Siris, a Chain of Philosophical Reflexions and Inquiries Concerning the Virtues of Tar Water EtcInnys, 1747 |
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... observed , are apt to offend the ftomach . But tar - water may be taken without offending the ftomach : For the ftrengthening whereof it is the beft medicine I have ever tried . 22. The folly of man rateth things by their fcarceness ...
... observed , are apt to offend the ftomach . But tar - water may be taken without offending the ftomach : For the ftrengthening whereof it is the beft medicine I have ever tried . 22. The folly of man rateth things by their fcarceness ...
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... observed , between the tar that comes from Norway , and that which comes from low and fwampy countries . 29. Agreeably to the old obfervation of the Pe- ripatetics , that heat gathereth homogeneous things and difperfeth fuch as are ...
... observed , between the tar that comes from Norway , and that which comes from low and fwampy countries . 29. Agreeably to the old obfervation of the Pe- ripatetics , that heat gathereth homogeneous things and difperfeth fuch as are ...
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... observed , efpecially with chalybeat waters , which I never found neceffary with this . Tar- water layeth under no restraint either as to diet , hours , or employment , A man may study , or exercise , or repofe , keep his own hours ...
... observed , efpecially with chalybeat waters , which I never found neceffary with this . Tar- water layeth under no restraint either as to diet , hours , or employment , A man may study , or exercise , or repofe , keep his own hours ...
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... observe , that I have known fome , whofe nice ftomachs could not bear it in the morning , take it at night going to bed without any inconvenience ; and that with fome it agrees beft warm , with others cold . It may be ( a ) 133 . made ...
... observe , that I have known fome , whofe nice ftomachs could not bear it in the morning , take it at night going to bed without any inconvenience ; and that with fome it agrees beft warm , with others cold . It may be ( a ) 133 . made ...
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... observed more kindly to work upon , and more thoroughly to diffolve , metallic bodies , than the strongest acid fpirits produced by a vehement fire ; and it may be fufpected , they have the fame advantage as a medicine . And as no acid ...
... observed more kindly to work upon , and more thoroughly to diffolve , metallic bodies , than the strongest acid fpirits produced by a vehement fire ; and it may be fufpected , they have the fame advantage as a medicine . And as no acid ...
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