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 |
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But as this method producech tar , water of different degrees of strength , I chuse
to . make it in the following manner : Pour a gallon of cold water on a quart of tar ,
and stir and mix them thoroughly with a ladle or fat stick for the space of three or ...
But as this method producech tar , water of different degrees of strength , I chuse
to . make it in the following manner : Pour a gallon of cold water on a quart of tar ,
and stir and mix them thoroughly with a ladle or fat stick for the space of three or ...
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mildest manner , and others that they might be able to take the infection , were
obliged to intermit drinking the tar - water . I have found it may be drunk with great
safety and success for any length of time , and this not only before , but also ...
mildest manner , and others that they might be able to take the infection , were
obliged to intermit drinking the tar - water . I have found it may be drunk with great
safety and success for any length of time , and this not only before , but also ...
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... quickening the circulation of the Auids without wounding the solids , thereby
gently removing or preventing those obstructions , which are the great and
general cause of most chronical diseases ; in this manner answering to the
antihyfterics ...
... quickening the circulation of the Auids without wounding the solids , thereby
gently removing or preventing those obstructions , which are the great and
general cause of most chronical diseases ; in this manner answering to the
antihyfterics ...
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Lastly , he subjoins , that for the use of altering and amending the juices and
fibres , it must be given frequently , and in such small quantities at a time , and in
so commodious a manner , as will agree best with the stomach ( a ) , stay longest
in ...
Lastly , he subjoins , that for the use of altering and amending the juices and
fibres , it must be given frequently , and in such small quantities at a time , and in
so commodious a manner , as will agree best with the stomach ( a ) , stay longest
in ...
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I mean my own manner of making it , and not the · American ; that sometimes
makes it too strong : and sometimes too weak ; which tar - water , however it
might serve as there used , merely for a preparative against the small - pox , yet I
...
I mean my own manner of making it , and not the · American ; that sometimes
makes it too strong : and sometimes too weak ; which tar - water , however it
might serve as there used , merely for a preparative against the small - pox , yet I
...
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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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