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 7
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 tar 3 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 tar 3 whose virtues extend not to
...
Page 8
Pliny tells us , that wines in the time of the old Romans were medicated with pitch
and resin ; and Jonstonus in his Dendrographia observes , that it is wholesome to
walk in groves of pine trees , which impregnate the air with balsamic particles .
Pliny tells us , that wines in the time of the old Romans were medicated with pitch
and resin ; and Jonstonus in his Dendrographia observes , that it is wholesome to
walk in groves of pine trees , which impregnate the air with balsamic particles .
Page 10
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 fhould seem indeed
that one and the fame word was used by the ancients in a large sense , 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 fhould seem indeed
that one and the fame word was used by the ancients in a large sense , so as to ...
Page 12
Pliny supposed amber to be a resin , and to distil from some species of pine ,
which he gathered from it's smell . ... But thus much is certain , that the medicinal
virtues of amber are to be found in the balsamic juices of pines and firs .
Particularly ...
Pliny supposed amber to be a resin , and to distil from some species of pine ,
which he gathered from it's smell . ... But thus much is certain , that the medicinal
virtues of amber are to be found in the balsamic juices of pines and firs .
Particularly ...
Page 13
And Theophraftus further observes , that the inhabitans of mount Ida in Asia , who
diftinguish the Id¿an 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 Theophraftus further observes , that the inhabitans of mount Ida in Asia , who
diftinguish the Id¿an 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 Eighteenth Century English short title catalogue Eighteenth Century collection 8128. number of Goldsmiths'-Kress library of economic literature 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 |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | Dublin printed, London re-printed, for W. Innys, C. Hitch, and C. Davis, 1744 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 27 mai 2009 |
| Length | 174 pages |
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