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 6
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 29
And the ¿therial oil of turpentine , though an admirable drier , healer , and
anodyne , when outwardly applied to wounds and ulcers , and not less useful in
cleansing the urinary passages and healing their ulcerations , yet is known to be
of a ...
And the ¿therial oil of turpentine , though an admirable drier , healer , and
anodyne , when outwardly applied to wounds and ulcers , and not less useful in
cleansing the urinary passages and healing their ulcerations , yet is known to be
of a ...
Page 32
There is something in the mild operation of tar - water , that seems more friendly
to the economy , and forwards the digestions and secretions in a way more
natural and benign , the mildness of this medicine being such that I have known ...
There is something in the mild operation of tar - water , that seems more friendly
to the economy , and forwards the digestions and secretions in a way more
natural and benign , the mildness of this medicine being such that I have known ...
Page 33
Opium , though a medicine of great extent and efficacy , yet is frequently known to
produce grievous disorders in hysterical or hypochondriacal persons , who make
a great part , perhaps the greatest of those who lead sedentary lives in these i ...
Opium , though a medicine of great extent and efficacy , yet is frequently known to
produce grievous disorders in hysterical or hypochondriacal persons , who make
a great part , perhaps the greatest of those who lead sedentary lives in these i ...
Page 34
I have known ic do great good in a cold watery conftitution , as a cardiac and
stomachic ; and at the same cime allay heat and feverith thirst in another . I have
known it correct costive habits in some , and the contrary habit in others . Nor will
this ...
I have known ic do great good in a cold watery conftitution , as a cardiac and
stomachic ; and at the same cime allay heat and feverith thirst in another . I have
known it correct costive habits in some , and the contrary habit in others . Nor will
this ...
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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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