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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... also as a powerful and safe deobftruent in cachectic and hysteric cafes . As it is both healing and diuretic , it is very good for the gravel . believe it to be of great ufe in a dropfy , having known it cure a very bad anafarca in a ...
... also as a powerful and safe deobftruent in cachectic and hysteric cafes . As it is both healing and diuretic , it is very good for the gravel . believe it to be of great ufe in a dropfy , having known it cure a very bad anafarca in a ...
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... also to vegetables . Mr. Evelyn in his treatife on Forest trees obferves with wonder , that stems of trees ,. smeared over with tar , are preserved thereby from being hurt by the invenomed teeth of goats and other injuries , while every ...
... also to vegetables . Mr. Evelyn in his treatife on Forest trees obferves with wonder , that stems of trees ,. smeared over with tar , are preserved thereby from being hurt by the invenomed teeth of goats and other injuries , while every ...
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... also a taller and fairer tree , and this is probably the filver fir . 28. To fay no more on this obfcure business which I leave to the critics , I fhall obferve that according to Theophraftus not only the turpentine trees , the pines ...
... also a taller and fairer tree , and this is probably the filver fir . 28. To fay no more on this obfcure business which I leave to the critics , I fhall obferve that according to Theophraftus not only the turpentine trees , the pines ...
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... also observ- ed that the finest , pureft , and most volatile part is that which firft afcends in diftillation . And , indeed , it should feem the lightest and most active particles required leaft force to difengage them from the fubject ...
... also observ- ed that the finest , pureft , and most volatile part is that which firft afcends in diftillation . And , indeed , it should feem the lightest and most active particles required leaft force to difengage them from the fubject ...
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... - duct of the weight and velocity , it must needs operate with great force ; and may it not be juftly feared , that fo great a force entring the minutest E veffels , veffels , and breaking the obstructed matter , might also ( 33 )
... - duct of the weight and velocity , it must needs operate with great force ; and may it not be juftly feared , that fo great a force entring the minutest E veffels , veffels , and breaking the obstructed matter , might also ( 33 )
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