Siris: A Chain of Philosophical Reflexions and Inquiries Concerning the Virtues of Tar Water, and Divers Other Subjects Connected Together and Arising One from AnotherDublin printed, London re-printed, for W. Innys, C. Hitch, and C. Davis, 1744 - 174 pages |
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Page 20
... specific qualities of the elaborate juices of plants , feem to be virtually or eminently contain- ed in the folar light , and are actually exhibited upon the feparation of the rays , by the peculiar powers of the capillary organs in ...
... specific qualities of the elaborate juices of plants , feem to be virtually or eminently contain- ed in the folar light , and are actually exhibited upon the feparation of the rays , by the peculiar powers of the capillary organs in ...
Page 21
... specific quali- ties , the smell and taste of the plant . Boerhaave holds the native prefiding fpirit to be neither oil , falt , earth , or water ; but fomewhat too fine and fubtile to be caught alone and rendered vifible to the eye ...
... specific quali- ties , the smell and taste of the plant . Boerhaave holds the native prefiding fpirit to be neither oil , falt , earth , or water ; but fomewhat too fine and fubtile to be caught alone and rendered vifible to the eye ...
Page 41
... specific taint or peculiar cause of the malady . The caufes of distempers are often complicated , and there may be fomething in the idiofyncrafy of the patient that puzzles the phyfician . It may therefore be prefumed that no medicine ...
... specific taint or peculiar cause of the malady . The caufes of distempers are often complicated , and there may be fomething in the idiofyncrafy of the patient that puzzles the phyfician . It may therefore be prefumed that no medicine ...
Page 57
... 121. The diftinguishing principle of all vege- tables , that whereon their peculiar fmell , tafte , and specific properties depend , feems to be fome ( n ) 7 . H extremely extremely fine and fubtile fpirit , whofe immed ate vehicle ( 57 )
... 121. The diftinguishing principle of all vege- tables , that whereon their peculiar fmell , tafte , and specific properties depend , feems to be fome ( n ) 7 . H extremely extremely fine and fubtile fpirit , whofe immed ate vehicle ( 57 )
Page 58
... specific fmell and tafte , which fly off with the fpirit or vegetable falt , without any fenfible diminution of the oil . 122. Those volatile falts , that are fet free and raised by a gentle heat , may justly be fuppofed effential ( a ) ...
... specific fmell and tafte , which fly off with the fpirit or vegetable falt , without any fenfible diminution of the oil . 122. Those volatile falts , that are fet free and raised by a gentle heat , may justly be fuppofed effential ( a ) ...
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