o me t ime s

w as an increase 2. I noticed

u rin a t io n . on the s we a t ; wh e re it of the a p p e a re d it

no effec t of the

w as m o r e a consequence 3. A visible

d e v e lo p me n t n e rv e s

s ic k n e s s .

effect

on. the

wa s n o t ic e d . which

A policeman ha d b e e n treated Fr om this uin g in

had had a s e v e re with the hot

c a s e o f lrle n in q it is s p in a lis s t ro n g e s t the

i-ro n a n d t h e of

me d ic in es . c o n ti n -

he had retained shaking position, of

a " n e u v a lg ie " the head, the

n e c k wit h

co nvulsive

wh ic h

wa s wo rs e wh e n h e w a s

an upright the

wh e re b y

h e a d . a n d n e c k we re p u lt e d c a u s in g but 1840, s e v e re p a in . Con-

to wa r d

back between the he could never s it

s h o u ld e rs , f re e ly ,

seg u e n tl y , to le a n his

had to

h a v e s o me t h i n g the age of with h ig h 57, me.

head against. years of

In August s ic k n e s s , t rie d

wh e n a t

a n d a fte r U nti l th e

several end of of

h e s t a rt e d

t re a t me n t c u re wit h

December f

a h o me o p a t h ic

th in n in g s succe ss.

B elLadonna,Nu-r u lp is q , Co e c u lu s wit h o u t I84I h e s t a rt e d wit h

s ig n if ic a n t

fn January

S p irit u s A c e t i o L e o s u s. s it for 6 hours

Soo n so me improvement an d pla y gr e sse d solo. so that At the

show e d ; a f t e r end o f s it but

3 we e k s h e c o u ld the

F e b ru a ry f re e ly it

imp ro v e me n t a ro u n d ; p u lle d s h o rt

had prothe the when

he could trembling, At the

a n d wa lk

h o we v e r, t o wa rd wa lk s

he a d w as still b a ck an ymore. the th e we a ther ba ck;

wa s n o t

b e in g

end o f

Ma rc h ,

h e c o u ld wa lk s the

take

was nice, trembling

and o n ly

lo n g e r of

p o s e d a p ro b le m h e a d h a d re ma in e d ,

for

the

and s h a k in g

givin g

a strange

appearanc e .

He h a d u s e d t h e me d ic a t io n

continuously

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for

th r e e

months, situation

and since did not

h e wa s c o n t e n t

wit h

h is

c o n d it io n , expenses, h e a d u n t il his his

a n d his tr ea tm en t d e a th in

a l1 o w a n y f u rt h e r the t re mb lin g

me d ic a l of the

was ended. 1860.

He k e p t

The hysterical L ho u r p le a sa n t after 5 drops in

woman, wh o s e u rin e of the me d ic a t io n stom a c h , wh ic h

s t a rt e d

s me llin g

a lre a d y f e lt a

we re a d min is t e re d , ro s e the t o wa rd h e a rt days; the her

warmth the

her

head,

causingl T he in

m uch r elief; p o siti ve the Ii m bs

nausea an d a c h e n e a r remained the fo r the

imp ro v e d . the

effect

f o llo win g

c ra mp in q

decreased;

diz z in e s s wit h

d e c re a s e d ;

s le e p in g

im p r o v e d .

Th e r e wa s stronq A very she sti l l

urination

a d is t in c t for

s me lI . After B days when

nervous

woman f a in t e d rec o v e re d ,
U ne. 11 .

o n e h o u r.

had not

fully

she took:

l?i . fn f u s v ,a c l . Va l e v ,i a n .

splir. Acet. oleos. scrup. J.

SAr. Auz,ant. Unc. semis. M s. every In the e vening two hours she felt o n e t a b le s p o o n . a n d mo re a liv e , a n d s o o n re c u pe r a t e d

bet t e r

com p le tely. 4. Rheumatism. had rheumatic fever irritations . p a in in the back of t h re e it s head and neck c h ild was n o t

A child with slig ht

After

days the

be tte r . R . S pin. A eet. oLeos. S crwp . 1 . SAr,. Sachar. Mee. Gwrrni anab. aa Unc. semis. Afte r the th at, p a in the child slept during in the the a f t e rn o o n lik e after o p iu m , and

disappeared

f o llo win g

days.

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A lady pa in

suffering

from

f re q u e n t

p a in

in

her

face,

f e lt

t he

co ming and took: R. Spin. Acet. oleos. Drachm. dimid. SAv,. Sachar. DraeVun.tres. SAv,. Cinnunom. Draehm. undm. M s. After 3 times that the daily pain I t a b le s p o o n . but her h e a d wa s s lig h t ly s t ro n g . s t ill but T he like creo-

d is a p p e a re d ,

nu m b b e causer ta ste wa s all

ds she said, hidden by the some of

t h e me d ic a t io n ju ic e , that is but the to

wa s t o o her it o il,

tasted s in c e

cr eo so te. so te is In

P robably

t h ic k

a pain-reliever, some cases, of it

th e me d ic a t io n incre a s e s the

mu s t re ma in f irs t ,

a s is . the

p a in

a c c e le ra t e s out the

d e ve lo p m ent like th e

the disease

p ro c e s s ,

a n d b rin g s

rh e u ma t i s m

homeopathic

proces s . rh e u ma t is m. the After h e a rt wh ic h t wo a d min is t e ring s wa s f re e in c re a s e d the le f t o n th e during s id e . 4 t ime s On daily.

A young girl of \ g r a in

had heart

A urummetallicun p ra e c ip it a t wn , however, day with duy, a toot h a c h e in the

se co n d d "y; th e the thir d fou r th Fifth Sixth Ten d r o p s of pa in ,

a p p e a re d

pain

head and ear of

no changes . pain.

S p ir. A c e t . o le o s .

5 d ro p s

day less day per

from early dosage.

in

the day, n ig h t

s t ro n g le s s

p a in

a n d a c h e s. Steady decrease

The wh o le d.y,

p a in .

and on the

ninth

they

we re g o n e . c o n t j-n u e d t h ro u g h the of: night.

A woman had strong Spir . Ace t. oleos. internally

hea d a c h e s wh ic h a n d e x t e rn a lly ,

a n a p p lic a t io n

R . S pLr. A eet. oleos. 0L. OLiuan. aa Dnaehm.1.

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Tinet. It'ls. to Sub se q u e nt Thir d a tta ck d a y; th at th e n Fi fth Sixth

Kalin. in .

SeY'uP-L.

rub

relief day lasted rest

and sleep Less pain,

t h ro u g h but in

a ll the u n t il

the

n ig h t ' a re n e we d , of strong 4th

a f t e rn o o n the

the whot e n ig h t

a f t e rn o o n

the

and a good n ig h t . g o o d n ig h t . p a in ; c h ill her in that d is a p p e a re d of c o mp le t e ly . the g u ms . the lip

daY - No P ain, day - Only

slight

A young girl Sp ir . Ace t. oleos. wa s swo llen te m p le . second day che e kr alI other with

experience d In the

a n d s we llin g

ev e n in g p a in

g u ms we re b e t t e r, s k in at the

but

stinging

the

f o re h e a d

and the

crysipelat o s e pain

s we llin g

of

the

nose,

mo u t h ,

and

disapp e a re d . pus h e d t h e is

T h e me d ic a t io n rh e u ma t is m Du rin g onto the

wit h o u t the n ig h t s k in '

sweat

a n d ur in e

had obviously day severe day In

Fou rth go o d sl eep, fi fth m en str ua tion, Si xth 5. cau se s In too

E verything chiIls. the

b e t t e r.

after

aft e rn o o n ea rlY .

h e a v y s we a t in g ,

b e g in n in g

of

8 daY s too day the

Good condit io n case of fe v e ris h c o n d it io n s , the S p t r. A c e t . ol e o s .

much heat. cook fe lt p o o rly s t it c h e s t wo h o u rs . wh ile the for in 8 days, the s id e , the a n d s t a rt e d having

A y oung female a h e a d a che Ace t. o le os. pa in in the in the

forehead, every

and fever - Spit'itus n ig h t rh e u mat i c d is a p -

5 drops face

Du rin g

and teeth,

h e a d a n d s id e

p a in s

pe a r e d . se cond day The prev io u s p a in re t u rn s , a ls o in the n ig h t .

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Th ird heat Iar g e r tha t her;

day - The whole mo rn in g Constant

s h iv e rin g ,

in

the

a f t e rn o o n a p p e a rs appears f rig h t e n s

a n d thirst.

h a llu c in a t in g , her

e v e ry t h in g eyes, a head,

and stranger; l ooks also like pains

when s h e c lo s e s a coat

a f ig u re wh ic h

a man in again.

wit h o u t

The medication After m a in e d in 8 days the

was s t o P P e d . the fever wa s g o n e , but the rh e u ma t ic of p a in re-

breast,

and t h e re

wa s a ls o

a f e e lin g

o p P re ss i o n .

R. Spir. Acet. oL. Draehm. dimiC. A q. desttll. Unc. du a s .

SAr. Saeh. Une. unatn. Ms. I O n the tablespoon following eve ry 3 h o u rs . aII we ll. T h e me d ica t i o n

day s s h e h a d f e lt

ha d ca u sed strong

urination. in f e c t io n of the le f t wris t and fever.

A man had a podagrous Spin . Acet. oLeos. Se cond day Third with the strong, e ve ning P ain in

the

k n e e a n d a n k le in the rig h t

of

the

le f t

le gurine in

day - A dditional bright higher

p a in

a rm a n d e lb o w, Do a p p e t it e ,

red d e p o s it s , fever wit h

coated

tongue,

mu c h t h irs t . an effect of o v e rh e a t in g and

The medication wa s d iscontinued.

had ap p a re n t ly

wIrHPune AcErorue ANExpenrMENr

In fer e d February 1862, dll o ld in but the the v ig o ro u s s h o u ld e rs fever la d y of 7 5 y e a rs he back, oD Febsufwhich 26Lh,

from acute

rheumatism After

a n d in

$r a s extremely I p r e scribed:

painful.

wa s lo we re d ,

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R. Aeeton pur. Draehm. unnn. Aq. dest. Une. duas. SAn. flor'. Aur'.

Irfuc. Gwnn. az'ab. aa Unc. dimid. M s. This one tablespoon was pure acetone e v e ry 3 h o u rs . p la n t in d id s in c e the not the previous The

f ro m a c h e mic a l a v a ila b le but of it

Sp ir .i tu s Aceti oleosus was no lo n g e r m e d ica ti on an d it had the taste of

p h a rma c y . taste

acetone, f e e lin g

unpleasant

g ave the the stool, the

stomach the intake the

wa rmt h . b e e n s u f f e rin g a t e rrib ly bad

After fr om h a r d sm e ll, but

p a t ie n t , soft,

wh o h a d a lwa y s mu s h y s t o o l

experienced urine

wit h

had no s me ll. u n t il awf u l Ma rc h 2 , s me ll. i. e . for 6 f u ll days. wit h the

Sh e took The m ushy stool e xp la n a ti on sub stan ce, the sti nk

the medicine kept the its

S h e wa s c o mf o rt e d the e x c re t e d

that

bad s me ll it

wa s d u e t o

rh e u ma t i s m th a t im p r o v e d , th e solid

and that

was a g o o d s ig n . a n d s in c e the

S h e s a id , rh e u ma t is m

h o we v e r, had not days

was unbearable,

th e m e d ication stoo l was still the

was discontinu e d . the same, a n d o n ly stin k .

On the on the

t wo f o llo win g t h ird

d a y wa s it

an d w i th out

acetone

Th e pain cati on

vacillated

b e t we e n le s s

a n d mo re wh e n o t h e r

med i -

was used. On March 16 I prescrib e d :

R. Infus. rad. VaLer. lJnc. duas. ctun dimid. Draehm. unam. Draehm. ser. 3 times a daY.

Aceton pur. SAr. Aurant. Ms. I

tablespoon

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Th e medication so m e wh at stronger; r em a in e d unchanged.

was giv e n the sto o l

t wic e . h a d it s

After

that

s h e h a d f e rt but the p ai n

s me 1 1 a g a in ,

There f o re

o n Ma rc h 2 t s t

r p re s c rib e d :

R. Tinct. SpigeL. Tinct. Rhododendn. aa Drachm. dimid.

Aq. Nue. uomic. [Jne. dimid. SAr. Sach. Drachm. duas. Ms. 4 times on the un u su a r ly a wa ke n in g an d the 22nd, a day, 2 5 d ro p s . p a in -f re e , day and at but s h e s le p t a n d u po n in a ll limbs,

she was c o mp le t e ly d u rin g the lik e

rong and deepry on the 23rd,

n ig h t ,

she f e rt

s h e wa s p a ra ly z e d re s t o re d . s h e re c e iv e d

mobility

was only

g ra d u a lly s it u a t io n ,

Fo r this ole o s. gr .

threatening times the

A mmo n . c a n b on p u , o -

1 three 26th,

daily . imp ro v e d anci the p a in c a me b ac k .

o n the

paraly s is

Fo r r e su scitation, R. Infus.

I prescrib e d : hb. Rortsmarin. [Jnc. quatuon.

Aceton pun. Dz.achn. unarn. SAn. Sach. tlne. dimid. M s. I a n d e xter nally on the w i th o u t the tablespoon r rubbed 28th, there eve ry on t wo h o u rs I ln g . n e ru in . wit h L L n in u o la t ile . I ig h t stool still

was in c re a s e d

i-mp ro v e me n t ,

specific 29tlr., the that her in

smell. stool h a d o n c e a g a in t ime the t e rrib re s me l1 . ma t e ria l she had

on the w as all co lr e cted fe lt'

upset in

such s h o rt for

s o mu c h wa s t e r s imira r

body becau s e

d a y s n o t h in g of the

h a d b ee n because

she must have become s u s p ic io u s

me d ic a t io n

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sh e d e termined wa n ted to let

that

she did

not

wa n t

to

take

a n y mo re o f I for

it

an d

good weather

imp ro v e

the

s it u a t io n . After the

my p a r t

wa s co n tent takin g r etur n e d str en g th.

with

my observ a t io n s she im p ro v e d and o n ly

a n d a g re e d . d a it y , after but a lo n g

s h e s t o p pe d pains

the medicine periodically,

rh e u ma t ic d id

t ime

s h e re g a i n

Fr om this 1. The

follows: A ceton pun)mgiv e s of cou rs e the t h is stool is a s t in k in g o n ly n o t ic e d s me ll if ju s t Iike

Spin itus Aceti oleosusl is do n e in the room.

the

di s c h a r g e

2.
3.

It It

does not

chanq e t h e effect

u rin e . on the that rh e u ma t is m the e t h e ric lik e o il the Spinitus is es s e n t i a l

had no healing it

Ace ti o le osusl therefore, for the medical

a p p e a rs

constitution.

A NTIPYRETON
Petrus P oterius, who c a lls

POTERII
Ho f f ma n n t h e " me t 7 t ) c o t z s uu nt , so used is

F rie d ric h

aeui PnLncipem" and whose in str ucti ve a feve r the on ly that in

ttopera practica eL. chym'tca" he considered t h e m wit h h is p re f a c e ,

1698 h e p u b lis h e d which h e c a lle d of aII. that

medication

A n t ip y re t o n , a n d wh ic h

h e sa y s

and most effective 24 fever

H e describes The se ar e: and

cases

h a d b e e n t re a t e d

wit h

it.

Febris andens, F. ma lig n a , F . b ilio s a ,

F . h e c t ic a , F . t e n b i m t a s ' f , v m l o r fn per some cases day. mo s t ly It only one

dtLpler, and tt. quartana sirnpler and dupler. in other cases, 3 to I we re g iv e n lit t le it take

do sa g e , too k in

T h e h e a lin g ju s t is a f t er a

most cases only in

surprisin g ly 2 cases d id

t ime ,

few da ys; tha t in

1 0 -1 4 d a y s . s p le n ic

re m a r k a b l e e xi s t e d ,

the

case of

Tentian a d u p le x a c a s e o f

t u mo r

- 58-

w hich ca se i t

in

one case was not even increased.

c o mp le t e ly

e l-imin a t e d ,

a n d in

the

se c o n d

These observations ca ti on and to experiment

ca u s e d me in wit h it in

LB44 to the

p re p a re

t h is

me d i -

f o llo win g

s it u a t io n s :

1,
An old

o u o r IDIANUs S u o o nI N T ERM IT T EUS

who had s u f f e re d node a t fev e r That at is f ro m rh e u ma t is m caught for ma n y y ea r s

lady

an d wh o had a podagra ( catar r h o us) co u ld l eave set the in gastric bed. which This

t h e wris t , wh ic h

a " c a t a rrh a lis ch " 3 we e k s s o t h a t a p e rio d a n d o n ly for of gradshe

ended after

wh e n e v e ry la s t e d for

a f t e rn o o n 5 h o u rs , re g u la rly

swe a ti ng ua lly

firs t

decreased.

swe a t in g

c o n t in u e d

7 wee k s also

a n d th e medications r h e u m a ti c Th is In the pains

used b ro u g h t

no change;

in t e rmit t e n t ly

appeared. first ca s e wh e re I th re e of d ro p s p re s c rib e d of the me d ic a t io n. After her that, wh o l e she body'

was the

evening first

she took

A n t ip y re t o n .

h a d at the n a fte r

a feeling in all

c o mf o rt a b le then

wa rmt h t h ro u g h a s le e p a s le e p

a tickling 2 hours

lim b s ,

s h e f e ll s h e f e ll

a n d wo k e u p a g a in and sweated-

sweating,

w h e re u p o n tha n u s u a l. v e ry

Th e swe at was stickier Se cond day an o the r ar o u n d er a l dosage of the nose,

S he felt

g o o d a n d s t ro n g . it c h in g in then the

In

the

e v en i n g e s pe c i a l l y wit h 9en-

A ntipyret o n , tempting to

after

face,

b e s c ra t c h e d ,

s le e p in g

sweat. Th ird day the In face, the but ev e n in g A n t ip y re t o n , it c h in g after in the that o n ly mild a

itchin g sl i gh t

in

c o n s is t e n t

b re a s t

wi t h

c ough and exP ectora t io n . Fourth day Fairly we ll, the p o d a g ra lu mp h a s s h ru n k no t i c e a b l y .

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No m e d ication Fi fth day

at

night,

g o o d s le e p we ll

at

n ig h t . f u ll p o we r. q u ic k ly T h re e do s a g e s

S he feels cure

a n d in

ha d be en enough to

a d if f ic u lt

illn e s s

and thoroughly.

2,
An old exp e r ie n ced th e b listers Fourth the b r isters lady the

ZO S fe n ( s t r in g le s )
had a sh in g re o n o n e s id e p ro b le ms . of the lo we r body and d. y ,

usually

b o t h e rs o me b o t t o m.

on the

t h ird

had a btackish day High fe v e r,

we a k f e e rin g , in s e v e ra r

b e n u mb e d o f rik e

the

head,

turned

blacki s h In th e

spots

g a n g re n e . bad

An ti pyr e ton 3 drops. h e a d a ch es of I0 8 . in In of the the 88. day

a f t e rn o o n the ra s h

mu c h h e a t

a n d s we a t wit h

forehead, evening A t night, The rash A fter the heat

b e c a me mo re p a in f u r, d is c o mf o rt , s le e p in g re d , but c o mf o rt a b le a n d s we a t in g . s o me b lis h t e rs

a pu l s e resting,

de c re a s in g a lt e rn a t e is b rig h t

a p u lse

Fi fth sti 1l

are on the p ur s e in the

b lackish. then followed constant Sixth day

A n t ip y re t o n s o o n s we a t a p p e a rs over a lr the body, a n c l a s t ro n q a ll

for e h e a d , of I0B,

a big

by heavy s we a t in g sweating. In the mo rn in g s t ill

wit h o u t

t h irs t ;

we ll

nig h t,

s we a t in g , s t ro n g e r

the

b lis t e rs

conde deposit,

ta in

p u s. in of the

soon after the 100. night day

the A n t ip y re t o n , T h e u rin e s h e is

s we a t a g a in , re d d is h

cr ea sin g a pu lse Du r in g

afternoon. otherwise

h a s a t h ic k we ll

q u it e

a n d h a rd ly

f e e ls

sick.

she partia lt y A pulse sweating however. the side , of

s re p t 100,

a n d c o n s t a n t ly s lig h t irrit a t io n . u rin e . s re p t heat

s we a t e d . A n t ip y n e t o n , T h e c o n d it i o n a lo t , t h irs t ha d a t and

seventh follo we d

by slight

a n d s e d ime n t a l s h e wa s v e ry and at n ig h t

sho we d a change, ti m es stinging in

we a k , d ry

wit h

no sl ee p. Ei ghth onry vi ou s the day rncreased that the we a k n e s s , p a t ie n t a p u rs e of t O B , d ry t on g u e . the pre-

n o w was r told night while

h a d < T o t t e n u p d u rin g s we a t . a c o ld fever

she was s o a k in g rel-a t iv e s

we t f ro m

S h e h a d op e n e d in the p ro c e s s . ended in

h o u se to

arri-ving

and caught n e rv e

The i l l ness

changed now in t o but

a s e v e re to

wh ic h

a hu g e Decubitus,

she wa s lu c k y

s u rv iv e .

3,
An old Th ird Fo urth In the

FegntsGAsrRrcA NERVosA
fellill wit h c h iI I s , headache and vomiting. h a llu c in a t io n s . taste. S e rt t m L a c t i s . night. 2 drops; evening 2 drops for again. af t e r but as

wash lady day day Milder

ch ills ,

d ia rrh e a ,

Heat,

w e a k f e e li. g , a g a in

b it t e r

afternoon day that

and later

h a llu c in a t io n s , le s s the b it t e r .

a re s t le s s A n t ip y re t o n the e a rly a g a in but

Fi fth soo n after witho u t

Mushy sto o l, strong fewer pin c h in g

taste in

b o d y u n t il In the

stool,

hallu c in a t io n s . in the wit h 108.

e v e n in g s t o o l, then

Anti pyr e toni,again l on g , then Si xth 3 hours day

pinches of

b o d y wit h o u t

not

slee p of

h e a v y s we a t in g ,

s le e p the

A pulse

. A g a in A n t ip y n e t o n . u n t il

In

no o n sh e got a r e la ti vely Se venth Ei ghth

up and worked good sleep day day at

a t wa s h in g n ig h t r is we ll

s h e wa s e x h a u s t e d ,

Do mo re h a llu c in a t io n s . b e t t e r. a g a in A n t ip y y , e t o n I d ro p . a n d s t ro n g .

E veryth in g S he feels

4 , Sup pn es sHv eopERHv nRos r s Feer 0F THE

A young girl an ce o f h a vin g her fever had bee n s ic k ly for 6 we e k s d u e t o of in her her feet, body. the d isa p p e a r -

extremely with sour

hea v y h y p e rh y d ro s is be lc h in g a n d p a in

a n d sh e s t a r t e d Ma g n e s t au s t a .

-7 L -

second day pe r i- e n ced to o k thin g Third day

The gas t ric in

s y mp t o ms d is a p p e a re d chest a re a . In

but the

she exe v e n in g she

heavy pain

th e wh o le

3 drops

of A ntipgreton, a n d s o o n a f t e rwa rd s

s h e v o mit e d

ev e r y -

S our belc h in g . it had n o t yet

T h e s t o ma c h h a d n o t b e e n p u re .

a c c e p t ed

the

An ti .p g r eton because tr e a tm ent bu t in the the

No w a n a n t i-g a s t r i c we re b et t e r ,

was applied chest pains

and o n t h e persis t e d , tha t

9 t h d a y wh e n t h in g s

3 d ro p s s h e f e lt

o f A n t ip y re t o n we re a d m i n i s t e r e d in her le g s which

evening. for half day \ hour day

A fter an hour, S till of

a k n o c k in g but

la sted

f o rro we d p a in s , in

b y s le e p , in the

n o s we a t . A n t ip y n e t on , a f t e r but the no swear. side. her side.

Te nth tha t ag ain

ch e s t knock in g

e v e n in g then

her

re g s ,

s re e p , in

El eventh In th e evening then si nce cati on s the fe e t

No more ' c h e s t

p a in s , that

but

p a in of

le f t in the

A ntipyneton, a f t e r sleep

one hour the

k n o c k in g p a in in

1 e g s,

restless the

because of d id not

n a g g in g

A ntipyneton

a c h ie v e

a n y t h in g ,

other

me d i of

were administered reappear, thus

wh ic h re s t o rin g

f in a lly her

ma d e t h e h e a lt h .

h y p e rh y d ro s is

5, RHeut,tnrtsMUS Acurus
A six-year h e fe l- t paj-n in day in o1d boy su f f e re d the knee. k n e e wa s s wo lle n , s id e . T h e p u rs e lo u d ly the le f t o n e ha d The causing f ro m fever and on the t h ird dav

Fourth p a in , p a in the

The right the that left the

and pains

wa s f e v e ris h . a n d s c re a me d ,

wa s so strong p a r e nts to

b o y c rie d

be quite

de s p e ra t e .

- 7 2-

R. Antipyret. Aq. destill.

gtt,

ty,es.

Une. unam. eum dtmid.

SAn. Sachay,. Drachm. ultrtm. cun dimid. Ms. every Afte r that Fifth fe ve r , three hou rs 1 c h ild ' s but to s p o o n f u l. n o s we a t . the feet and the hand. Lower

a much better day

n ig h t ,

The pains moist skin.

s p re a d A g a in

mildly Sixth day

me d ic a t io n .

E verything E veryth in g

wa s b e t t e r. is good.

Se venth

day

6,
A lady i ncr e a se d fe ve r ,

IS C nU n S ( s c r a r ic a )
f ro m I s c h ia s n e rlT o s a f o r her f ro m 8 days, wh ic h had

was suf f ering

each day and pre v e n t e d appetite,

s le e p in g .

She had some

l ittIe

mo re t h irs t . set.

R. A ntipynet. gtt.

Itfucil. Gwrni. arab. SAr. Saehar. aa Dnachn. unan. Ms. half Follo win g afte r n o o n , nig h t. second day but sh e would not Mild step pai n , o n ly a h u mmin g f e e lin g rn the e v e n in g in the of le g s , the the in first the mornin g intake the a n d h a lf in the e v e n in g s . a lre a d y the in wh o l e the

t h e re

wa s a n imp ro v e me n t s h e s le p t

and after

2 n d in t a k e ,

a rmo s t

on t h e m.

o n e -h a lf

m e d icin e . Third Sixth step s. day day Improveme n t . Improveme n t to each duy; s h e wa s a b le the to wa lk a few

My departure

B a d T e p lit z

in t e rru p t e d

t re a t me n t .

7, RHeu mnr I SM Dons US nr t s

A l ady sick had caught a c o ld b y g e t t in g v e ry chest up at s t ro n g a re a . n ig h t p a in in to h e lp her

h u sband,

and she expe rie n c e d extended into IV. the

the

lo w e r

b a ck wh ich

also

R. Antipyreton gtt.

Aq. Nue. rom. Unc. dimi.d. SAy,. cotrrn. Drachm. unqn. Ms. gverff tLrree hor.rrs 20 drops. D ur in g it the following days t h e p a in wa s le s s and on the t h ird day

h a d disappeared.

8 , Seo nrtvuM
An hysterical tha t sh e slept again lady too k a dosage of s we a t , that A n t ip y re t o n a L n ig h t ; On the s le e p , d ro p s after

more,

had le s s after

mu c h u rin e . even better the

s e c on d Iess sweat, opium.

eve n in g

A ntipyreton;

m u ch ur ine,

but

calmed nerv e s ; retarded slept

she thought

c o n t a in e d an d a dosage

A mentally general seizures

ma n s u f f e rin g cal mly for

f ro m h a llu c in a t io n s after t a k in g

6 h o u rs

of

An ti pyr e ton, and the

following

d a y h e d id

not

s p e a k c o n f u s e d ly

anymore.

9,
An old, su ffe r in g an d bu zzing te n se p ulse for in

sAUGUIUIS ExnesruRrto
but still ene rg e t ic , from a c o n s t a n t head, not her s lig h t ly h is s in g , heavy la d y , wh o ha d b e e n s in g in g ,

years her

s c re a mirg ,

e a rs ,

e x p e rie n c e d

a n a c c e le ra t e d of An t t ni g h t da y .

with

stronger

b u z z in g ;

s h e re c e iv e d that

3 d ro p s

p yr e ton i n with

the

evening,

and a f t e r wh ic h

s h e h a d a mu c h wo rs e the next

in creased

screaming,

b e c a me e v e n wo rs e

1A -Iq-

Obviously

the

medicine blood

had a negative

ef f ect.

trrlhen Cremoy, Tartari

wa s u se d the Th is

rushing

c a lme d d o wn . and fast wit h o u t in it . f ro m t it le Q t t e re e t a n rzwh s o gives A n t id o t u s L y s ip g re t o s it. h e a lin g t a k in g effect notes, of t ln e A n t i -

surprising I

positiv e

p yr e ton which it hig h ly Its in th e

used al'so a lo t my t ru s t

ma d e me v a l u e

and confirmed preparation

P oteriu s

had taken the

P harmaeopoea,page 67 5 , u n d e r It says: Unc. Iu.

Anti m on ti .

R. Flor.un rubnorum Antimonii Floz,un sulfunis

sublimatorum ad perfectan aLbedtnem Unc. II. hunganici aut cypnii ac ten sublimenruv, ILi cun aciditate essentift,eantun.

Misceartur eum duplo coLchotarLs ViLrioli habebis flores uitrioli

rubicundissimos, sl bene operatus fusnis.

Veneris primo, deinde cum uero Sa turni aetheneo spinitu si calll-eris

ILujus phtLosophicae essentificationis

artem, medicinam, sLtspestt-

aipicudan coneinabis, Deram AntiCottm Lysipyreton,

onmis .qeneris febras,

fenas etian sedantemet ertinquentem, si ad IV. aitt V. outlas Ce ea er ir,loneo Liquore pnopinareris. Th e description 1. thr e e states t h e re f o re : f lo ris s i. il. lu ris a n d Co lc h o t a r a re sublimated

Floris rtibni A ntinoni i,

ti mes. 2. The sublimate is firs t a c e t ic t re a t e d a c id wit h A c iCit a s u ib rio li then with Ve n e r i s

i .e .

with 3. It

A eetumA eruginis,

f ro m v e rd ig ris ;

was made an ess e n c e wit h

S p irit u s a e t h e re a s S a t u rmi, i. e .

a ce ton e . Le mery prepared the F L o re s mt b n i A n t imo n ii b y s u b lima t in g ammonium. The sublimate a mmo n iu m. c le a n s in g . is 2 parts

Anti.monii cywdi and one part h o we ve r , there is still

washed out;

re t a in e d co lo r

o n e p a rt the

T h e F lo res h a s

a m uch nicer

and higher

after

-7 5 -

I have asked the b e ob tained by the

chemis t s

re p e a t e d ly but

wh ic h

p re p a ra t io n g iv e

can

sublima t io n , tests. pha rma c is t

n o n e c o u ld

a d e c is ive

a n swe r without In A pril m y r eq u est. wh ich acid . turned

analytical 1860 the W ith out

Dr.

Kayser

tested

A n t ip y n e t on a t d e ve l o p s

hydrogen to

s u lf id e o x id e

a h e a v y b la c k wh e n t re a t e d

d e p o s it wit h

be ferric

h y d ro c hl o r i c

r n May 1862 the p r e se n ce 1. 2. of and the

same p e rs o n

took

up the

t e s t in g

a g a in

in

my

results

we re a s f o llo ws : h e a v y b la c k d e p o s it . d is c o lo ra t io n ; ad d i n g

A mmonium sulfide P o tassium

ferrocy a n id e b ro u g h t

g re e n is h

po tassium 3.

ferriccyanide

no changes. imme d ia t e ly a b lu e c o lo r when

P otassium the brue

ferriccy a n id e and t h e

he a ted 4. to

flaked

liq u id wit h

t u rn e d the

g ra s s -g re e n . turned

The B erlin-blue

o b t a in e d

p o t a s s iu m-c y a n id e wa s a d d e d . the

g r a ss-green 5.

when potass iu m deposit

f e rro c y a n id e t h ro u g h n it ric

The black in

o b t a in e d a c id ; is

a mmo n iu m-s u l- f i d e is added to oxidate

is th e is

d isso lved fer r um, ad d e d to hydrate

hydrochloric result the

a c id liq u id .

and the segregate

a y e llo wis h

Wh e n K a L i c a n s t i c u n d e p o s it of ferric and added,

o x id e , T h is

a re d d is h -y e llo w is f ilt e re d ,

o xid e

resulted.

d e p o s it

c re a n s e d . , is

ad d e d to the

hydrochloric results.

acid.

Wh e n p o t a s s iu m

f e rro c y a n id e

Be r lin-b1ue 5.

Anttpyz'eton j-s added to which dissolves barium

Aroentum nitricum, in a mmo n ia d e p o s it of

a f laky, a s ig n wh ic h s u lf u ric of

cheesy ch l o r i d e .

de p o sit 7. disso lve

im me d ia t e ly c h lo rid e

A dded to in

- wh it e a c id

does not ac i d .

much water

or n it ric

a s iq n

-7 6 -

8. n o ch a n ge 9. m oisten e d a sig n of

A dded to

hydrochlorj-c

a c id

a n d h y d ro g e n

s u lf id e

added

therefore W hen added to with

no an t imo n y . pota s s iu m a c id h y d ro x id e is h e rd a n d wh e n a g la s s a b o v e it wh it e stick

hydrochroric

fumes,

ammonium. Graeger also inves t ig a t e d of in iro n the of b y t it ra t io n I 7/ I 0 q ra in s 5 drops me t a l Antipyreton = I, B-7

Dr.

an d d e termined oxyd u le = 2,

a content I/m oxide

f e rru m. (b e s id e s a c e t ic a c id a n d a c et o n e ) :

The A ntipyreton aLso co n t a in s 1. 2. 3. 4. rt a fa in tl y a fte r - taste. ' str o n g tu ti on Fr o m the medical m edicine b y the aspec t s it Iron, Chloride, S ulfuric acid,

A mmonium. hds a yellow-brownis h sweet after-taste, c o lo r, s me lls lik e s rig h t ly a c e t ic sour a c id with

a n d a b it t e r,

and hot

is

h ig h ly

d e s ira b le for it s the

that

t h is consti-

may be teste d able

t h o ro u g h ly

c h e mic a l c h e mis t . s.

hand and t h e with mixtu re s

keen eye of of acetone

I m ade test's we r e fi l l ed fur ic acide, the with \

a n d a c id

Four 5 d ro p s a c id .

f lasks sulThe

drachm o f

acetone n it ric

a n d re s p e c t iv e ly a c id , a n d a c e t ic

hydrochroric sulfuric acid

a c id , t u rn e d

o n e w i th red tr ace afte r of

re d d is h -b ro wn h y d ro c h lo ric

a n d wa s b ro wn i s h a c id s h o we d a f a i n t

8 hours. red after

The one wit h B hours.

O n the br o wn ish - r edi th e o the r s

second day the the one with

o n e wit h the

the

s u lf u ric a c id

a c id

wa s d a rk , red;

h y d ro c h lo ric

wa s s I ig h t . ly

showed no chanqe.

-7 7 -

On the

5th day -

S ulfu ric

a c id

d a rk a c id

b ro wn is h -re d , y e llo wis h ,

Hydro c h lo ric Nitric A ceti c O n the llth day a c id a c id

g re e n is h -y e llo w, no change. b la c k is h -re d , a c id b ro wn is h -y e llo w, t in g e ,

S ulf u ric

a c id

Hydro c h lo ric Nitr ic A cet ic On the 14th day S ulfu ric a c id a c id a c id

g re e n is h -y e llo w no change. a n d h y d ro c h lo ric wit h o u t f a in t ly wh it e d e p o s it ,

a c id

lik e

b e f o re , Nitric a c id lit t le A cet ic a c id s limy Afte r 6 weeks S ulfu ric

g re e n -y e llo w s limy d e p o s it , lit t le

t in g e ,

with

n o c h a n q e wit h d e p o s it . b la c k -re d , a c id

wh i t e

a c id

n o d e p o s it , lik e Ma d e i r a

Hydro c h lo ric win e r Nitric a c id I it t le A cetic a c id wh it e Th e cork bla ck; th e th e the in the the sulfuric a c id

re d d is h -b ro wn

r1 o d e p o s it . f a in t ly wh it e g re e n is h -y e 1 1 o w, s limy d e p o s it , wh it e wit h t it t l e with

no change, s limy d e p o s it .

h a d s h ru n k a c id

c o n s id e ra b ly s h ru n k

a nd w a s and brown;

one in the

hydro c h lo ric acid the

wa s le s s

on e in

nitric for

h a d s h ru n k a c id .

le s s

and had not

changed color;

sam e applies

ac e t ic

S meII a n d T a s t e : S ulfuric a c id , s me lls a f t e r-t a s t e . lik e acetone, sour taste,

b it t e r

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Hydroch lo ric taste, Nitric a c id , e t h e ro u s r A cetic a c id , then Fo r these experiments water. acid. is The dro p s it of is f irs t

a c id , b it t e r le s s

s me lI s

lik e

acetone,

sour

a f t e r-t a s t e . s me l1 lik e taste, e t h e ro u s , acetone, but s li g h t l y

f lo s o u r s lig h t ly

b it t e r. t a s te ,

sour

b u rn in g . of e a c h mix t u re we re a d d e d t o

5 d ro p s

o n e dr a ch m of Sulfuric the l i qu id

f o rm a la y e r b ro wn is h .

on the After

top;

when

transferred color

t u rn e d

8 hours,

the m ixture w al- ls str on g bu t

had the

wa t e r,

s lig h t ly

t u rb id ,

and on the s me 1 I , mou t h ,

ab ove the sour

mixture then in the the

we re o il-lik e bitt e r thr o a t . ne x t M ild

d e p o s it s .

Acetone in

taste,

a n d b u rn in g , T h e b it t e r day. s me ll of

I a s t in g

the

no sensation

a n d b u rn in g ,

a f t e r- t a s t e

wa s still-

noticeable

Hyd rochloric Sou r taste, later

acid. bitter,

acetone, a ls o

u n n o t ic e a b ly s lig h t ly taste

etherous.

miI d ly

b u rn in g ,

c o n t rac t i n g in the bitter

the m o u th and sometj-mes bel c h -c a u s in g ; m ou th' ta ste. Nitr i c sou r not ta ste, th e acid. then weak ace t o n e bitter later s me lr, feeling of warmth nea r the h e a rt ,

la t e r

sour

f in a lly

lo n g -la s t in g

s lig h t ly but in

e t h e ro u s , o n ly the in

mild l y the mouth,

and mild ry the fe e lin g is

b u rn in g , of wa rmt h s o u r,

throat, acid.

s t o ma c h . is for at first

Acetic we a kly in the sour,

The smell bit t e r

h a rd ly

the

taste

then mildly

a n d b u rn in g ,

la s t in g

s o me t i m e

th roat.

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