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 23
... appears to be not well grounded ; it being indeed impregnated with a fine acid fpi- rit , balsamic , cooling , diuretic , and poffeffed of many other virtues ( b ) . Spirits are fuppofed to confift of falts and phlegm , probably too ...
... appears to be not well grounded ; it being indeed impregnated with a fine acid fpi- rit , balsamic , cooling , diuretic , and poffeffed of many other virtues ( b ) . Spirits are fuppofed to confift of falts and phlegm , probably too ...
Page 33
... appears . It is acknowledged to be very dangerous in a phthifis , fever , and fome other cafes in which tar - water is not only fafe but use- ful . 70. Opium , though a medicine of great extent and efficacy , yet is frequently known to ...
... appears . It is acknowledged to be very dangerous in a phthifis , fever , and fome other cafes in which tar - water is not only fafe but use- ful . 70. Opium , though a medicine of great extent and efficacy , yet is frequently known to ...
Page 39
... appears in nothing more than in the cure of a gangrene , from an internal caufe ; which was performed on a fervant of my own , by prefcribing the copious and conftant ufe of tar - water for a few weeks . From my repre- fenting tar ...
... appears in nothing more than in the cure of a gangrene , from an internal caufe ; which was performed on a fervant of my own , by prefcribing the copious and conftant ufe of tar - water for a few weeks . From my repre- fenting tar ...
Page 40
... appears to me an useful preservative in all epidemical disorders , and against all other infection whatfoever , as well as that of the small - pox . What effects the animi pathemata have in human maladies , is well known , and ...
... appears to me an useful preservative in all epidemical disorders , and against all other infection whatfoever , as well as that of the small - pox . What effects the animi pathemata have in human maladies , is well known , and ...
Page 61
... appears , why the dividing of earth , fo as to enlarge it's furface , whereby it may admit more acid from the air , is of fuch use in pro- moting vegetation : And why afhes , lime , and burnt clay are found fo profitable manures , fire ...
... appears , why the dividing of earth , fo as to enlarge it's furface , whereby it may admit more acid from the air , is of fuch use in pro- moting vegetation : And why afhes , lime , and burnt clay are found fo profitable manures , fire ...
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