A ternary of paradoxes. The magnetick cure of wounds, nativity of tartar in wine, image of God in man / Written originally by Joh. Bapt. van Helmont, and translated, illustrated, and ampliated by Walter Charleton.

  • Helmont, Jean Baptiste van, 1577-1644.
Date:
1650
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Credit: A ternary of paradoxes. The magnetick cure of wounds, nativity of tartar in wine, image of God in man / Written originally by Joh. Bapt. van Helmont, and translated, illustrated, and ampliated by Walter Charleton. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    perior Antagonifl, Now Pyrotechnical Philofophy, and the Mechanick Experiments of Chymiftry, Luc? fufficiently inftructed us: that every Acidumis, at firft encounter, fubdued by any 4/chahal, or Lixivial Salt ; as is autoptically demonftrable, in the fudden Tranf- formation of the Spirit of Vitriol into Alumen, by the infperfion of Mercury dulcified. The fame cffe& may be alfo exemplified in the Acid Spirit of Sulphur, which for ever lofeth its native Acidity, and in a moment de- generateth into an aluminous {weetnefs ,, at the Con- junction of the Salt of. Tartar, refolved into an oyl by -Deliquium. For which reafon alfo (as Helmont hath * 12 tramite, profoundly obferved *) our Traumatick or valnerary Map sn: Hp Fotions,whichas well in regard of the Ba/[amical Plants, — 17. - as of the ftony Concretion found in the ftomacks of * Lege Guidon, Crezfi]b, entering their Compofition, acquire upon de- Ma co&ion, à Lixivial Tintture, or Alchabal 5 ate moft anbiof: Pare- laudable,becaufe in truth moft fmartly operative, Medi- “4. 18. cap. caments, in all wide Perforations or Incifions of the Miles body: ashath been found true, by the unqueftionable taf.2-1..c.:. teftimony of Experience *, and founds confonant to ET Reafon. Since by reafon of their Lixzvial Salt, which Fabric ab A- doubtlefs paffeth the feveral Concottions,viribus baud quapendtent. 1.2. multum caftratis, they ftand ¢ diametro, oppofed to the ie Vedi. putrefatfive Acidity,the Capital Remorathatimpedeth :-«4.2. the Confolidation of all Woünds and: Ulcers.. And, , 1% whether Roman vitriol may not be juftly referred to the pi ph Claffis of Saline juices Concreted, or Alchabal Salts, Natwa Fofili- fince. it muft bea parergy here to difpure ir, I (ball Falla) lib. 4. with induftry leave, as well to the experiment of its de 444 arc- cafie Eliquation upon the accefs of any Humidity, as it. cap. — to the decifion of the moft knowing Mizeraleg:fH *. D ud Ls. vh ue