Siris: A Chain of Philosophical Reflexions and Inquiries Concerning the Virtues of Tar Water ...Gunne, 1744 - 174 pages |
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... less stirring makes it weaker . The fame tar will not do quite fo well a fecond time , but may ferve for common uses . Tar water , when right , is not higher than French , nor deeper coloured , than Spanish white wine . If there be not ...
... less stirring makes it weaker . The fame tar will not do quite fo well a fecond time , but may ferve for common uses . Tar water , when right , is not higher than French , nor deeper coloured , than Spanish white wine . If there be not ...
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... less oil and balfam in all evergreen trees , which retains the acid fpirit , that principle of life and verdure ; the not retaining whereof in fufficient quantity , causeth other plants to droop and wither . Of thefe evergreen trees ...
... less oil and balfam in all evergreen trees , which retains the acid fpirit , that principle of life and verdure ; the not retaining whereof in fufficient quantity , causeth other plants to droop and wither . Of thefe evergreen trees ...
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... less . 89. Doctor Mufgrave thinks the Devonshire fcurvy a relique of the leprofy , and that it is not owing to the qualities of the air . But as these infu lars in general live in a gross faline air , and their vef- fels being lefs ...
... less . 89. Doctor Mufgrave thinks the Devonshire fcurvy a relique of the leprofy , and that it is not owing to the qualities of the air . But as these infu lars in general live in a gross faline air , and their vef- fels being lefs ...
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... less than those of earth , and strongly to attract both . But perhaps there is no neceffary reason for fuppofing the parts of the acid groffer than the parts of water , in order to produce this effect ; may not this as well be accounted ...
... less than those of earth , and strongly to attract both . But perhaps there is no neceffary reason for fuppofing the parts of the acid groffer than the parts of water , in order to produce this effect ; may not this as well be accounted ...
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... less than that of pure æther , fire , or fpirit , in proportion to the quantity of falts , vapours , and heterogeneous particles contained therein . Hence it follows , that there is no fuch thing as a pure fim- ple element of air . It ...
... less than that of pure æther , fire , or fpirit , in proportion to the quantity of falts , vapours , and heterogeneous particles contained therein . Hence it follows , that there is no fuch thing as a pure fim- ple element of air . It ...
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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