Posted on 12/17/2017 2:27:40 PM PST by mairdie
An incredibly rare 17th century alchemist's scroll giving instructions for the elixir of life has sold for a magical 585,000 [pounds].
The delicate manuscript was an illustrative methodology of 15th century scientist George Ripley's recipe for the philosophers' stone which made a potion that supposedly granted the drinker eternal life.
It also gave instructions for turning base metals into gold.
Although the instructions were impossibly cryptic - there is one reference to using dragon's blood - it didn't stop scholars of the time, including Sir Isaac Newton, giving it a go.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
I want to shake the alchemist’s hand - then I’d be willing to invest in the recipe....
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Gold is rarely sold by owners of Gold; it is sold by middle men (brokers) that make a profit off of both the buyer and the seller.
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I translated the secret signs thusly:
Drink more Ovaltine!
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