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, and C. Hitch, in Pater-noster-row; and C. Davis in Holbourn., 1744 - 164 pages |
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What entertainment soever the reasoning or notional part may afford the mind , I
will venture to say , the other part seemeth fo surely calculated to do good to the
body , that both must be gainers . For if the lute be not well tuned , the musician ...
What entertainment soever the reasoning or notional part may afford the mind , I
will venture to say , the other part seemeth fo surely calculated to do good to the
body , that both must be gainers . For if the lute be not well tuned , the musician ...
Page 4
... following manner : Pour a gallon of cold water on a quart of tar , and stir and
mix them thoroughly wich a ladle or flat stick for the space of three or four minutes
, after which the versel must stand eight and forty hours that the tar inay have time
...
... following manner : Pour a gallon of cold water on a quart of tar , and stir and
mix them thoroughly wich a ladle or flat stick for the space of three or four minutes
, after which the versel must stand eight and forty hours that the tar inay have time
...
Page 6
And yet some perhaps may suspect that , as the tar itself is sulphureous , tar -
water must be of a hot and inflaming nature . But it is to be noted , that all balsams
contain and acid spirit , which is in truth a volatile falt . Water is a menstruum that
...
And yet some perhaps may suspect that , as the tar itself is sulphureous , tar -
water must be of a hot and inflaming nature . But it is to be noted , that all balsams
contain and acid spirit , which is in truth a volatile falt . Water is a menstruum that
...
Page 8
... blood and juices , they would be capable of producing . It must therefore be a
thing of great benefit , to be able to introduce any requisite quantity of their
volatile parts into the finest ducts and capillaries , so as not to offend the stomach
, but ...
... blood and juices , they would be capable of producing . It must therefore be a
thing of great benefit , to be able to introduce any requisite quantity of their
volatile parts into the finest ducts and capillaries , so as not to offend the stomach
, but ...
Page 16
... if we consider not only the several juices secreted by different parts of the same
plant , but also , the endless variety of juices drawn and formed out of the same
foil , by various species of vegetables ; which must therefore differ in an endless ...
... if we consider not only the several juices secreted by different parts of the same
plant , but also , the endless variety of juices drawn and formed out of the same
foil , by various species of vegetables ; which must therefore differ in an endless ...
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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 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 |
| Contributors | Margaret Rhames, William Bowyer, William Innys, Charles Hitch, Charles Davis |
| Publisher | Dublin printed, London re-printed, for W. Innys, and C. Hitch, in Pater-noster-row; and C. Davis in Holbourn., 1744 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 20 apr. 2009 |
| Length | 164 pages |
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