Show SORCERERS BURNED AT STAKE Custom of Cf f an n Early Age When Thou Thou- und of Unfortunate Students Were Put to Death Alchemists often otten believed that by deep thought they could find a way to toI I turn turn base basc metals Into gold bot but al alchemy alchemy alchemy al- al chemy Itself was much deeper sad and broader brooder than this according to n Q writer writ writ- er It was supposed at this time that there were seven heavenly bodies bodies- the sun moon Mars Mercury Venus Jupiter and ond Saturn Saturn and seven metals gold gold sliver silver Iron mercury copper tin tin and lead tead There were also seven Beven In a 8 week and seven en colors In a o rainbow There were twelve signs s In Inthe Inthe Inthe the zodiac twelve months In the year twelve precious stones atones and tc elvo parts to the body It seemed to the Alchemists that there must be some hidden connection between these things of oC nature and In trying to find nd they fit It th they y spent much time in watching S th the ky and In bending over their and n retorts torts wring During nn an age when superstition was WOR rife riCo such mch nocturnal activities could not fall to arouse suspicion U and to be accused of being o a sorcerer was generally followed by burning ut at the stake Many thousands of oC such unfortunate unfortunate unfortunate un un- un- un fortunate students were put to death during these dark centuries but In spite of ot th the dangers men secretly studied alchemy |