Siris: a Chain of Philosophical Reflexions and Inquiries Concerning the Virtues of Tar Water,: And Divers Other Subjects Connected Together and Arising One from Another, 5. köideDublin printed, London re-printed, for W. Innys, and C. Hitch, in Pater-noster-row; and C. Davis in Holbourn., 1744 - 174 pages |
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The leaves and tender tops of pine and fir are in our times used for diet-drinks,
and allowed to be antiscorbutic and diuretic. But the most elaborate juice, falt,
and spirit of those evergreens are to be found in tari whose virtues extend not to ...
The leaves and tender tops of pine and fir are in our times used for diet-drinks,
and allowed to be antiscorbutic and diuretic. But the most elaborate juice, falt,
and spirit of those evergreens are to be found in tari whose virtues extend not to ...
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Pliny tells us, that wines in the time of the old Romans were medicated with pitch
and refin; and Jonstonus in his Dendrographia observes, that it is wholesome to
walk in groves of pine trees, which impregnate the air with balfamic particles.
Pliny tells us, that wines in the time of the old Romans were medicated with pitch
and refin; and Jonstonus in his Dendrographia observes, that it is wholesome to
walk in groves of pine trees, which impregnate the air with balfamic particles.
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Jonstonus in his Dendrographia, is of opinion, that pitch was anciently made of
cedar, as well as of the pine and fir grown old and oily. It' ihould seem indeed that
one and the fame word was used by the ancients in a large fense, so as to ...
Jonstonus in his Dendrographia, is of opinion, that pitch was anciently made of
cedar, as well as of the pine and fir grown old and oily. It' ihould seem indeed that
one and the fame word was used by the ancients in a large fense, so as to ...
Page 12
Pliny supposed amber to be a refin, and to distil from some species of pine, which
he gathered from it's smell. Nevertheless ... But thus much is certain, that the
medicinal virtues of amber are to be found in the balfamic juices of pines and firs.
Pliny supposed amber to be a refin, and to distil from some species of pine, which
he gathered from it's smell. Nevertheless ... But thus much is certain, that the
medicinal virtues of amber are to be found in the balfamic juices of pines and firs.
Page 13
And Theophrastus surther observes, that the inhabitans of mount Ida in Asia, who
distinguish the Idasan pine from the maritime, ... Hence it should seem, the pines
or firs in the mountains of Scotland, might be employed that way, and rendred ...
And Theophrastus surther observes, that the inhabitans of mount Ida in Asia, who
distinguish the Idasan pine from the maritime, ... Hence it should seem, the pines
or firs in the mountains of Scotland, might be employed that way, and rendred ...
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| Title | Siris: a Chain of Philosophical Reflexions and Inquiries Concerning the Virtues of Tar Water,: And Divers Other Subjects Connected Together and Arising One from Another, 5. köide Siris: a Chain of Philosophical Reflexions and Inquiries Concerning the Virtues of Tar Water,: And Divers Other Subjects Connected Together and Arising One from Another, George Berkeley |
| Author | George Berkeley |
| Contributors | William Innys, Charles Hitch, Charles Davis |
| Publisher | Dublin printed, London re-printed, for W. Innys, and C. Hitch, in Pater-noster-row; and C. Davis in Holbourn., 1744 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 27 mai 2009 |
| Length | 174 pages |
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