An Inaugural Dissertation on Mercury

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Excerpt from An Inaugural Dissertation on Mercury: Embracing Its Medical History, Curative Action, and Abuse in Certain DiseasesMercury, though a rare product of nature in com parison with other mineral substances, is yet perhaps more frequently found in the bowels of the earth than is generally supposed. The most celebrated mines which produce it are those of Idria, Hungary, Bohemia, and Carinthia those of France, especial ly near Montpellier, and of Normandy, those of Al maden, in Spain, and of Guanvelica, in pernal In its ¿uid or native state it is often found interspersed through other metals, more frequently in conjunc tion with sulphur, in the form of Cinnabar, from which it requires no intermediate body to separate it. At Idria it is found united with bitumen, and Sage has obtained it in the state of an oxided.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.