Siris: a chain of philosophical reflexions and inquiries concerning the virtues of tar water. [Another] |
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... turpentine may be had more or less , from all forts of pines and firs what- foever ; and that the native fpirits and effential falts of those vegetables are the fame in turpentine and common tar . In effect this vulgar tar , which ...
... turpentine may be had more or less , from all forts of pines and firs what- foever ; and that the native fpirits and effential falts of those vegetables are the fame in turpentine and common tar . In effect this vulgar tar , which ...
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... Turpentine is a fine refin . Four kinds of this are in ufe . The turpentine of Chios or Cy- prus prus which flows from the turpentine tree ; the Venice [ 10 ]
... Turpentine is a fine refin . Four kinds of this are in ufe . The turpentine of Chios or Cy- prus prus which flows from the turpentine tree ; the Venice [ 10 ]
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... turpentine which is got by piercing the Larch tree ; the Strafburgh Turpentine which Mr. Ray informs us is procured from the knots of the filver fir ; it is fragrant and grows yellow with age : The fourth kind is common turpentine ...
... turpentine which is got by piercing the Larch tree ; the Strafburgh Turpentine which Mr. Ray informs us is procured from the knots of the filver fir ; it is fragrant and grows yellow with age : The fourth kind is common turpentine ...
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... turpentine . Now comparing the virtues I have experienced in tar , with those I find afcribed to the precious balm of Judæa , of Gilead , or of Mecha ( as it is diverfly called ) I am of opinion , that the latter is not a medicine of ...
... turpentine . Now comparing the virtues I have experienced in tar , with those I find afcribed to the precious balm of Judæa , of Gilead , or of Mecha ( as it is diverfly called ) I am of opinion , that the latter is not a medicine of ...
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... turpentine trees , the pines , and the firs yield refin or tar , but alfo the cedars and palm trees ; and the words pix and refina are taken by Pliny in fo large a fenfe as to include the weepings of the lentifcus and cypress , and the ...
... turpentine trees , the pines , and the firs yield refin or tar , but alfo the cedars and palm trees ; and the words pix and refina are taken by Pliny in fo large a fenfe as to include the weepings of the lentifcus and cypress , and the ...
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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