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 5
... erysipelatous fevers , perceived the usual fore - running symptoms to come on ,
I advised her to drink tar - water which prevented the erysipelas . 6. I never knew
any thing so good for the stomach as tar - water : it cures indigestion and gives ...
... erysipelatous fevers , perceived the usual fore - running symptoms to come on ,
I advised her to drink tar - water which prevented the erysipelas . 6. I never knew
any thing so good for the stomach as tar - water : it cures indigestion and gives ...
Page 13
Theophrastus gives the preference to that resin which is gor from the silver fir and
pitch tree ( ελάτη and πίτυς ) before that yielded by the pine , which yet , he faith ,
is in greater plenty . Pliny , on the contrary , affirms that the pine producech the ...
Theophrastus gives the preference to that resin which is gor from the silver fir and
pitch tree ( ελάτη and πίτυς ) before that yielded by the pine , which yet , he faith ,
is in greater plenty . Pliny , on the contrary , affirms that the pine producech the ...
Page 33
But then we should be cautious in the use of it , if we consider , that the very thing
which gives it power of doing good above other deobftruents , doth also difpose it
to do mischief . I mean it's great momentum , the weight of it being about ten ...
But then we should be cautious in the use of it , if we consider , that the very thing
which gives it power of doing good above other deobftruents , doth also difpose it
to do mischief . I mean it's great momentum , the weight of it being about ten ...
Page 47
Which , by the vehement shock it gives the whole Frame , and the sensible
secretion it produceth , may be thought to be more adequate to such an effect .
But the disorder occasioned by that violent process , it is to be feared , may never
be got ...
Which , by the vehement shock it gives the whole Frame , and the sensible
secretion it produceth , may be thought to be more adequate to such an effect .
But the disorder occasioned by that violent process , it is to be feared , may never
be got ...
Page 52
It gives nevertheless speedy relief in most cases , as I have found by my self and
many others . I have been surprized to see perfons fallen away and languishing
under a bad digestion , after a few weeks recover a good stomach , and with it ...
It gives nevertheless speedy relief in most cases , as I have found by my self and
many others . I have been surprized to see perfons fallen away and languishing
under a bad digestion , after a few weeks recover a good stomach , and with it ...
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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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