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likewise_o fix_v the_o stone_n the_o more_o and_o make_v it_o fit_a to_o keep_v it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o best_a remedy_n i_o ever_o meet_v with_o for_o stop_v gonorrheas_n when_o it_o be_v a_o proper_a time_n to_o stop_v they_o by_o injection_n salt_n of_o vitriol_n this_o operation_n be_v the_o more_o fix_a salt_n of_o vitriol_n that_o remain_v after_o distillation_n take_v two_o or_o three_o pound_n of_o the_o colcothar_n that_o remain_v in_o the_o retort_n after_o distillation_n of_o vitriol_n let_v it_o infuse_v in_o eight_o or_o ten_o pint_n of_o warm_a water_n for_o ten_o or_o twelve_o hour_n boil_v it_o a_o little_a while_n and_o then_o let_v it_o settle_v separate_v the_o water_n by_o inclination_n and_o pour_v new_a water_n upon_o the_o matter_n proceed_v as_o before_o and_o mix_v your_o impregnation_n evaporate_v all_o the_o moisture_n in_o a_o sand-heat_n in_o a_o glass_n or_o earthen_a vessel_n there_o will_v remain_v a_o salt_n at_o bottom_n it_o be_v use_v as_o the_o gilla_n vitrioli_fw-la to_o give_v a_o vomit_n the_o dose_n be_v from_o ten_o to_o thirty_o grain_n remark_n this_o salt_n be_v that_o part_n of_o the_o vitriol_n that_o the_o fire_n be_v not_o able_a to_o rarefie_v into_o spirit_n some_o author_n say_v that_o it_o vomit_n just_a after_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o gilla_n vitrioli_fw-la take_v in_o a_o small_a dose_n but_o i_o have_v observe_v that_o its_o effect_n be_v much_o less_o and_o on_o the_o contrary_a there_o be_v need_n of_o give_v it_o in_o a_o large_a dose_n than_o the_o gilla_n to_o procure_v a_o vomit_n for_o have_v give_v of_o it_o several_a time_n a_o drachm_n at_o a_o dose_n the_o person_n have_v no_o inclination_n at_o all_o to_o vomit_v and_o true_o i_o be_o apt_a to_o believe_v that_o a_o fix_a salt_n of_o vitriol_n divest_v of_o its_o sulphur_n do_v rather_o tend_v to_o precipitate_v downward_o than_o mount_v upward_o for_o vomit_v be_v cause_v by_o saline_n sulphur_n which_o prick_v the_o fiber_n of_o the_o stomach_n whence_o follow_v a_o convulsion_n to_o this_o part_n that_o which_o remain_v indissoluble_a be_v call_v caput_fw-la mortuum_n it_o be_v use_v for_o astringent_n if_o you_o expose_v it_o to_o the_o air_n for_o a_o year_n or_o a_o year_n and_o half_a it_o return_v into_o vitriol_n again_o chap._n xix_o of_o roche-alom_a and_o of_o its_o purification_n roche-alom_a be_v a_o very_a styptic_a mineral_n salt_n find_v in_o the_o vein_n of_o the_o earth_n in_o many_o place_n of_o europe_n it_o be_v take_v up_o in_o great_a transparent_a piece_n the_o best_a be_v that_o which_o be_v red_a for_o the_o white_a contain_v few_o spirit_n alom_n be_v purify_v after_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o vitriol_n it_o be_v use_v to_o cleanse_v the_o tooth_n it_o be_v a_o good_a diuretic_n a_o drachm_n of_o it_o be_v dissolve_v in_o a_o quart_n of_o water_n and_o a_o glass_n of_o it_o be_v give_v now_o and_o then_o many_o thing_n be_v likewise_o call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o alom_n as_o the_o saccharinum_n which_o resemble_v sugar_n it_o be_v nothing_o but_o a_o mixture_n of_o roche-alom_a rose-water_n and_o the_o white_a of_o a_o egg._n plume-alom_a which_o some_o call_v lapis_n amianthus_n be_v a_o kind_n of_o talk_n distillation_n of_o alom_n put_v five_o pound_n of_o roche-alom_a into_o a_o glass_n or_o earthen_a body_n and_o fit_v to_o it_o a_o head_n with_o its_o receiver_n distil_v in_o sand_n as_o much_o as_o will_v rise_v you_o will_v have_v a_o phlegm_n of_o alom_n that_o be_v use_v for_o distemper_n of_o the_o eye_n for_o quinsy_n and_o to_o cleanse_v wound_n unlute_v the_o vessel_n break_v the_o body_n and_o powder_v the_o white_a mass_n that_o remain_v in_o it_o put_v it_o into_o a_o earthen_a retort_n half_o empty_a place_v your_o retort_n in_o a_o reverberatory_n furnace_n and_o fit_v to_o it_o a_o large_a receiver_n lute_n the_o juncture_n close_o and_o light_v a_o very_a small_a fire_n the_o first_o three_o hour_n only_o to_o warm_v the_o retort_n afterward_o increase_v it_o every_o hour_n to_o the_o utmost_a violence_n and_o these_o spirit_n will_v come_v forth_o and_o fill_v the_o receiver_n with_o white_a cloud_n continue_v the_o fire_n in_o this_o condition_n three_o day_n together_o then_o let_v the_o vessel_n cool_v you_o will_v find_v in_o the_o receiver_n a_o acid_a spirit_n which_o you_o may_v rectify_v by_o distil_v it_o in_o a_o glass_n alembick_a in_o sand_n in_o order_n to_o make_v it_o the_o clear_a this_o acid_n be_v more_o disagreeable_a than_o that_o of_o vitriol_n it_o be_v use_v in_o julep_n for_o continue_a fever_n and_o tertian_n ague_n the_o dose_n be_v from_o four_o to_o eight_o drop_n it_o be_v likewise_o good_a to_o cure_v the_o aphtha_n or_o little_a chancre_n in_o the_o mouth_n break_v the_o retort_n and_o you_o will_v find_v in_o it_o a_o white_a mass_n very_o much_o rarefy_v and_o light_n it_o be_v call_v burn_v alom_n or_o calcine_v alom_n it_o be_v use_v for_o to_o eat_v carnous_a excrescence_n or_o proud_a flesh_n remark_n the_o distillation_n of_o alom_n must_v be_v perform_v like_o that_o of_o vitriol_n that_o be_v to_o say_v without_o addition_n of_o earth_n because_o these_o salt_n do_v contain_v enough_o themselves_o the_o body_n into_o which_o you_o put_v your_o alom_n must_v be_v sure_a to_o be_v large_a enough_o because_o it_o rarefy_v extreme_o the_o phlegm_n be_v know_v to_o be_v all_o come_v forth_o when_o there_o distil_v no_o more_o for_o these_o spirit_n be_v very_a weighty_a do_v require_v a_o great_a heat_n than_o that_o of_o sand_n to_o raise_v they_o some_o have_v write_v that_o alom_n yield_v but_o very_o little_a acid_n yet_o if_o they_o take_v the_o pain_n to_o keep_v a_o strong_a fire_n under_o it_o for_o three_o day_n together_o they_o will_v find_v that_o this_o spirit_n do_v not_o give_v place_n in_o strength_n or_o quantity_n to_o that_o of_o vitriol_n nor_o be_v we_o at_o all_o oblige_a to_o distinguish_v as_o they_o will_v have_v we_o the_o 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be_v use_v also_o in_o unguent_n for_o the_o itch._n remark_n this_o operation_n be_v intend_v only_o to_o rarefie_v the_o sulphur_n that_o be_v become_v more_o open_a it_o may_v work_v the_o better_a sulphur_n be_v proper_a against_o infirmity_n of_o the_o lung_n when_o they_o proceed_v from_o a_o viscosity_n that_o stick_v to_o they_o because_o it_o deterges_fw-la but_o if_o it_o shall_v be_v give_v to_o such_o as_o be_v too_o much_o dry_v with_o a_o fever_n it_o prove_v very_o ill_a in_o that_o it_o raise_v a_o great_a motion_n of_o the_o humour_n it_o cure_v tetter_n and_o the_o itch_n because_o open_v the_o pore_n it_o drive_v out_o the_o subtle_a part_n of_o the_o humour_n but_o yet_o the_o grosser_n part_n remain_v within_o they_o do_v frequent_o return_v again_o you_o may_v use_v a_o glass_n head_n to_o fit_v upon_o the_o body_n if_o you_o mix_v one_o part_n of_o sal_fw-la polychrestum_fw-la with_o two_o pound_n of_o sulphur_n and_o sublime_a they_o together_o as_o those_o i_o 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divide_v it_o into_o small_a imperceptible_a particle_n the_o acid_a liquor_n pierce_v the_o alkali_n and_o by_o separate_v its_o part_n make_v it_o let_v go_v its_o hold_n so_o that_o the_o sulphur_n gather_v itself_o together_o and_o fall_v down_o to_o the_o bottom_n in_o a_o white_a powder_n this_o powder_n be_v wash_v to_o take_v away_o the_o impression_n of_o the_o salt_n of_o tartar_n and_o the_o acid_n that_o may_v remain_v among_o it_o after_o which_o it_o may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v a_o flower_n of_o sulphur_n alcoholise_v the_o change_n of_o its_o yellow_a colour_n into_o a_o white_a come_v from_o this_o that_o be_v more_o rarefy_v it_o have_v a_o smooth_a surface_n than_o it_o have_v before_o to_o reflect_v the_o light_n in_o a_o direct_a line_n to_o our_o eye_n this_o operation_n may_v give_v we_o a_o idea_n of_o what_o happen_v in_o chylification_n and_o in_o sanguification_n for_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o the_o sulphur_n do_v become_v white_a when_o it_o have_v 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