Siris: A Chain of Philosophical Reflexions and Inquiries Concerning the Virtues of Tar Water, and Divers Other Subjects Connected Together and Arising One from AnotherDublin printed, London re-printed, for W. Innys, C. Hitch, and C. Davis, 1744 - 174 pages |
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Page 25
... acid fpirits prove the ftronger , by how much the greater degree of heat is required to raise them . And indeed , there feemeth to be no acid more gentle than this , obtained by the fimple affufion of cold water ; which carries off from ...
... acid fpirits prove the ftronger , by how much the greater degree of heat is required to raise them . And indeed , there feemeth to be no acid more gentle than this , obtained by the fimple affufion of cold water ; which carries off from ...
Page 26
... acid volatile fpirit . And furely thofe parts ought to be very fine , which can scour the per- fpiratory ducts , under the scarf skin or cuticle , if it be true that one grain of fand would co- ver the mouths of more than a hundred thou ...
... acid volatile fpirit . And furely thofe parts ought to be very fine , which can scour the per- fpiratory ducts , under the scarf skin or cuticle , if it be true that one grain of fand would co- ver the mouths of more than a hundred thou ...
Page 28
... acid falts combined together exift in vegetables , and that confequently there are acid foaps as well as alcaline . And the fapona- ceous nature of the acid vegetable fpirits , is what renders them fo diuretic , fudorific , penetrating ...
... acid falts combined together exift in vegetables , and that confequently there are acid foaps as well as alcaline . And the fapona- ceous nature of the acid vegetable fpirits , is what renders them fo diuretic , fudorific , penetrating ...
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... acid foap was much the fafer deobftruent . 61. Even the 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 spirit ( a ) ...
... acid foap was much the fafer deobftruent . 61. Even the 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 spirit ( a ) ...
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... acid fpirit in diftillation , which vellicating and contracting as a ftimulus might have proved a counterpoife to the exceffive lubricating and re- laxing qualities of the oil . 62. Woods in decoction do not feem to yield fo ripe and ...
... acid fpirit in diftillation , which vellicating and contracting as a ftimulus might have proved a counterpoife to the exceffive lubricating and re- laxing qualities of the oil . 62. Woods in decoction do not feem to yield fo ripe and ...
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