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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... turpentine may be had more or lefs , from all forts of pines and firs what- foever ; and that the native fpirits and effential falts of thofe vegetables are the fame in turpentine and common tar . In effect this vulgar tar , which ...
... turpentine may be had more or lefs , from all forts of pines and firs what- foever ; and that the native fpirits and effential falts of thofe vegetables are the fame in turpentine and common tar . In effect this vulgar tar , which ...
Page 10
... Turpentine is a fine refin . Four kinds of this are in ufe . The turpentine of Chios or Cy- prus $ prus which flows from the Turpentine tree ; the ( 10 )
... Turpentine is a fine refin . Four kinds of this are in ufe . The turpentine of Chios or Cy- prus $ prus which flows from the Turpentine tree ; the ( 10 )
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... Turpentine tree ; the Venice turpentine which is got by piercing the Larch tree ; the Strafburgh Turpentine which Mr. Ray informs us is procured from the knots of the filver fir ; it is fragrant and grows yellow with age : The fourth ...
... Turpentine tree ; the Venice turpentine which is got by piercing the Larch tree ; the Strafburgh Turpentine which Mr. Ray informs us is procured from the knots of the filver fir ; it is fragrant and grows yellow with age : The fourth ...
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... turpentine . Now comparing the virtues I have experienced in tar , with thofe I find afcribed to the precious balm of Judæa , of Gilead , or of Mecha ( as it is diverfly called ) I am of opinion , that the latter is not a medicine of ...
... turpentine . Now comparing the virtues I have experienced in tar , with thofe I find afcribed to the precious balm of Judæa , of Gilead , or of Mecha ( as it is diverfly called ) I am of opinion , that the latter is not a medicine of ...
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... turpentine trees , the pines , and the firs yield refin or tar , but alfo the cedars and palm trees ; and the words pix and refina are taken by Pliny in fo large a fenfe as to include the weepings of the lentifcus and cypress , and the ...
... turpentine trees , the pines , and the firs yield refin or tar , but alfo the cedars and palm trees ; and the words pix and refina are taken by Pliny in fo large a fenfe as to include the weepings of the lentifcus and cypress , and the ...
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