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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... feem that any folution of myrrh is impregnated with it's falt or acid fpi- rit . It may not , therefore , feem ftrange if this water fhould be found more beneficial for procur- ing health and long life , than any solution of myrrh ...
... feem that any folution of myrrh is impregnated with it's falt or acid fpi- rit . It may not , therefore , feem ftrange if this water fhould be found more beneficial for procur- ing health and long life , than any solution of myrrh ...
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... fhould feem an 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 ...
... fhould feem an 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 ...
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... feem to yield fo ripe and elaborate a juice , as that which is depo- fited in the cells or loculi terebinthiaci ... fhould it seem ftrange , if the virtues obtained by boiling an old dry wood prove inferior to thofe extracted from a ...
... feem to yield fo ripe and elaborate a juice , as that which is depo- fited in the cells or loculi terebinthiaci ... fhould it seem ftrange , if the virtues obtained by boiling an old dry wood prove inferior to thofe extracted from a ...
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... fhould feem , this expelling diuretic virtue confifted rather in the falts than the refin , and confequently re- fides in the tar - water , gently ftimulating by it's falts , without the dangerous force of a cauftic . The vio- lent ...
... fhould feem , this expelling diuretic virtue confifted rather in the falts than the refin , and confequently re- fides in the tar - water , gently ftimulating by it's falts , without the dangerous force of a cauftic . The vio- lent ...
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... fhould it feem , that the fine fpirit and volatile oil , obtained by infufion of tar ( c ) is inferior to that of turpentine , to which it fuperadds the virtue of wood foot , which is known to be very great with refpect to the head and ...
... fhould it feem , that the fine fpirit and volatile oil , obtained by infufion of tar ( c ) is inferior to that of turpentine , to which it fuperadds the virtue of wood foot , which is known to be very great with refpect to the head and ...
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