WELLSOF POWER

THE PURE S}lEET OIL OF ANT II| lONY

THIS RECIPE COMES FROH F RA T E R ALBERTUS

Take Sb2S 3 and pulverize it v e ry f in e . P la c e in t . o a t h imb le o f a

So xh le t extractor, about 3 , / 4 s f u L L . T o p wit h a . I it t L e b it o f
pa p e r t.owel inside thimbl e t o ' p re v e n t p o wd e r f ro n wb s h in g o u t o f
the thimble.
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Into Ehe bottom f lask, p o u r V ln e g a . r 6 f . A n t imo n i; a b . g u L .L f u f f .
Se t th is onto gentle heat a n d e t (t ra . c t . t h e a n t i. n o n y o re irn t iL ' t . h e
vi ne g a r tincts red. If y o u h a v e e n o u Q h v in e g a r, re mo . v e t h e f i r s t
ba L ch , add fresh and again e x t ra c t . u n t il. t h e v in e g a r t in c t s red.
R ep e a t until no more coJ . O r c o me s . No E e / C. a n u s e L e s s S b 2 S 3 i f
you do not have a good.:. s u p p ly o f v in e g a r o f . a n t . imo n y .

C om b ine and filter all th d e x t ra c t s . P la c e f ilt . ra t e in a s a nd b a t h

fo r a philosophical month . wh e n it h a s t u rn e d b la c k , it . h a s g o n e
in to solution. Distill th e v in e g a r o f f wit h mo d q r4 L e h e a t . I t
will come over cfear while , a t t h e b o t t o m, a d irt y substance will
r e m a in . P ulverize this su b s t a n c e a n d wa s h wit h d is t ille d ra i n -
wa ter . Dry gently and pla c e in a c irc u la t o ry v e s s e l. Add SpiriEs
o f vi ne sufficient to to p ma t t e r b y 2 -3 f in g e rs . c lo s e t h e v e s s e l
a n d p lace in sandbaLh fo r t wo (2 ) mo n t h s :
:
Wh e n alcohq.l .turns red, p o u r ' o u t a n d f ilt e r. T h e s e d ime n t is n o w
o f no further 'use. Dist.ii l t h e f ilt re t e g e n t ly . T h e a lc o h o l w i I l
d isti 11 and carri..the ant imo n iA l , t in c t u re v it h it . T h e d is t iL l -
a ti on f lask wi1L.. haV e. a g o f d e n . c o : 1 o r wh ic h will g o a wa y a f t er a
wh ile . Take E he distil]ate a n d b iic u la t e f o r t . e n (I 0 ) d a y s . D u r -
i ng this circulationi. th e . o il \ ^ ' i, ] 1 "s. e p a ra t e a n d s in k t o t h e b o t t o m .
Pla ce a-I.l in a separatctrt f rjn n e l, a rld t a p o f t h e o il . T h is is t h e
pu r e s rieet.g,il . antimon y . r. f re e rf ro m a lI c o rro s io n .

SULPHlJR OF ANTII'IONY
TAKENIF.Roil 1THE S P A G Y RI CT E CHNI O UE , ,
, ...:writte.n by.: Ro b e rt B a rt le t t

f in e ly g ro u n d a n d s lo wly c a l -
(s b " o . ). t iris wa s e x t ra c t e d with
i. n e d l t ' h e a c e t o n e wa s d is t . illed
: x t ra c t e d wit h d ie t h y l e t h e r. T h e
r. (c a u t . io n , e x p lo s iv e ! ).

Th e r esuft was..a. ddep re d , c f e a r liq u id wh ic h wa s o ily and swam

atop of water.The gulphu r o f A n t imo n y !

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