Owning a Monet,a Picasso, or a Hirst painting is a barometer of wealth, one that’s unattainable for most art enthusiasts. Blue-chip artwork is usually priced in the millions, and even if you have that kind of cash on hand, unless you have the right connections with art dealers, auction...
“Mix iron powder, gold powder, and brass powder with ordinary powder, have four people hold the limbs of the person with seizures, roast over a fire, shake (the person) above the large fire, and put the (above-mentioned) powder into the fire below his body… After three days in the...