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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I believe it to be of great use in a dropsy , having known it cure a very bad
anasarca in a person whose thirst , though very extraordinary , was in a short
time removed by the drinking of tar - water . 7. The usefulness of this medicine in
...
I believe it to be of great use in a dropsy , having known it cure a very bad
anasarca in a person whose thirst , though very extraordinary , was in a short
time removed by the drinking of tar - water . 7. The usefulness of this medicine in
...
Page 31
Whereas tar - water is so far from hurting in those cases , or being discontinued
on that account , that it greatly contributes to their cure ( a ) . 66. Cordials ,
vulgariy so called , act immediately on the stomach , and by consent of nerves on
the ...
Whereas tar - water is so far from hurting in those cases , or being discontinued
on that account , that it greatly contributes to their cure ( a ) . 66. Cordials ,
vulgariy so called , act immediately on the stomach , and by consent of nerves on
the ...
Page 32
And it is remarked by the ablest physicians , that the gout is so difficult to cure ,
because heating medicines aggravate it's immediate , and cooling it's remote
cause . But tar - water , although it contain active principles that strengthen the ...
And it is remarked by the ablest physicians , that the gout is so difficult to cure ,
because heating medicines aggravate it's immediate , and cooling it's remote
cause . But tar - water , although it contain active principles that strengthen the ...
Page 35
It is not therefore strange that tar - water should warm one habit , and cool
another , have one good effect on a cold constitution , and another good effect on
an inflamed one ; nor , if this be fo , that it should cure opposite disorders . All
which ...
It is not therefore strange that tar - water should warm one habit , and cool
another , have one good effect on a cold constitution , and another good effect on
an inflamed one ; nor , if this be fo , that it should cure opposite disorders . All
which ...
Page 38
I have known a bloody Aux of long conţi . nuance , after divers medicines had
been tried in vain , cured by tar - water . But that which I take to be the most
speedy and effectual remedy in a bloody Aux , is a clyfter of an ounce of common
brown ...
I have known a bloody Aux of long conţi . nuance , after divers medicines had
been tried in vain , cured by tar - water . But that which I take to be the most
speedy and effectual remedy in a bloody Aux , is a clyfter of an ounce of common
brown ...
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| Title | Siris: A Chain of Philosophical Reflexions and Inquiries Concerning the Virtues of Tar Water, and Divers Other Subjects Connected Together and Arising One from Another Eighteenth Century English short title catalogue Eighteenth Century collection 8128. number of Goldsmiths'-Kress library of economic literature Siris: a Chain of Philosophical Reflexions and Inquiries Concerning the Virtues of Tar Water,: And Divers Other Subjects Connected Together and Arising One from Another, George Berkeley |
| Author | George Berkeley |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | Dublin printed, London re-printed, for W. Innys, C. Hitch, and C. Davis, 1744 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 20 apr. 2009 |
| Length | 174 pages |
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