our blood. The fatal consequences soon make their appearance. The active suppleness in the joints of the body flags, becomes torpid and sluggish. In short our mind turns out scurvy like the body; all its acts have been scurvy for some years past, and will be scurvy till doomsday, unless something like balsam of gold, corrects and amends our

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melting it over the fire; and it will be very well purified.

Take of purified lead one pound; of Salt Amoniac pulverized, one ounce; of Salt Elebrot pounded, two drachmns; of Salt-petre, reduced to powder, half an ounce: let all the ingredients be put into a crucible over a vehement fire during the space of two hours: afterwards take off the crucible, and you will have pure gold. - Salt Elebrot is thus prepared; Take of common salt purified, of Salt Gemmae, or Rock-salt, of Salt Alcali, ana, one ounce: to which, being pounded, add of the juice of mint, of the juice of clove gilly-flowers, ana, two ounces; or spring water, two pounds: let them be all well mixed, and this salt will be made.