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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... light ; whence Homer in his hymns ftileth earth the wife of heaven , ἄλοχ ' οὐρανῶ ἀτερόεντος . 44. The luminous fpirit which is the form or life of a plant , from whence it's differences and properties flow , is fomewhat extremely ...
... light ; whence Homer in his hymns ftileth earth the wife of heaven , ἄλοχ ' οὐρανῶ ἀτερόεντος . 44. The luminous fpirit which is the form or life of a plant , from whence it's differences and properties flow , is fomewhat extremely ...
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... light and fubtile parts , and , if one may fo ipeak , the very flower of it's fpecific qualities . And here it is to be noted , that the volatile falt and spirit of vegetables do , by gently ftimulating the folids , attenuate the fluids ...
... light and fubtile parts , and , if one may fo ipeak , the very flower of it's fpecific qualities . And here it is to be noted , that the volatile falt and spirit of vegetables do , by gently ftimulating the folids , attenuate the fluids ...
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... light to produce a fenfible effect in the primæ viæ , may , neverthelefs , in their paffage through the capillaries , operate on the fides of thofe fmall veffels , in fuch manner as to quicken their ofcillations , and confequently the ...
... light to produce a fenfible effect in the primæ viæ , may , neverthelefs , in their paffage through the capillaries , operate on the fides of thofe fmall veffels , in fuch manner as to quicken their ofcillations , and confequently the ...
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... light . 74. It is certain tar - water warms , and therefore fome may perhaps ftill think it cannot cool . The more effectually to remove this prejudice , let it be farther confidered , that , as on the one hand , oppofite caufes do ...
... light . 74. It is certain tar - water warms , and therefore fome may perhaps ftill think it cannot cool . The more effectually to remove this prejudice , let it be farther confidered , that , as on the one hand , oppofite caufes do ...
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... light food , preferve their faculties to extreme old age ; an advantage which may perhaps be approached , if not equalled , even in thefe regions , by tar- water , temperance , and early hours ; the laft is a fure addition to life , not ...
... light food , preferve their faculties to extreme old age ; an advantage which may perhaps be approached , if not equalled , even in thefe regions , by tar- water , temperance , and early hours ; the laft is a fure addition to life , not ...
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