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
The usefulness of this medicine in inflammatory cases is evident , from what has
been already observed ( a ) . And yet some perhaps may suspect that , as the tar
itself is sulphureous , tar . water must be of a hot and infiaming nature . But it is to
...
The usefulness of this medicine in inflammatory cases is evident , from what has
been already observed ( a ) . And yet some perhaps may suspect that , as the tar
itself is sulphureous , tar . water must be of a hot and infiaming nature . But it is to
...
Page 11
Balsams , as hath been already observed , are apt to offend the stomach . But tar
- water may be taken without offending the stomach : For the ftrengthening
whereof it is the best medicine I have ever tried . chased for a penny a pound ...
Balsams , as hath been already observed , are apt to offend the stomach . But tar
- water may be taken without offending the stomach : For the ftrengthening
whereof it is the best medicine I have ever tried . chased for a penny a pound ...
Page 12
There is , as hath been already observed , more or less oil and balsam in all
evergreen trees , which retains the acid fpirit , that principle of life and verdure ;
the not retaining whereof in sufficient quantity , causeth other plants to droop and
...
There is , as hath been already observed , more or less oil and balsam in all
evergreen trees , which retains the acid fpirit , that principle of life and verdure ;
the not retaining whereof in sufficient quantity , causeth other plants to droop and
...
Page 15
Agreeably to the old observation of the Peripatetics , that heat gathereth
homogeneous things and disperseth such as are heterogeneous , we find ... The
sap vessels are observed to be fine rubes running up through the trunk from the
root .
Agreeably to the old observation of the Peripatetics , that heat gathereth
homogeneous things and disperseth such as are heterogeneous , we find ... The
sap vessels are observed to be fine rubes running up through the trunk from the
root .
Page 20
... attracting and imbibing certain rays , which produce certain favours and
qualities , in like manner as certain rays , being reflected , produce certain
colours . 41. It hath been observed by some curious anatomists ,. ( a ) 36 , 37 41.
It ( a ) Sect .
... attracting and imbibing certain rays , which produce certain favours and
qualities , in like manner as certain rays , being reflected , produce certain
colours . 41. It hath been observed by some curious anatomists ,. ( a ) 36 , 37 41.
It ( a ) Sect .
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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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