ALCHEMY

the art which has develope into modern chemistry. The Alchemis ect themselves three tasks: (1) To tran mute the baser metals into gold by mea: of the philosopher's stone. (2) To di corer a universal paneer for diseas (3) To discover tho elixir of life, the dria! ing of which would confer perpetual yout and ey: ALCIBI ‘ADES, 450-404 B.c., an Ath nian of noble birth, band some person, an great wealth, was brought up by his anc Pericles, and was for a time the pupil « pase He alead! rs poems in 3 ex ion agains, and was a! pointed to one of the Zhiet command ut was recalled. In the Peloponnesia War he, in tarn, served and ny ay tt A then i ans. He went into cxile in Asi and was a a inated. [s. 39]