Siris: A Chain of Philosophical Reflexions and Inquiries Concerning the Virtues of Tar WaterReprinted for W. Innys, 1744 - 174 pages |
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... best refin or turpen- tine is got from the Terebinthus growing in Syria and fome of the Greek islands . The next beft from the filver fir and pitch pine . 21. Turpentine is on all hands allowed to have great medicinal virtues . Tar and ...
... best refin or turpen- tine is got from the Terebinthus growing in Syria and fome of the Greek islands . The next beft from the filver fir and pitch pine . 21. Turpentine is on all hands allowed to have great medicinal virtues . Tar and ...
Page 12
... best balfam of Judæa flowed only from the bark , and that it was adulterated with refin and oil of turpentine . Now comparing the virtues I have experienced in tar , with those I find afcribed to the precious balm of Judæa , of Gilead ...
... best balfam of Judæa flowed only from the bark , and that it was adulterated with refin and oil of turpentine . Now comparing the virtues I have experienced in tar , with those I find afcribed to the precious balm of Judæa , of Gilead ...
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... best and pureft tar : And the Idæan pines were distinguished from those growing on the plain , as yielding a thinner , fweeter , and better fcented tar , all which differences I think I have obferved , between the tar that comes from ...
... best and pureft tar : And the Idæan pines were distinguished from those growing on the plain , as yielding a thinner , fweeter , and better fcented tar , all which differences I think I have obferved , between the tar that comes from ...
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... best turpentines , however famous for their vulnerary and detergent qualities , have yet been obferved by their warmth to difpofe to inflammatory tumours . But the acid fpirit ( a ) being in fo great proportion in tar - water renders it ...
... best turpentines , however famous for their vulnerary and detergent qualities , have yet been obferved by their warmth to difpofe to inflammatory tumours . But the acid fpirit ( a ) being in fo great proportion in tar - water renders it ...
Page 30
... and diuretic qualities- of this fountain fomewhat refemble those of tar- water , which , if I am not greatly mistaken , con- ( a ) Sect . 9 , 21 , 22 , 23 . tains the virtues of the best chalybeat and fulphur- eous tains ( 30 )
... and diuretic qualities- of this fountain fomewhat refemble those of tar- water , which , if I am not greatly mistaken , con- ( a ) Sect . 9 , 21 , 22 , 23 . tains the virtues of the best chalybeat and fulphur- eous tains ( 30 )
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