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 12
... opinion , that the latter is not a medicine of more value or efficacy than the former . 23. Pliny fuppofed amber to be a refin , and to diftil from fome fpecies of pine , which he gathered from it's fmell . Nevertheless it's being dug ...
... opinion , that the latter is not a medicine of more value or efficacy than the former . 23. Pliny fuppofed amber to be a refin , and to diftil from fome fpecies of pine , which he gathered from it's fmell . Nevertheless it's being dug ...
Page 17
... opinion received by many , that the fap circulates in plants as the blood in animals : that it afcends through capillary arteries in the trunk , into which are inofculated other veffels of the bark answering to veins , which bring back ...
... opinion received by many , that the fap circulates in plants as the blood in animals : that it afcends through capillary arteries in the trunk , into which are inofculated other veffels of the bark answering to veins , which bring back ...
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... opinion of learned men , there is an influ ence on plants derived from the fun , befides it's mere heat . Certainly doctor Grew , that curious anatomist of plants , holds the folar influence to differ from that of a mere culinary fire ...
... opinion of learned men , there is an influ ence on plants derived from the fun , befides it's mere heat . Certainly doctor Grew , that curious anatomist of plants , holds the folar influence to differ from that of a mere culinary fire ...
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... opinion that all acids coa- gulate the blood . Boerhaave excepts vinegar , which he holds to be a foap , inafmuch as it is found to contain an oil as well as an acid fpirit . Hence it is both unctuous and penetrating , a powerful anti ...
... opinion that all acids coa- gulate the blood . Boerhaave excepts vinegar , which he holds to be a foap , inafmuch as it is found to contain an oil as well as an acid fpirit . Hence it is both unctuous and penetrating , a powerful anti ...
Page 38
... opinion I had of tar as a balfamic : and rofin is only tar infpiffated . 80. Nothing that I know corroborates the fto- mach fo much as tar - water ( a ) . Whence it fol- lows , that it must be of fingular use to perfons af- flicted with ...
... opinion I had of tar as a balfamic : and rofin is only tar infpiffated . 80. Nothing that I know corroborates the fto- mach fo much as tar - water ( a ) . Whence it fol- lows , that it must be of fingular use to perfons af- flicted with ...
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