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 39
... caufe of the gout . The curing this by cooling medicines , as they would increase the antecedent caufe , must be a vain at- tempt . On the other hand , fpices and spirituous liquors , while they contribute to remove the ante cedent ...
... caufe of the gout . The curing this by cooling medicines , as they would increase the antecedent caufe , must be a vain at- tempt . On the other hand , fpices and spirituous liquors , while they contribute to remove the ante cedent ...
Page 45
... caufe of the fcurvy lies in the blood , the fibrous part of which is too thick and the ferum too thin and sharp and that hence arifeth the great difficulty in the cure , because in the correct- ing of one part , regard must be had to ...
... caufe of the fcurvy lies in the blood , the fibrous part of which is too thick and the ferum too thin and sharp and that hence arifeth the great difficulty in the cure , because in the correct- ing of one part , regard must be had to ...
Page 57
... caufe my pains were exafperated by exercife . But fince the ufe of tar - water , I find , though not a per- fect recovery from my old and rooted illness , yet fuch a gradual return of health and eafe , that I efteem my having taken this ...
... caufe my pains were exafperated by exercife . But fince the ufe of tar - water , I find , though not a per- fect recovery from my old and rooted illness , yet fuch a gradual return of health and eafe , that I efteem my having taken this ...
Page 60
... caufe of fer- mentation in all fermented liquors . Why there- fore , may it not be fuppofed to ferment the earth , and to conftitute that fine penetrating principle , which introduces and affimilates the food of plants , and is fo ...
... caufe of fer- mentation in all fermented liquors . Why there- fore , may it not be fuppofed to ferment the earth , and to conftitute that fine penetrating principle , which introduces and affimilates the food of plants , and is fo ...
Page 61
... caufe many of it's particles to affume a faline form . 128. Hence it is obferved , there are more falts in the root than in the bark , more falts in vegetables during the fpring , than in the autumn or winter , the crude faline juices ...
... caufe many of it's particles to affume a faline form . 128. Hence it is obferved , there are more falts in the root than in the bark , more falts in vegetables during the fpring , than in the autumn or winter , the crude faline juices ...
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abfolute acid æther æthereal againſt alfo alſo ancient animal fpirit Ariftotle attraction balfam becauſe bodies cafes caufe cauſe confequently confidered confift conftitute diffolved diftempers diftinct diſorders diuretic divine doctrine doth effects elaftic Ennead exift exiſtence fafe faid falts fame fcurvy fecreted feem feemeth felf fenfe fenfible feveral fhall fhew fhould fhould feem firft firſt folar fome fometimes fomewhat force foul fpecific ftill 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 light or fire medicine mind moft moſt motion muft muſt nature nevertheleſs obferved Parmenides particles perfons phænomena philofophers plants Plato Plotinus Plutarch prefent principle produce produceth pure reafon refide refin ſeem Sir Ifaac Newton ſpace tar-water thefe themſelves Theophraftus theſe things thofe thoſe Timæus turpentine underſtand underſtood univerfe uſe veffels vegetable virtues volatile whereof whofe