Medela chymica: or an account of the vertues and uses of a select number of chymical medicines adapted to the cure of the most chronick and rebellious diseases. To which is subjoyned a brief history of cures effected by them : As also, an essay upon the Acetum acerrimum philosophorum, or vinegar of antimony. With some experiments made therewith / by Christopher Packe.

  • Packe, Christopher, 1686-1749
Date:
1708
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Credit: Medela chymica: or an account of the vertues and uses of a select number of chymical medicines adapted to the cure of the most chronick and rebellious diseases. To which is subjoyned a brief history of cures effected by them : As also, an essay upon the Acetum acerrimum philosophorum, or vinegar of antimony. With some experiments made therewith / by Christopher Packe. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    quantity of the Vinegar, yet (as I faid before) by that time Thad by divers Re€tifications freed ig fo far from its Phlegm as ‘to bring it to its due Strengih, the Quantity was alfo very fimall (not — getting our.of Six Rounds of Minera Antimonii ahove “two Gubees \EOmetines: not above an | | Ounce and a half) of Re&tified Strong Vinegar, which was prefently\wafted in Experiments, vel fore! could profecute any one Eiiy to fatit. ~~ Bur the Almigh uty ailength favouring my Are dent Detires and Indiftrious Search after. this. Menfiruum, was pleafel about two Years fince to fhew me a better and nore facile way of Pre- paring it ‘than ‘either thofe °T. ‘Knew before, The frit Year Thad the mowledge of j t, Lcould, do little more than makc my felf fure that the way I had conceived ‘of: lreparing it was right, AWhich requir’d feveral Tryls to do: for though — the firft Tryal affured me tht] had laid a good, _Foundarion, yet I faw caut to vary fome Cir- » cumftances in the Working, feveral times before - | clofed that {earch. The \ntient-“Philofopher -_“pher too much to the N umber liy’d aThouofand Years , hath ‘wrote more” fainly concerning = this Vinegar than aiy other hilofopher, and. ° . trom. whofe Writings: Fobanny Pontans pros - fefferh himfelf to have'iearn’d », notwithftand: ing Artefes though he hath nated the Subje@, hath fofficiently veil’d the Prepattion. He call. edit an Antinionial, Saturaine, Mercurial We : Oe ee ee ete. 8 Wag A Re ke a aco | fer, which whofoever thinksit toe prepared of = _ three feveral Subjetts, docertainly wholly miftake _ Artepbiw, thefe three properties bag: all’ fou : ae