Siris: A Chain of Philosophical Reflexions and Inquiries Concerning the Virtues of Tar Water ...Gunne, 1744 - 174 pages |
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... 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 te 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 te diftil from fome fpecies of pine , which he gathered from it's fmell . Nevertheless it's being dug ...
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... 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 anatomift 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 anatomift 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 ...
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... 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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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