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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... contain and 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 , it's falutary acid is extracted by water ...
... contain and 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 , it's falutary acid is extracted by water ...
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... contain- ing the virtues of moft other balfams , 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 moft other balfams , 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 those virtues . Tar - water is extremely pec- toral and restorative , and if I may judge , from what experience I have had , it poffeff - th the moft valuable qualities afcribed to the feveral balfams of Peru , of Tolu , of ...
... contain those virtues . Tar - water is extremely pec- toral and restorative , and if I may judge , from what experience I have had , it poffeff - th the moft valuable qualities afcribed to the feveral balfams of Peru , of Tolu , of ...
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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 . ( b ) 29 . and → and fpirits of all the bodies we know : ( 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 . ( b ) 29 . and → and fpirits of all the bodies we know : ( 18 )
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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