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 7
... less , from all forts of pines and firs whatToever ; and that the native spirits and
essential ( alts of thole vegetables are the same in curpentine and common tar .
In effect this vulgar tar , which cheapness and plenty may have rendered ...
... less , from all forts of pines and firs whatToever ; and that the native spirits and
essential ( alts of thole vegetables are the same in curpentine and common tar .
In effect this vulgar tar , which cheapness and plenty may have rendered ...
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 22
The less violence is used to nature the better it ' s produce . The juice of olives or
grapes is . fuing by the lightest pressure is best . Resins that drop from the
branches spontaneously , or ooze upon the fightest incision , are the finest and
most ...
The less violence is used to nature the better it ' s produce . The juice of olives or
grapes is . fuing by the lightest pressure is best . Resins that drop from the
branches spontaneously , or ooze upon the fightest incision , are the finest and
most ...
Page 27
The corrosive acrimony of the saline particles being softened by the mixture of an
unctuous substance they insinuate themselves into the small ducts with less
difficulty and danger . The combination of these different substances makes up a
...
The corrosive acrimony of the saline particles being softened by the mixture of an
unctuous substance they insinuate themselves into the small ducts with less
difficulty and danger . The combination of these different substances makes up a
...
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 ...
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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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