1000000030

164 / 1042

e H E M
ning mercury \Viii Cal! into the water, which you may
dry and keep Cor ufe; it being very pur•.
oon arter mixing the regulus with the cnrrofi.e fub·
limue, the maucr (omctimCl grows eonfidtrably hot :
Thi. 11 oeeafione,l by the marine aeid', beginniogto afl
on the reguline pan, and to «efm il. mHcury.
The bumr of antimony rifes with a my moderate
heat ; bmufe the acid of fea·falt hu h the propmy of
'olalilizing, and emyingup along with it, the mmllic
fubOa"teI with whieh it i. eombined : And Cor this rea·
fon a oery gentlc hUl only is required al the beginning
of the opmtion.
lt i. ab(olutcly necdrary that Ihe neck of Ihe relOr!
be wide and fhort : for olherwife, if the buner of antimo·
ny fhould fix and be aecumulmd thmin, it mighl flop
up Ihe palTage (ntirel y, and occaGon Ihe burfiing of Ihe
'elTel.. By Ihi, opmtion we obtain eighl paru and
Ihree qllartCrl of fine bUller of antimony, and ten pans
oC runn'ng mereury ; there being lefl in Ihe retOrt one
part nd a half of a l'lIre6ed maller, blaek, white, and
red. Thil i, probably the moO earthy and moOimpure
pan oCIhc regulus of antimony.
If erude anlimony, inflead of regulus of anlimony,
be mixed with eorrofi,l fublimate, a butter of anlimony
will be obtained in Ihe fa me manner; bUI, inOead of
huing a runni~g mercury afler the bumr, you will find
• einabar fubllmed into the Deck and upper eoneavily oC
the retort.
The rufon oC Ihi, difFm nee i. eaGll' eonecifed : for,
when the regulu. i. ufed, the mmury being deCertcd by
ill cíd, find, noother fubOanee tO uoite wilh, and fo riCe,
in the (or01 of ¡ bUI when erude antimooy i.
cmployed inllud of il$ regulu., as Ihe reguline pm
Ihmof unnol combine with Ihe acid wilhoul quining
ill f.lphur, fo thi. fulphur. bcing at liberty, unitel with
Ihe mereury, which i. fo likewife, and !hmwilh form,
1 cinlba,; whieh (ram in origio i. olmed clnda, .¡ ano
ti,. "l'.
B.ltlr o[ Anl¡"MJ timt'lpuntitri ., mlanJ .¡ Watt, u", 'TA, Pul,i. Algtroth, o, Mercuriu. Vitz.
M LT I\!ith a gentlc bUI as mueh bUller of anlimony
as you plufe. \ heo it i. melted, pour il in 10 a larfe
qUllllil of IVa,m waler. The Water will immedim y
~ro lurbid. bUI whilifh. and lel fall a &rClt quantilY
f hite po.'der. \vhe" all Ihe precipime is fmled.
deCAol Ihe W.ler : pour on f,efh "'U"' ",aler: Ind ha·
. inllhu, edulc ;1 by (cmal ablulions, d,y ;1. aod
tou h le the , .f's."th, o, tre.,i.l ~il,¡(.
B,: , lJntral.
In T bumr of anlimony OTer warm ,fhu. Ind pUl
;1 ;nlo I phi" or m~lm. Cradutlly pour on il good
(piot of niue. 'liIIlhe mmer be entircly dilTol,c.l. Thi.
"rullI. requlltl U much fpuil of oill. al Ihere i bumr
(lf ••"mM. DunnR Ih. d,lTolution Cum.s will ri(e,
hlch mull be urc(ull ...oided. Pour your (olulion.
h,ch ,11 be le... Ind of. redcLlh colaur. 1010 I glar.
CUC'lIbll. or , ¡tIO of Ilonc-urc; (u it In a flod·balh.
oc! curowc 10 di oc(, th modera,e hnl . Thue
di be leTI' h'le nur" ;c'ghio8 founh plIl lefl
\' l. 11. o. )6. 3
s T R Y. 141
Ihan the whol~ quantity ufed. both of butler and the (pir;t
of nilre. Let it cool, ~nd aga;n pour On il as mueb
rpirit oC nim as you u(.d Ihe 6r(l lime. Place Ihe .eC.
rel again in the fand·bath. and evaporate Ihe modlur. as
befare. You will h2fe ¡ white mafs thal halh neilher
gaineo nor loO in weight. On thi, pour, for Ihe Ih"d
lime, Ihe fame quantily of fpiril of nitre as you did Ihe
firR lime. Again euporate Ihe moiRure 10 perf.eél dry••
nefs: Ihen inereafe your 6r., and calcine Ihe maner for
half In hour. You will have lefl a dry, friable. lighl.
white mmer, of an agrmble ¡cid laRe; which 11',11 fall
inlO a coarfe powder, and muO be kept in a phial careo
fully lIopt. This is Bezoar mineral: il is neither eauOíc
nor emelÍe, and haJ only a fudorifie vinue. It oblaincd
Ihe name il bem. beeau(e, like Ihe animal bezoar, it
was imagined 10 have Ihe propcrty of refifling poiron.
F/~", o[ AntimonJ.
TA k E an unglazed earlhen pOI••having an apmure in
iu fide, wilh a flopple10 fhut il clofe. Sel Ihis pOI in a
furnace, the eavily whereof it may 61 as exaélly ., pon;.
ble: nnd ~II upwith IUlethe rpace. ifany. I(fl bel~'een Ihe
. elTeI and Ihe furnace. Om Ihis velTeI fix Ihree aludels
wilh a blind·head al !he top ; and lighla fire inIhe fu ro
oaee undcr Ihe pOto
When Ihe bollomof Ihe pot is Ihoroughly red. thraw
inlo the lateral aperture a fmall (poonfu l of pOlVdered ano
limony. Slir Ihe mallcr immed,mly with aniron fpalu,
Ja made a Iiltle bending, in order 10 fpread il Ihe
boltom of Ihe .elTeI. and then (lop Ihe hole. The
fiowers will rife and adhm 10 Ihe infides of Ihe aludels.
KCtp ap Ihe 6re fo Ibu Ihe bOllom of!he pOI may ajo
"'ayl continue red; aod, wheo nothiog more fublimes.
pUl in a like quantilYof aOlimony, and operale u be·
fore. In Ihis manner go on fubliming your anlimony.
till you hlfeas many flolVerI as you wanl. T hen let tbc
Gre go OUI; and when !he .rlre], are cold. unlule Ihem.
You will find ftowm adbering all round Ihe infides of
Ihe aludels and Ibe head, which you may coUeél wilh a
feuher.
R'lu'ul o[ AntÍlnonJ conue,ttrJ inlotlO'lJ)(T/.
PULVHIU your roAulu, of antimon,: pUl Ihe po...·
der inlo an unglaud cartheo pon : Ihree or four fingm
bre¡Jlh above Ibe powder, fil inlo POI a litlle eover.
made of Ihe (ame mlh and huing a fmall hale in iu
middl., (o Ihat it may wi!h ufe be plaool in tIle pOI
and lakcn OUI ",hen Ih.,e is oecaGon: eOl'er Ihe moulh
of the POI with a commoo lid: (el it in a funuee. an,l
kindle a 6re uoder it (uffieienl 10 m¡kc Ihe botrom of Ihc
POI ~d lnd 10 mell Ihe regulu,. \ hen it h¡llt been
Ihul kepl in fufion for about anhour. lel the 6re go OUI
and!he hole cool. Theo remote Ihe tWO COYCl'l.
You 10,11 find adhering tO Ihe fu,(m nJ the re¡¡Ulul.
",hich will be lO a m~rs al the bollom of Ihe poto IlIle
fto~·ers re(embling (no"" inlermi~ed "ilh be¡uufol. bril·
hanl. Cal,er colourcd nec.lles. T. e !hem 001, ¡na 1
~,II find tIlem mue aboul one pUl in (¡ 11' 1 o of the
whol. re olul emplo)cJ.
PUl tIle COTen a .on in lbeír pl,cn, aod prl>Cetd í I
lb. (&me mVlocr u bdorc : W1Ieo Ibe elTc1s.,.
t 2N co ,