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, and C. Hitch, in Pater-noster-row; and C. Davis in Holbourn., 1744 - 164 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 chat account , that it greatly contributes to their cure ( a ) . 66 . Cordials ,
vulgarly 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 chat account , that it greatly contributes to their cure ( a ) . 66 . Cordials ,
vulgarly 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
caufe . 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
caufe . 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 conftitution , and another good effect on
an inflamed one ; nor , if this be so , 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 conftitution , and another good effect on
an inflamed one ; nor , if this be so , that it should cure opposite disorders . All
which ...
Page 38
I have known a bloody Aux of long conti . 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 clyster of an ounce of common
brown ...
I have known a bloody Aux of long conti . 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 clyster 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 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 |
| Contributors | Margaret Rhames, William Bowyer, William Innys, Charles Hitch, Charles Davis |
| Publisher | Dublin printed, London re-printed, for W. Innys, and C. Hitch, in Pater-noster-row; and C. Davis in Holbourn., 1744 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 20 apr. 2009 |
| Length | 164 pages |
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