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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Mean while , I must own myself persuaded , from what I have already seen and
tryed , that tar water may be drank with great safety and success , in the cure or
relief of most if not all diseases , in ulcers , eruptions , and all foul ca ses ' ;
scurvies ...
Mean while , I must own myself persuaded , from what I have already seen and
tryed , that tar water may be drank with great safety and success , in the cure or
relief of most if not all diseases , in ulcers , eruptions , and all foul ca ses ' ;
scurvies ...
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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 cooling in a moderate degree , must greatly conduce to health , as a mild
falutary deobftruent , quickening the circulation of the Auids without wounding the
solids , thereby gently removing or preventing those obstructions , which are the ...
... and cooling in a moderate degree , must greatly conduce to health , as a mild
falutary deobftruent , quickening the circulation of the Auids without wounding the
solids , thereby gently removing or preventing those obstructions , which are the ...
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The viscid humour must be gently resolved and diluted , the tone of the vessels
recovered by a moderate stimulation , and the tender fibres and capillary vessels
gradually cleared from the concreted stuff , chat adheres and obstructs them .
The viscid humour must be gently resolved and diluted , the tone of the vessels
recovered by a moderate stimulation , and the tender fibres and capillary vessels
gradually cleared from the concreted stuff , chat adheres and obstructs them .
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... a nation lighted up at both ends must soon be consumed . . 109 . It is much to
be lamented that our Infulars , who act and think so much for themselves , should
yet , from grossness of air and diet , grow stupid or doat sooner than other people
...
... a nation lighted up at both ends must soon be consumed . . 109 . It is much to
be lamented that our Infulars , who act and think so much for themselves , should
yet , from grossness of air and diet , grow stupid or doat sooner than other people
...
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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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