Siris: A Chain of Philosophical Reflexions and Inquiries Concerning the Virtues of Tar Water ...Gunne, 1744 - 174 pages |
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... volatile falt . Water is a men- ftruum that diffolves all forts of falts , and draws them from their fubjects . Tar ... volatile falts feparated by infufion from tar , may be fuppofed to contain it's fpecific vir- Mr. Boyle and other ...
... volatile falt . Water is a men- ftruum that diffolves all forts of falts , and draws them from their fubjects . Tar ... volatile falts feparated by infufion from tar , may be fuppofed to contain it's fpecific vir- Mr. Boyle and other ...
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... volatile and active particles of that vegetable balfam . 9. Tar was by the ancients esteemed good against poisons , ulcers , the bites of venomous creatures , alfo for pthifical , scrophulous , paralytic and asthmatic perfons . But the ...
... volatile and active particles of that vegetable balfam . 9. Tar was by the ancients esteemed good against poisons , ulcers , the bites of venomous creatures , alfo for pthifical , scrophulous , paralytic and asthmatic perfons . But the ...
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... volatile parts into the finest ducts and capillaries , fo as not to offend the ftomach , but , on the contrary , to comfort and strengthen it in a great degree . 13. According to Pliny , liquid pitch ( as he calls it ) or tar was ...
... volatile parts into the finest ducts and capillaries , fo as not to offend the ftomach , but , on the contrary , to comfort and strengthen it in a great degree . 13. According to Pliny , liquid pitch ( as he calls it ) or tar was ...
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... volatile . It is not the oil , but a thing more fubtile , whereof oil is the vehicle , which retains it from flying off , and is lodged in feveral parts of the plant , parti- cularly in the cells of the bark and in the feeds . This oil ...
... volatile . It is not the oil , but a thing more fubtile , whereof oil is the vehicle , which retains it from flying off , and is lodged in feveral parts of the plant , parti- cularly in the cells of the bark and in the feeds . This oil ...
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... volatile falts and fpirits , which might be loft or corrupted by the latter , being obtained in their natural state by the former . It is alfo obferv- ed that the finest , pureft , and most volatile part is that which firft afcends in ...
... volatile falts and fpirits , which might be loft or corrupted by the latter , being obtained in their natural state by the former . It is alfo obferv- ed that the finest , pureft , and most volatile part is that which firft afcends in ...
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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