Part 4 - Liquefaction of haritala

The belly of a big fish is to be cut out very carefully, cleansed of the entrails, and made into a sort of a bag which is to be filled with purified haritala of a superior quality, the borders of the bag being sewed carefully by means of thread. The whole thing is then to be kept into an earthen vessel, covered in such a way as to let some air enter into it. The vessel is to be kept securely at the top of a big tree growing in a locality far away from human habitation, so that the stench coming out of the fish in a state of putrefaction may not prove a nuisance to any one. Innumerable insects grow upon the putrefied fish. The stronger among these insects devour the weaker ones until a few very big ones survive. These big ones are very beautiful and have the colour of gold. These are to be taken out and kept suspended, by means of a thread, inside a glass bottle, closed by a light cork, This bottle is to be sunk up to its neck into rice, boiled with milk and still very hot, until the insects melt and collect into a gold-coloured liquid. This liquid may be used in all sorts of diseases, and serves as a very important factor in the secret process of transformation of base metals into gold.