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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... fame quantity of fresh water , the veffel being fhaken and left to ftand as before . And this is repeated for every glafs , fo long as the tar continues to impregnate the water fufficiently , which will appear by the fmell and tafte ...
... fame quantity of fresh water , the veffel being fhaken and left to ftand as before . And this is repeated for every glafs , fo long as the tar continues to impregnate the water fufficiently , which will appear by the fmell and tafte ...
Page 6
... fame in all bo- dies . But it is well known that volatile falts do greatly differ , and the eafier they are feparated from the fubject , the more do they poffefs of it's fpecific qualities . Now the most easy separation is by infufion ...
... fame in all bo- dies . But it is well known that volatile falts do greatly differ , and the eafier they are feparated from the fubject , the more do they poffefs of it's fpecific qualities . Now the most easy separation is by infufion ...
Page 7
... fame in turpentine and common tar . In effect this vulgar tar , which cheapnefs and plenty may have rendered contemp- tible , appears to be an excellent balfam , contain- ing the virtues of moft other balfams , which it eafily imparts ...
... fame in turpentine and common tar . In effect this vulgar tar , which cheapnefs and plenty may have rendered contemp- tible , appears to be an excellent balfam , contain- ing the virtues of moft other balfams , which it eafily imparts ...
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... fame with the piffel¿um of the ancients ; but Hardouin in his notes on Pli- ny , thinks the piffel¿um to have been produced from the cones of cedars . What use they made of thefe liquors anciently I know not but it may be prefumed they ...
... fame with the piffel¿um of the ancients ; but Hardouin in his notes on Pli- ny , thinks the piffel¿um to have been produced from the cones of cedars . What use they made of thefe liquors anciently I know not but it may be prefumed they ...
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... fame word was used by the ancients in a large fenfe , fo as to comprehend the juices iffuing from all thofe trees . Tar and all forts of exfudations from evergreens are , in a general acceptation , included under the name refin . Hard ...
... fame word was used by the ancients in a large fenfe , fo as to comprehend the juices iffuing from all thofe trees . Tar and all forts of exfudations from evergreens are , in a general acceptation , included under the name refin . Hard ...
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