Siris: A Chain of Philosophical Reflexions and Inquiries Concerning the Virtues of Tar WaterReprinted for W. Innys, 1744 - 174 pages |
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... cure or relief of moft if not all difeafes , in ulcers , eruptions , and all foul cafes ' ; fcurvies of all kinds , diforders of the lungs , fto- mach , and bowels ; in nervous cafes , in all imflammatory diftempers ; in de- cays , and ...
... cure or relief of moft if not all difeafes , in ulcers , eruptions , and all foul cafes ' ; fcurvies of all kinds , diforders of the lungs , fto- mach , and bowels ; in nervous cafes , in all imflammatory diftempers ; in de- cays , and ...
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... cures indigeftion and gives a good appetite . It is an excellent medicine in an asthma . It imparts a kindly warmth ... cure a very bad anafarca in a perfon whofe thirst , though very extraordinary , was in a fhort time removed by the ...
... cures indigeftion and gives a good appetite . It is an excellent medicine in an asthma . It imparts a kindly warmth ... cure a very bad anafarca in a perfon whofe thirst , though very extraordinary , was in a fhort time removed by the ...
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... cure ( a ) . 66. Cordials , vulgarly fo called , act immedi- ately on the ftomach , and by confent of nerves on the head . But medicines of an operation too fine and light to produce a fenfible effect in the prim¿ vi¿ , may ...
... cure ( a ) . 66. Cordials , vulgarly fo called , act immedi- ately on the ftomach , and by confent of nerves on the head . But medicines of an operation too fine and light to produce a fenfible effect in the prim¿ vi¿ , may ...
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... cure , because heating medicines aggravate it's immediate , and cooling it's remote cause . But tar - water , although it contain active principles that strengthen the digeftion beyond any thing I know , and confequently must be highly ...
... cure , because heating medicines aggravate it's immediate , and cooling it's remote cause . But tar - water , although it contain active principles that strengthen the digeftion beyond any thing I know , and confequently must be highly ...
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... cured by one and the fame medi- cine must seem chimerical . But it may with truth be affirmed , that the virtue of tar - water extends to a furprising variety of cafes very diftant and un- like ( a ) . This I have experienced in my ...
... cured by one and the fame medi- cine must seem chimerical . But it may with truth be affirmed , that the virtue of tar - water extends to a furprising variety of cafes very diftant and un- like ( a ) . This I have experienced in my ...
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