Siris: a chain of philosophical reflexions and inquiries concerning the virtues of tar water. [Another] |
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... doth not at once produce fruit and refin , but the former only in its youth , the latter in its old age . 20. Turpentine is a fine refin . Four kinds of this are in ufe . The turpentine of Chios or Cy- prus prus which flows from the ...
... doth not at once produce fruit and refin , but the former only in its youth , the latter in its old age . 20. Turpentine is a fine refin . Four kinds of this are in ufe . The turpentine of Chios or Cy- prus prus which flows from the ...
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... doth wonderfully rarefy and raise the fap ; till it per- fpires and forms an atmofphere , like the effluvia of animal bodies . And , though the leaves are fuppof- ed to perform principally the office of lungs , breathing out ...
... doth wonderfully rarefy and raise the fap ; till it per- fpires and forms an atmofphere , like the effluvia of animal bodies . And , though the leaves are fuppof- ed to perform principally the office of lungs , breathing out ...
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... doth not feem that any folution of myrrh is impregnated with it's falt or acid fpi- rit . It may not , therefore , feem ftrange if this water fhould be found more beneficial for procur ing health and long life , than any folution of ...
... doth not feem that any folution of myrrh is impregnated with it's falt or acid fpi- rit . It may not , therefore , feem ftrange if this water fhould be found more beneficial for procur ing health and long life , than any folution of ...
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... doth , which contains both oil and falt . And as the oil in tar - water discovers itself to the eye , fo the acid falts do manifeft ( a ) Sect . 47 . themselves themselves to the taste . Tar - water therefore is ( 28 )
... doth , which contains both oil and falt . And as the oil in tar - water discovers itself to the eye , fo the acid falts do manifeft ( a ) Sect . 47 . themselves themselves to the taste . Tar - water therefore is ( 28 )
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... doth alfo dif- pole it to do mifchief . I mean it's great momentum , the weight of it being about ten times that of blood , and the momentum being the joint pro- duct of the weight and velocity , it must needs operate with great force ...
... doth alfo dif- pole it to do mifchief . I mean it's great momentum , the weight of it being about ten times that of blood , and the momentum being the joint pro- duct of the weight and velocity , it must needs operate with great force ...
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abfolute acid Ægyptians æther æthereal alfo alſo ancient animal fpirit Ariftotle attraction balfam becauſe blood bodies cafes caufe cauſe confequently confidered confift conftitute cure diffolved diforders diftempers diftinct diuretic divine doctrine doth effects elaftic Ennead exift fafe faid falts fame fcurvy fecreted feem felf fenfe fenfible feveral fhall fhew fhould fhould feem firft foap folar folid fome fometimes fomewhat force foul fpecific ftomach fubftance fubject fubtile fuch fulphur fuppofed fupreme fyftem gout groffer grofs hath heat Heraclitus intellect invifible itſelf juices lacteals laws of attraction lefs mafs medicine mind moft moſt motion muft muſt nature neceffary nevertheleſs obferved obftructions Parmenides particles perfons phænomena philofophers pine plants Plato Plotinus Plutarch prefent prefervative principle produce produceth pure reafon refiding refin Sir Ifaac Newton tar-water thefe themſelves Theophraftus theſe things thofe thoſe Timæus turpentine underſtand underſtood univerfe uſe veffels vegetable virtues volatile whereof whofe