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Notes On Literature, Science, And Art.
to interfere with the first beginnings of sprouting . When necessary , the whole stock may be conveniently ' overhauled' and picked over , one set of bins at a time . " The writer ought to have stated that the boxes are not to be made air-tight , but space for the circulation of air left between the boards . Rose Cottage , Stokesley .
An Hermetic Work.
AN HERMETIC WORK .
( Conclusion . ) How Sand , Flints , and the like impregnated Stones may le known , whether they contain little or much Gold . FLINTS SandStonesetc . that are White of all sortscontain the least quantity of
, , , , , Gold , and yet are never without some Volatil , though not to be extracted with profit ; but most commonly the YelloAv and Red have most Gold , yet not ahvays to answer the charge in dissolving and extracting . Yellow , duskish , and Black commonly hold much , and where through white , also YelloAv Sand and Stones , where Lines are found ( like Veins through them ) especially if they shine clear and glister Avith many little sparks of 0 close together .
Likewise that Sand is rich Avith Gold , which appears like Talc , wherein are found sime stones , in Avhich Red or duskish Talc appears , even as in all Talc Gold is found , but yet in some more some less . All Flints and Stones in Brooks , called Bartenston , which though appearing white externally , yet after they are made red hot in the fire , and broken in AA ater , appear YelloAv like Gold , are sufficiently rich .
G-reen , Yellow , or Skie coloured Stones , translucid like Horn ( Vulgarly called Horne-stone ) are also for the most part rich . Also all reddish , Black , and dark , dusky Flints , have always Gold , but for the most part mixt with Iron , Avhich therefore frustrate the Vulgar Labourants Menstruum , and so makes it useless . All Quarze Quarries , the coverings of Mines , and also Saphir stones , or other in the Earth in Veins like Metals , or open to the Air or Water , being Coloured , hold Gold .
The Blood-stone , and that which is of kin to it , Emery , Granats , and Lapis Lazuli , do all hold Gold . The Granats hold Corporal Gold , and the first Essence of Gold , some much and more than others , and others but a little : But these aforesaid Stones are so hard , that strong Waters ( as Aqua Fort ) cannot work upon them , yet some remedy may be found to extract them . In all transparent AmphitamsSapphirsRubiesAmathists and Jasinthsis the
, , , , first Essence of Gold , but hard to be extracted . All ( Fluores , Oars and FloAvers ) used in the Mines of 0 and ( to reduce them to a flux , whether Violet or Purple coloured . Yellow , Red , or Green , are endoAved with unri pe Volatil Gold , which if you heat red hot , will vapour a kind of Green , YelloAv , or Bed fumes , and a Snow-white Colour will remain on the stones . Now if any can tell ! 'ow to save those fling fumeshe may with it Coagulate Mercury into Gold . In like
y , Wanner by means of Distillation , a Green Avater may be drawn out of all such like stones , in the which Mercury will Coagidate itself into Gold . This Green water also the ancients have called their Green Lyon , which devours the O or Gold , and prepares a Tincture for ) or $ .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Notes On Literature, Science, And Art.
to interfere with the first beginnings of sprouting . When necessary , the whole stock may be conveniently ' overhauled' and picked over , one set of bins at a time . " The writer ought to have stated that the boxes are not to be made air-tight , but space for the circulation of air left between the boards . Rose Cottage , Stokesley .
An Hermetic Work.
AN HERMETIC WORK .
( Conclusion . ) How Sand , Flints , and the like impregnated Stones may le known , whether they contain little or much Gold . FLINTS SandStonesetc . that are White of all sortscontain the least quantity of
, , , , , Gold , and yet are never without some Volatil , though not to be extracted with profit ; but most commonly the YelloAv and Red have most Gold , yet not ahvays to answer the charge in dissolving and extracting . Yellow , duskish , and Black commonly hold much , and where through white , also YelloAv Sand and Stones , where Lines are found ( like Veins through them ) especially if they shine clear and glister Avith many little sparks of 0 close together .
Likewise that Sand is rich Avith Gold , which appears like Talc , wherein are found sime stones , in Avhich Red or duskish Talc appears , even as in all Talc Gold is found , but yet in some more some less . All Flints and Stones in Brooks , called Bartenston , which though appearing white externally , yet after they are made red hot in the fire , and broken in AA ater , appear YelloAv like Gold , are sufficiently rich .
G-reen , Yellow , or Skie coloured Stones , translucid like Horn ( Vulgarly called Horne-stone ) are also for the most part rich . Also all reddish , Black , and dark , dusky Flints , have always Gold , but for the most part mixt with Iron , Avhich therefore frustrate the Vulgar Labourants Menstruum , and so makes it useless . All Quarze Quarries , the coverings of Mines , and also Saphir stones , or other in the Earth in Veins like Metals , or open to the Air or Water , being Coloured , hold Gold .
The Blood-stone , and that which is of kin to it , Emery , Granats , and Lapis Lazuli , do all hold Gold . The Granats hold Corporal Gold , and the first Essence of Gold , some much and more than others , and others but a little : But these aforesaid Stones are so hard , that strong Waters ( as Aqua Fort ) cannot work upon them , yet some remedy may be found to extract them . In all transparent AmphitamsSapphirsRubiesAmathists and Jasinthsis the
, , , , first Essence of Gold , but hard to be extracted . All ( Fluores , Oars and FloAvers ) used in the Mines of 0 and ( to reduce them to a flux , whether Violet or Purple coloured . Yellow , Red , or Green , are endoAved with unri pe Volatil Gold , which if you heat red hot , will vapour a kind of Green , YelloAv , or Bed fumes , and a Snow-white Colour will remain on the stones . Now if any can tell ! 'ow to save those fling fumeshe may with it Coagulate Mercury into Gold . In like
y , Wanner by means of Distillation , a Green Avater may be drawn out of all such like stones , in the which Mercury will Coagidate itself into Gold . This Green water also the ancients have called their Green Lyon , which devours the O or Gold , and prepares a Tincture for ) or $ .