Siris: A Chain of Philosophical Reflexions and Inquiries Concerning the Virtues of Tar Water, and Divers Other Subjects Connected Together and Arising One from AnotherDublin printed, London re-printed, for W. Innys, C. Hitch, and C. Davis, 1744 - 174 pages |
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Page 6
... also as a powerful and fafe deobftruent in cachectic and hysteric cafes . As it is both healing and diuretic , it is very good for the gravel . I believe it to be of great ufe in a dropfy , having known it cure a very bad anafarca in a ...
... also as a powerful and fafe deobftruent in cachectic and hysteric cafes . As it is both healing and diuretic , it is very good for the gravel . I believe it to be of great ufe in a dropfy , having known it cure a very bad anafarca in a ...
Page 7
... also to vegetables . Mr. Evelyn in his treatife on Foreft trees obferves with wonder , that ftems of trees , fimeared over with tar , are preferved thereby from being hurt by the invenomed teeth of goats and other injuries , while every ...
... also to vegetables . Mr. Evelyn in his treatife on Foreft trees obferves with wonder , that ftems of trees , fimeared over with tar , are preferved thereby from being hurt by the invenomed teeth of goats and other injuries , while every ...
Page 16
... also , the endless variety of juices drawn and formed out of the fame foil , by various fpecies of vegetables ; which must therefore differ in an endless variety , as to the texture of their abforbent veffels and fe- cretory ducts . 32 ...
... also , the endless variety of juices drawn and formed out of the fame foil , by various fpecies of vegetables ; which must therefore differ in an endless variety , as to the texture of their abforbent veffels and fe- cretory ducts . 32 ...
Page 25
... infufion of tar drunk warm , is eafier infi- nuated into all the nice capillary veffels , and acts , not only by virtue of the balfam , but also by that D of of the vehicle . It's tafte , it's diuretic quality ( 25 )
... infufion of tar drunk warm , is eafier infi- nuated into all the nice capillary veffels , and acts , not only by virtue of the balfam , but also by that D of of the vehicle . It's tafte , it's diuretic quality ( 25 )
Page 43
... also when come to a height , in degree of virulence equal the moft malignant . Of this we have a remarkable proof , in that horrible defcription of the fcorbutic F 2 patients patients in the hofpitals of Paris , given by mon- ( 43 )
... also when come to a height , in degree of virulence equal the moft malignant . Of this we have a remarkable proof , in that horrible defcription of the fcorbutic F 2 patients patients in the hofpitals of Paris , given by mon- ( 43 )
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