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 16
... confidered as an organised fyftem of tubes and veffels , containing feveral forts of fluids . And as fluids are moved through the veffels of animal bodies , by the fyftole and diastole of the heart , the alternate expanfion and ...
... confidered as an organised fyftem of tubes and veffels , containing feveral forts of fluids . And as fluids are moved through the veffels of animal bodies , by the fyftole and diastole of the heart , the alternate expanfion and ...
Page 18
... confidered , that the supposed circulating of the fap , from the root . or lacteals through the arteries , and thence return- ing , by inofculations , through the veins or bark veffels to the root or lacteals again , is in no fort ...
... confidered , that the supposed circulating of the fap , from the root . or lacteals through the arteries , and thence return- ing , by inofculations , through the veins or bark veffels to the root or lacteals again , is in no fort ...
Page 19
... confidered that in the opinion of learned men , there is an influ- ence on plants derived from the fun , befides it's mere heat . Certainly doctor Grew , that curious anatomift of plants , holds the folar influence to differ from that ...
... confidered that in the opinion of learned men , there is an influ- ence on plants derived from the fun , befides it's mere heat . Certainly doctor Grew , that curious anatomift of plants , holds the folar influence to differ from that ...
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... confidered that mere water only diftends the veffels and there- by weakens their tone ; and that Mercury by it's great momentum may juftly be fufpected of hurt- ing the fine capillaries , which two deobftruents therefore might eafily ...
... confidered that mere water only diftends the veffels and there- by weakens their tone ; and that Mercury by it's great momentum may juftly be fufpected of hurt- ing the fine capillaries , which two deobftruents therefore might eafily ...
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... confidered that middle qualities naturally re- duce the extreme . Warm water , for inftance , mixed with hot and cold will leffen the heat in that , and the cold in this . 73. They who know the great virtues of com- mon foap , whofe ...
... confidered that middle qualities naturally re- duce the extreme . Warm water , for inftance , mixed with hot and cold will leffen the heat in that , and the cold in this . 73. They who know the great virtues of com- mon foap , whofe ...
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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