Siris: A Chain of Philosophical Reflexions and Inquiries Concerning the Virtues of Tar Water ...Gunne, 1744 - 174 pages |
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... foul cafes ; fcurvies of all kinds , diforders of the lungs , fto- mach , and bowels ; in nervous cafes , in all imflammatory diftempers ; in de- cays , and other maladies : Nor is it of ufe only in the cure of fickness ; it is alfo ...
... foul cafes ; fcurvies of all kinds , diforders of the lungs , fto- mach , and bowels ; in nervous cafes , in all imflammatory diftempers ; in de- cays , and other maladies : Nor is it of ufe only in the cure of fickness ; it is alfo ...
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... foul- neffes of the blood ; accordingly I tried it on feve- ral perfons infected with cutaneous eruptions and ulcers , who were foon relieved , and foon after cu- red . Encouraged by thefe fucceffes I ventured to advise it in the ...
... foul- neffes of the blood ; accordingly I tried it on feve- ral perfons infected with cutaneous eruptions and ulcers , who were foon relieved , and foon after cu- red . Encouraged by thefe fucceffes I ventured to advise it in the ...
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... foul ( as perhaps it may not improperly be called ) abides the action of the fun , and attracting the fun beams , is thereby exalted and enriched , fo as to become a moft noble medicine ; fuch is the laft product of a tree , perfectly ...
... foul ( as perhaps it may not improperly be called ) abides the action of the fun , and attracting the fun beams , is thereby exalted and enriched , fo as to become a moft noble medicine ; fuch is the laft product of a tree , perfectly ...
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... foul , if we may fo fay , of the vegetable departs without any fenfible diminution of the oil or water wherein it was lodged . 43. It should seem that the forms , fouls , or principles of vegetable life , fubfift in the light or folar ...
... foul , if we may fo fay , of the vegetable departs without any fenfible diminution of the oil or water wherein it was lodged . 43. It should seem that the forms , fouls , or principles of vegetable life , fubfift in the light or folar ...
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... foul difeafe . Nor fhould it seem strange , if the virtues obtained by boiling an old dry wood prove inferior to those extracted from a balfam . 64. There is a fine volatile fpirit in the waters of Geronfter , the moft efteemed of all ...
... foul difeafe . Nor fhould it seem strange , if the virtues obtained by boiling an old dry wood prove inferior to those extracted from a balfam . 64. There is a fine volatile fpirit in the waters of Geronfter , the moft efteemed of all ...
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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