Silver Ore - The Next Madness of Mankind

Silver is only found in deep shafts and raises no hopes of its existence by any signs. It cannot be smelted except when combined with lead, or with the vein of lead called galena lead ore which is usually found running near veins of silver ore. There is also a mineral found in these veins of silver which contains a humor in round drops that is always liquid, and is called quicksilver. Quicksilver acts as a poison on everything and breaks vessels by penetrating them with malignant corruption. All substances float on its surface, except gold, which is the only thing that it attracts to itself. As if it is briskly shaken in earthen vessels, it rejects