Manuscripts for Friends of Secret Sciences

P r e f a c e .

The second section shall be primarily
dedicated to practical-technical chemistry,
and as opportunity arises, also to medicinal
chemistry.

Investigations into renowned alchemical
works;

Judgments and reports on rare
alchemical, magical, and kabbalistic: Referring to the Kabbalah, a Jewish mystical tradition often adapted by European occultists to find hidden meanings in texts. manuscripts,
books, authors, and history.

Announcements of new discoveries
of a technical-physical nature and the like shall
be preserved here.

One hundred small technological secrets
and arts, which can serve for pleasure,
utility, and the expansion of livelihoods: The original German "Nahrungswege" (literally "food-paths") refers to methods of earning a living or maintaining one's trade.,
shall find their place here; likewise,
more significant and lucrative ones will not
be forgotten. These I often drew forth—
quite raw—with the most persistent patience
from the darkness of the alchemists and
magicians, and only after many costly
experiments did I finally raise them to that
perfection in which the physicist: In this period, "physicist" (Physiker) referred broadly to a student of natural science or a natural philosopher. can
utilize them.

I shall do the same with medicinal
remedies, and here, for the benefit
of humanity and for the use of physicians,
I will present many of the most reliable
and powerful agents, the effects of which
I have seen with my own eyes,
or