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 33
... mean its great momentum , the weight of it being about ten times that of blood , and the momentum being the joint pro- duct of the weight and velocity , it must needs operate with great force ; and force ; and may it not be juftly ...
... mean its great momentum , the weight of it being about ten times that of blood , and the momentum being the joint pro- duct of the weight and velocity , it must needs operate with great force ; and force ; and may it not be juftly ...
Page 36
... means to allay and extinguifh it . It is of admirable ufe in fevers , being at the fame time the fureft , fafeft and most effectual both paregoric and cordial ; for the truth of which , I appeal to any perfon's ex- perience , who fhall ...
... means to allay and extinguifh it . It is of admirable ufe in fevers , being at the fame time the fureft , fafeft and most effectual both paregoric and cordial ; for the truth of which , I appeal to any perfon's ex- perience , who fhall ...
Page 55
... mean my own manner of making it , and not the American ; that fometimes makes it too ftrong , and fometimes too weak ; which tar - water , how- ever it might ferve as there used , merely for a pre- parative against the fmall - pox ; yet ...
... mean my own manner of making it , and not the American ; that fometimes makes it too ftrong , and fometimes too weak ; which tar - water , how- ever it might ferve as there used , merely for a pre- parative against the fmall - pox ; yet ...
Page 63
... mean between earth and water , its particles greater than thofe of wa- ter , and less than those of earth , and strongly to attract both . But perhaps there is no neceffary reafon for fuppofing the parts of the acid groffer than the ...
... mean between earth and water , its particles greater than thofe of wa- ter , and less than those of earth , and strongly to attract both . But perhaps there is no neceffary reafon for fuppofing the parts of the acid groffer than the ...
Page 69
... means where- of the former is rendered volatile and elaftic , Together they compofe a medium , whofe elasticity is less than that of pure æther , fire , or fpirit , in proportion to the quantity of falts , vapours , and heterogeneous ...
... means where- of the former is rendered volatile and elaftic , Together they compofe a medium , whofe elasticity is less than that of pure æther , fire , or fpirit , in proportion to the quantity of falts , vapours , and heterogeneous ...
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