Philosophical Reflexions and Inquiries Concerning the Virtues of Tar Water: And Divers Other Subjects Connected Together and Arising One from Another. By the Right Rev. Dr. George Berkley, ...C. Hitch; and C. Davis, 1744 - 176 pages |
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... contain an acid fpirit , which is in truth a volatile falt . Water is a men- ftruum that diffolves all forts of falts , and draws them from their fubjects . Tar , therefore , being a balfam , its falutary acid is extracted by water ...
... contain an acid fpirit , which is in truth a volatile falt . Water is a men- ftruum that diffolves all forts of falts , and draws them from their fubjects . Tar , therefore , being a balfam , its falutary acid is extracted by water ...
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... contain- ing the virtues of most other balsams , which it eafily imparts to water , and by that means readily and inoffenfively infinuates them into the habit of the body . 11. The refinous exfudations of pines and firs are an important ...
... contain- ing the virtues of most other balsams , which it eafily imparts to water , and by that means readily and inoffenfively infinuates them into the habit of the body . 11. The refinous exfudations of pines and firs are an important ...
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... contain thofe virtues . Tar - water is extremely.pec- toral and restorative , and if I may judge , from what experience I have had , it poffeffeth the most valuable qualities afcribed to the feveral balfams of Peru , of Tolu , of Capivi ...
... contain thofe virtues . Tar - water is extremely.pec- toral and restorative , and if I may judge , from what experience I have had , it poffeffeth the most valuable qualities afcribed to the feveral balfams of Peru , of Tolu , of Capivi ...
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... containing feveral forts of fluids . And as fluids are moved through the veffels of animal bodies , by the fyftole and diastole of the heart , the alternate expanfion and condenfation of the air , and the ofcillations in the membranes ...
... containing feveral forts of fluids . And as fluids are moved through the veffels of animal bodies , by the fyftole and diastole of the heart , the alternate expanfion and condenfation of the air , and the ofcillations in the membranes ...
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... of chemical operations . Whence it fhould follow , that the air contains all forts of chemic productions , the vapours , fumes , oils , falts , ( a ) 30 , 31 . ( 6 ) 29 . and and fpirits of all the bodies we know : from ( 18 )
... of chemical operations . Whence it fhould follow , that the air contains all forts of chemic productions , the vapours , fumes , oils , falts , ( a ) 30 , 31 . ( 6 ) 29 . and and fpirits of all the bodies we know : from ( 18 )
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abfolute acid æther æthereal againſt alfo alſo ancient animal fpirit Ariftotle attraction balfam becauſe bodies cafes caufe cauſe confequently confidered confift conftitute 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 fhould feem fir Ifaac Newton firft firſt foap folar folid fome fomewhat force foul fpecific ftill ftomach fubftance fubject fubtile fuch fulphur fuppofed fupreme fyftem 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 produceth pure raiſe reafon refides refin ſeem ſpace ſtate tar-water thefe themſelves Theophraftus theſe things thofe thoſe Timæus turpentine underſtand underſtood univerfe uſe veffels vegetable virtues volatile whereof whofe