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 8
... ducts and capillaries , fo as not to offend the ftomach , but , on the contrary , to comfort and ftrengthen it in a great degree . 13. According to Pliny , liquid pitch ( as he calls it ) or tar was obtained by fetting fire to bil- Jets ...
... ducts and capillaries , fo as not to offend the ftomach , but , on the contrary , to comfort and ftrengthen it in a great degree . 13. According to Pliny , liquid pitch ( as he calls it ) or tar was obtained by fetting fire to bil- Jets ...
Page 9
... ducts obftructed , they are , as one may fay , choaked and ftuffed with their own juice . 17. The method ufed by our colonies in Ame- rica , for making tar and pitch , is in effect the fame with that of the ancient Macedonians ; as ...
... ducts obftructed , they are , as one may fay , choaked and ftuffed with their own juice . 17. The method ufed by our colonies in Ame- rica , for making tar and pitch , is in effect the fame with that of the ancient Macedonians ; as ...
Page 15
... ducts answering to the tracheæ in animals , for the conveying of air ; they have others anfwering to lacteals , arteries , and veins . They feed , digeft , refpire , perfpire and generate their kind , and are provided with organs nicely ...
... ducts answering to the tracheæ in animals , for the conveying of air ; they have others anfwering to lacteals , arteries , and veins . They feed , digeft , refpire , perfpire and generate their kind , and are provided with organs nicely ...
Page 16
... ducts . 32. A body , therefore , either animal or vege- table , may be confidered as an organised fyftem of tubes and veffels , containing feveral forts of fluids . And as fluids are moved through the veffels of animal bodies , by the ...
... ducts . 32. A body , therefore , either animal or vege- table , may be confidered as an organised fyftem of tubes and veffels , containing feveral forts of fluids . And as fluids are moved through the veffels of animal bodies , by the ...
Page 26
... ducts , which they gently cleanfe and open . Tar- water is extremely well fitted to work by fuch an infenfible diaphorefis , by the fineness and activity of it's acid volatile fpirit . And furely thofe parts ought to be very fine ...
... ducts , which they gently cleanfe and open . Tar- water is extremely well fitted to work by fuch an infenfible diaphorefis , by the fineness and activity of it's acid volatile fpirit . And furely thofe parts ought to be very fine ...
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