Siris: A Chain of Philosophical Reflexions and Inquiries Concerning the Virtues of Tar Water ...Gunne, 1744 - 174 pages |
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... experience is the beft rule . The ftron- ger the better ; provided the ftomach can bear it . Lefs water or more ... experiènce will fhew ; nor is there any danger in making the experiment . Thofe who labour under old habitual ill- neffes ...
... experience is the beft rule . The ftron- ger the better ; provided the ftomach can bear it . Lefs water or more ... experiènce will fhew ; nor is there any danger in making the experiment . Thofe who labour under old habitual ill- neffes ...
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... experience : and particularly that pthifi- cal and afthmatic perfons receive speedy and great relief from the use of it . 12. Balfams , as all unctuous and oily medicines , create a nauseating in the ftomach . They cannot therefore be ...
... experience : and particularly that pthifi- cal and afthmatic perfons receive speedy and great relief from the use of it . 12. Balfams , as all unctuous and oily medicines , create a nauseating in the ftomach . They cannot therefore be ...
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... experience I have had , it poffeffeth the most valuable qualities afcribed to the feveral balfams of Peru , of Tolu , of Capivi , and even to the balm of Gilead ; fuch is it's virtue in afthmas and pleu- rifies , in obftructions and ...
... experience I have had , it poffeffeth the most valuable qualities afcribed to the feveral balfams of Peru , of Tolu , of Capivi , and even to the balm of Gilead ; fuch is it's virtue in afthmas and pleu- rifies , in obftructions and ...
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... experienced in tar , with those I find ascribed to the precious balm of Judæa , of Gilead , or of Mecha ( as it is diverfly called ) I am of opinion , that the latter is not a medicine of more value or efficacy than the former . 23 ...
... experienced in tar , with those I find ascribed to the precious balm of Judæa , of Gilead , or of Mecha ( as it is diverfly called ) I am of opinion , that the latter is not a medicine of more value or efficacy than the former . 23 ...
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... , efpecially the Norvegian , which is the moft liquid and beft for medicinal uses of any that I have experienced . Those trees that grow on mountains , expofed to the the fun or the north wind , are reckoned by ( 14 )
... , efpecially the Norvegian , which is the moft liquid and beft for medicinal uses of any that I have experienced . Those trees that grow on mountains , expofed to the the fun or the north wind , are reckoned by ( 14 )
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abfolute acid æther æthereal againſt alfo alſo ancient animal fpirit anſwer Ariftotle attraction balfam becauſe beſt blood bodies cafes caufe cauſe confequently confidered conftitute cure diffolved diftempers diftinct diuretic divine doctrine doth effects elaftic Ennead exift exiſtence fafe faid falts fame fcurvy fecreted feem feemeth felf fenfe fenfible feveral fhall fhew fhould firft firſt foap folar fome fometimes fomewhat force foul fpecific ftill ftomach fubftance fubject fubtile fuch fulphur fuppofed fupreme fyftem gout greateſt groffer grofs hath heat Heraclitus himſelf intellect invifible itſelf juices lacteals laws of attraction lefs medicine mind moft moſt motion muft muſt nature neceffary nevertheleſs obferved Parmenides particles perfons phænomena philofophers plants Plato Plotinus Plutarch prefent prefervative principle produce pure reafon refiding ſeem Sir Ifaac Newton ſpace tar-water thefe themſelves Theophraftus theſe things thofe thoſe Timæus turpentine underſtand underſtood univerfe uſe veffels vegetable virtues volatile whereof whofe