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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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 inflaming 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 inflaming nature . But it is to
...
Page 11
Baisams , as hath been already observed , are apt to offend the stomach . But tar
- water may be taken without offending the stomach : For the strengthening
whereof it is the best medicine I have ever tried . 22 . The folly of man rateth
things by ...
Baisams , as hath been already observed , are apt to offend the stomach . But tar
- water may be taken without offending the stomach : For the strengthening
whereof it is the best medicine I have ever tried . 22 . The folly of man rateth
things by ...
Page 12
There is , as hath been already observed , more or less oil and balsam in all
evergreen trees , which retains the acid spirit , 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 spirit , 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 tubes 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 tubes running up through the trunk from the
root .
Page 20
... attracting and imbibing certain rays , which produce certain flavours and
qualities , in like manner as certain rays , being reflected , produce certain
colours . ( a ) 36 , 37 . 41 . It 41 . It hạth been observed by some curious
anatomists ( 20 )
... attracting and imbibing certain rays , which produce certain flavours and
qualities , in like manner as certain rays , being reflected , produce certain
colours . ( a ) 36 , 37 . 41 . It 41 . It hạth been observed by some curious
anatomists ( 20 )
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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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