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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... perhaps may fufpect that , as the tar itself is fulphureous , tar- water muft be of a hot and inflaming nature . But it is to be noted , that all balfams contain and acid fpirit , which is in truth a volatile falt . Water is a men ...
... perhaps may fufpect that , as the tar itself is fulphureous , tar- water muft be of a hot and inflaming nature . But it is to be noted , that all balfams contain and acid fpirit , which is in truth a volatile falt . Water is a men ...
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... perhaps be raised , with little more trouble , and much more profit and ornament . 26. The pines which differ from the firs in the : length and difpofition of their leaves and hardness of the wood , do not , in Pliny's account , yeild ...
... perhaps be raised , with little more trouble , and much more profit and ornament . 26. The pines which differ from the firs in the : length and difpofition of their leaves and hardness of the wood , do not , in Pliny's account , yeild ...
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... perhaps are near of kin , and in their most useful qualities concur with 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 ...
... perhaps are near of kin , and in their most useful qualities concur with 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 ...
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... perhaps fome will think it not unreasonable to fuppofe the mechanifm of plants more curious than even that of animals , if we confider not only the feveral juices fecreted by different parts of the fame plant , but alfo , the endless ...
... perhaps fome will think it not unreasonable to fuppofe the mechanifm of plants more curious than even that of animals , if we confider not only the feveral juices fecreted by different parts of the fame plant , but alfo , the endless ...
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... perhaps it may not improperly be called ) abides the action of the fun , and attracting the fun beams , is thereby exalted and enriched , so as to become a moft noble medicine ; fuch is the last product of a tree , perfectly maturated ...
... perhaps it may not improperly be called ) abides the action of the fun , and attracting the fun beams , is thereby exalted and enriched , so as to become a moft noble medicine ; fuch is the last product of a tree , perfectly maturated ...
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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