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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    fertation on Antimony for the Ufe of young Pradlitioners in Phyfic, I have given Leave to my Bookfeller to publifli it in a fe- parate Pamphlet, notwithftanding the Royal Society did it the Honour of inferring it in the Second Part of the . 48th Volume of the Philo- fophical TranfaSiio7is.—\n that however a parti¬ cular Defcription of the Method of preparing the Efientia, or Vinum Antimonii (1 fo throng- ly recommend and fo frequently ufe) is not gi¬ ven, and therefore I fhall here fet it down; efpecially as many Enquiries have been made after the Manner I commonly order of doing it; which is indeed very eafy, and thus : Let one Ounce of well prepared Glafs of Antimony, powdered, be infufec], cold, in 24 Ounces of found Madeira Wine for 10 or 12 Days, fhaking it fometimes.—Let it fettle for a Day or two, then decant the Wine, and Li¬ tre it through w'hitifh-brown Paper, and keep it in a Glafs-bottle well flopped.—Thus made it will keep good for feveral Years.—*-1 prefer the Madeira, as it keeps better than mod other Wines: A generous old Spanijh White-wine will do very well. The Stomachic Aromatic, I formerly diredled to be infufed with the Sti¬ bium, may be omitted, as of no great Impor¬ tance,] A z The