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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... juices without heating , and is therefore useful , not only as a pectoral and balfa- mic , but also as a powerful and fafe deobftruent in cachectic and hysteric cafes . As it is both healing and diuretic , it is very good for the gravel ...
... juices without heating , and is therefore useful , not only as a pectoral and balfa- mic , but also as a powerful and fafe deobftruent in cachectic and hysteric cafes . As it is both healing and diuretic , it is very good for the gravel ...
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... juice , falt , and fpirit of thofe evergreens are to be found in tar ; whofe virtues extend not to animals alone , but also to vegetables . Mr. Evelyn in his treatife on Foreft trees obferves with wonder , that ftems of trees , fimeared ...
... juice , falt , and fpirit of thofe evergreens are to be found in tar ; whofe virtues extend not to animals alone , but also to vegetables . Mr. Evelyn in his treatife on Foreft trees obferves with wonder , that ftems of trees , fimeared ...
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... juices , they would be capable of producing . It must therefore be a thing of great benefit , to be able to introduce any requifite quantity of their volatile parts into the fineft ducts and capillaries , fo as not to offend the ftomach ...
... juices , they would be capable of producing . It must therefore be a thing of great benefit , to be able to introduce any requifite quantity of their volatile parts into the fineft ducts and capillaries , fo as not to offend the ftomach ...
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... juice .. 17. The method ufed by our colonies in Ame- rica , for making tar and pitch , is in effect the fame with that of the ancient Macedonians ; as appears from the account given in the Philofophical ( a ) Sect . 13 . B Tranf ...
... juice .. 17. The method ufed by our colonies in Ame- rica , for making tar and pitch , is in effect the fame with that of the ancient Macedonians ; as appears from the account given in the Philofophical ( a ) Sect . 13 . B Tranf ...
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... juices iffuing from all thofe trees . Tar and all forts of exfudations from evergreens are , in a general ... juice oozing from the bark of evergreen trees , ei- ther fpontaneously or by incifion . It is thought to be the oil of the bark ...
... juices iffuing from all thofe trees . Tar and all forts of exfudations from evergreens are , in a general ... juice oozing from the bark of evergreen trees , ei- ther fpontaneously or by incifion . It is thought to be the oil of the bark ...
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