Medical and chemical observations upon antimony / by John Huxham, M.D., F.R.S.

  • John Huxham
Date:
1767
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Credit: Medical and chemical observations upon antimony / by John Huxham, M.D., F.R.S. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    t • Kind of Hepar Antimonii; and that Sulphur may beeafily feparated from it, when diffolved in Aqua Regia. But this is obvious; the Sulphur in¬ deed is not fo readily difcovered in Glafs of Antimony, but it is evident¬ ly there ; for when that Glafs is finely powdered, levigated, and digefted with very ftrong diftilled Vinegar, it tinges it very highly, and imparts to it an emetic Quality: And this Tinc¬ ture, evaporated to an Extract, gives off the fulphureous Tindture to rec¬ tified Spirit of Wine: But, if this fame Glafs is thus feveral Times treated wTith frefh diftilled Vinegar, or its concentrated Spirit, at length it neither gives it any Tindture, or emetic Power, but remains a dead, dark-coloured, inert Mafs, all the Sulphur being extradted, and the Glafs reduced to a mere Calx. Be¬ tides, even Glafs of Antimony will in fome Meafure deflagrate with Ni¬ tre; which fhews, that it flill retains 3 fome