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 12
... opinion , that the latter is not a medicine of more value or efficacy than the former . 23. Pliny fuppofed amber to be a refin , and to diftil from fome fpecies of pine , which he gathered from it's fmell . Nevertheless it's being dug ...
... opinion , that the latter is not a medicine of more value or efficacy than the former . 23. Pliny fuppofed amber to be a refin , and to diftil from fome fpecies of pine , which he gathered from it's fmell . Nevertheless it's being dug ...
Page 17
... opinion received by many , that the fap circulates in plants as the blood in animals : that it afcends through capillary arteries in the trunk , into which are inofculated other veffels of the bark anfwering to veins , which bring back ...
... opinion received by many , that the fap circulates in plants as the blood in animals : that it afcends through capillary arteries in the trunk , into which are inofculated other veffels of the bark anfwering to veins , which bring back ...
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... opinion of learned men , there is an influ- ence on plants derived from the fun , befides its mere heat . Certainly doctor Grew , that curious . anatomift of plants , holds the folar influence to differ from that of a mere culinary fire ...
... opinion of learned men , there is an influ- ence on plants derived from the fun , befides its mere heat . Certainly doctor Grew , that curious . anatomift of plants , holds the folar influence to differ from that of a mere culinary fire ...
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... opinion that all acids coa- gulate the blood . Boerhaave excepts vinegar , which he holds to be a foap , inafimuch as it is found to contain an oyl as well as an acid fpirit . Hence it is both unctuous and penetrating , a powerful anti ...
... opinion that all acids coa- gulate the blood . Boerhaave excepts vinegar , which he holds to be a foap , inafimuch as it is found to contain an oyl as well as an acid fpirit . Hence it is both unctuous and penetrating , a powerful anti ...
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... opinion I had of tar as a balfamic and rofin is only tar infpif- fated . 80. Nothing that I know corroborates the fto- mach fo much as tar - water ( a . ) Whence it fol- lows , that it must be of fingular use to persons af- flicted with ...
... opinion I had of tar as a balfamic and rofin is only tar infpif- fated . 80. Nothing that I know corroborates the fto- mach fo much as tar - water ( a . ) Whence it fol- lows , that it must be of fingular use to persons af- flicted with ...
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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