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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... fince much encreased , by the dif covery of many new fpecies of that evergreen tribe , growing in various parts of the globe . But def- criptions are not fo easily mifapplied as names . Theophraftus tells us , that wirus differeth from ...
... fince much encreased , by the dif covery of many new fpecies of that evergreen tribe , growing in various parts of the globe . But def- criptions are not fo easily mifapplied as names . Theophraftus tells us , that wirus differeth from ...
Page 38
... fince I had frequent occafion of trying , when that diftem- per was epidemical . Nor can I fay that any to whom I advised it mifcarried . This experiment I was led to make by the opinion I had of tar as a balfamic : and rofin is only ...
... fince I had frequent occafion of trying , when that diftem- per was epidemical . Nor can I fay that any to whom I advised it mifcarried . This experiment I was led to make by the opinion I had of tar as a balfamic : and rofin is only ...
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... fince I have found it of fovereign use as well during the fmall pox as before it . Some think an Erysipelas and the Plague differ only in degree . If fo , tar - water fhould be useful in the Plague , for I have known it cure an ...
... fince I have found it of fovereign use as well during the fmall pox as before it . Some think an Erysipelas and the Plague differ only in degree . If fo , tar - water fhould be useful in the Plague , for I have known it cure an ...
Page 51
... fince all the benefit thereof put together would not balance the hundredth part of its mifchief . 108. To prove the deftructive effects of fuch fpirits with regard both to the humane fpecies and individuals , we need not go fo far as ...
... fince all the benefit thereof put together would not balance the hundredth part of its mifchief . 108. To prove the deftructive effects of fuch fpirits with regard both to the humane fpecies and individuals , we need not go fo far as ...
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... fince thrown me into an ill habit , attended with ma- ny ailments , particularly a nervous cholic , which rendered my life a burthen , and the more fo , be- caufe my pains were exafperated by exercife . But fince the ufe of tar - water ...
... fince thrown me into an ill habit , attended with ma- ny ailments , particularly a nervous cholic , which rendered my life a burthen , and the more fo , be- caufe my pains were exafperated by exercife . But fince the ufe of tar - water ...
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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