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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... common purposes . 2 This cold infufion of tar hath been used in fome of our colonies , as a prefervative or prepara- tive against the fmall - pox , which foreign practice induced me to try it in my own neighbourhood , when the fmall ...
... common purposes . 2 This cold infufion of tar hath been used in fome of our colonies , as a prefervative or prepara- tive against the fmall - pox , which foreign practice induced me to try it in my own neighbourhood , when the fmall ...
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... common tar . In effect this vulgar tar , which cheapness and plenty may have rendered contemp- tible , appears to be an excellent balfam , contain- ing the virtues of moft other balfams , which it eafily imparts to water , and by that ...
... common tar . In effect this vulgar tar , which cheapness and plenty may have rendered contemp- tible , appears to be an excellent balfam , contain- ing the virtues of moft other balfams , which it eafily imparts to water , and by that ...
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... common turpentine neither transparent , nor fo liquid as the former ; and this Mr. Ray taketh to flow from the mountain pine . All these turpentines are usefull in the fame inten- tions . Theophraftus faith the best refin or turpen ...
... common turpentine neither transparent , nor fo liquid as the former ; and this Mr. Ray taketh to flow from the mountain pine . All these turpentines are usefull in the fame inten- tions . Theophraftus faith the best refin or turpen ...
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... likewife takes the pine for the dinn of Theopraftus . Hardouin will have the pinus . of Pliny to have been by others called ' un , but by Theophraftus wiTvs . Ray thinks the common fir , or picea of the Latins to be the fir , ( 13 ) · ...
... likewife takes the pine for the dinn of Theopraftus . Hardouin will have the pinus . of Pliny to have been by others called ' un , but by Theophraftus wiTvs . Ray thinks the common fir , or picea of the Latins to be the fir , ( 13 ) · ...
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... common tar , especially the Norvegian , which is the moft liquid and beft for medicinal ufes of any that I have experienced , Those trees that grow on mountains , expofed to the the fun or the north wind , are reckoned by ( 14 )
... common tar , especially the Norvegian , which is the moft liquid and beft for medicinal ufes of any that I have experienced , Those trees that grow on mountains , expofed to the the fun or the north wind , are reckoned by ( 14 )
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abfolute acid ¿ther ¿therial againſt alfo alſo ancient animal fpirit Ariftotle attraction balfam becauſe blood bodies cafes caufe cauſe confequently confift conftitute cure diffolved diftempers diftinct diuretic divine doctrine doth effects elaftic elaſtic Ennead exift exiſtence fafe faid falts fame fcurvy fecreted feem feemeth felf fenfe fenfible feveral fhall fhew fhould fhould feem fir Ifaac Newton firft foap folar folid fome fometimes fomewhat force foul ftomach fubftance fubject fubtile fuch fulphur fuppofed fupreme fyftem gout 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 ph¿nomena philofophers pine plants Plato Plotinus Plutarch prefent prefervative principle produce pure reafon refides refin ſeems ſpace ſpecific tar-water thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe Tim¿us turpentine underſtand underſtood univerfe uſe veffels vegetable virtues volatile whereof whofe τὸ