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They cannot therefore be taken in substance , so much or so long , as to produce
all those falutary effects , which , if thoroughly mixed with the blood and juices ,
they would be capable of producing . It must therefore be a thing of great benefit ...
They cannot therefore be taken in substance , so much or so long , as to produce
all those falutary effects , which , if thoroughly mixed with the blood and juices ,
they would be capable of producing . It must therefore be a thing of great benefit ...
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And as no acid , by the observation of some of the best chemists , can be
obtained from the substance of animals thoroughly afsimilated , it should follow ,
that the acids received into a healthy body must be quite fubdued and changed
by the ...
And as no acid , by the observation of some of the best chemists , can be
obtained from the substance of animals thoroughly afsimilated , it should follow ,
that the acids received into a healthy body must be quite fubdued and changed
by the ...
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166 . Agreeably thereto , an ¿thereat substance or fire was supposed by
Heraclitus to be the feed of the generation of all things , or that from which all
things drew their original . The Stoics also taught , that all substance was
originally fire , and ...
166 . Agreeably thereto , an ¿thereat substance or fire was supposed by
Heraclitus to be the feed of the generation of all things , or that from which all
things drew their original . The Stoics also taught , that all substance was
originally fire , and ...
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mundo , fupposeth a certain fifth efsence , an ¿the real nature unchangeable
and impassive ; and next in order a subtile , Aaming substance , lighted up , or
set on fire by that ¿thereal and divine nature . He supposeth , indeed , that God
is in ...
mundo , fupposeth a certain fifth efsence , an ¿the real nature unchangeable
and impassive ; and next in order a subtile , Aaming substance , lighted up , or
set on fire by that ¿thereal and divine nature . He supposeth , indeed , that God
is in ...
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Mr . Homberg the famous modern chemist , who brought that art to so great
perfection , holds the substance of light or fire to be the true chemic principal
fulphur ( a ) , and to extend it self throughout the whole universe . It is his opinion
that this ...
Mr . Homberg the famous modern chemist , who brought that art to so great
perfection , holds the substance of light or fire to be the true chemic principal
fulphur ( a ) , and to extend it self throughout the whole universe . It is his opinion
that this ...
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| Title | Siris: A Chain of Philosophical Reflexions and Inquiries Concerning the Virtues of Tar Water, and Divers Other Subjects Connected Together and Arising One from Another |
| Author | George Berkeley |
| Edition | 2, reprint |
| Publisher | Reprinted for W. Innys, 1744 |
| Original from | Princeton University |
| Digitized | 10 okt. 2008 |
| Length | 174 pages |
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