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 10
... doth not at once produce fruit and refin , but the former only in its youth , the latter in its old age . 20. Turpentine is a fine refin . Four kinds of this are in ufe . The turpentine of Chios or Cy- prus prus which flows from the ...
... doth not at once produce fruit and refin , but the former only in its youth , the latter in its old age . 20. Turpentine is a fine refin . Four kinds of this are in ufe . The turpentine of Chios or Cy- prus prus which flows from the ...
Page 17
... doth wonderfully rarefy and raise the fap ; till it per- fpires and forms an atmosphere , like the effluvia of animal bodies . And though the leaves are fuppof- ed to perform principally the office of lungs , breathing out ...
... doth wonderfully rarefy and raise the fap ; till it per- fpires and forms an atmosphere , like the effluvia of animal bodies . And though the leaves are fuppof- ed to perform principally the office of lungs , breathing out ...
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... doth not feem that any folution of myrrh is impregnated with it's falt or acid fpi- rit . It may not , therefore , feem ftrange if this water fhould be found more beneficial for procur- ing health and long life , than any solution of ...
... doth not feem that any folution of myrrh is impregnated with it's falt or acid fpi- rit . It may not , therefore , feem ftrange if this water fhould be found more beneficial for procur- ing health and long life , than any solution of ...
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... doth , which contains both oil and falt . And as the oil in tar - water difcovers eye , fo the acid falts do manifest itself to the ( a ) Sect . 47 . themselves themselves to the tafte . Tar - water therefore is ( 28 )
... doth , which contains both oil and falt . And as the oil in tar - water difcovers eye , fo the acid falts do manifest itself to the ( a ) Sect . 47 . themselves themselves to the tafte . Tar - water therefore is ( 28 )
Page 33
... doth alfo dif- pofe it to do mischief . I mean it's great momentum , the weight of it being about ten times that of blood , and the momentum being the joint pro- duct of the weight and velocity , it must needs operate with great force ...
... doth alfo dif- pofe it to do mischief . I mean it's great momentum , the weight of it being about ten times that of blood , and the momentum being the joint pro- duct of the weight and velocity , it must needs operate with great force ...
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