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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... medicine I have ever tried . 22. The folly of man rateth things by their fcarcenefs , but Providence hath made the most use- ful things most common . Among thofe liquid oily extracts from trees and fhrubs , which are termed balfams ...
... medicine I have ever tried . 22. The folly of man rateth things by their fcarcenefs , but Providence hath made the most use- ful things most common . Among thofe liquid oily extracts from trees and fhrubs , which are termed balfams ...
Page 12
... medicine of more value or efficacy than the former . 23. Pliny fuppofed amber to be a refin , and to diftil from fome fpecies of pine , which he gathered from it's fmell . Nevertheless it's being dug out of the earth fhews it to be a ...
... medicine of more value or efficacy than the former . 23. Pliny fuppofed amber to be a refin , and to diftil from fome fpecies of pine , which he gathered from it's fmell . Nevertheless it's being dug out of the earth fhews it to be a ...
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... medicine : efpecially if it be confidered that in the opinion of learned men , there is an influ- ence on plants derived from the fun , befides its mere heat . Certainly doctor Grew , that curious . anatomift of plants , holds the folar ...
... medicine : efpecially if it be confidered that in the opinion of learned men , there is an influ- ence on plants derived from the fun , befides its mere heat . Certainly doctor Grew , that curious . anatomift of plants , holds the folar ...
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... medicine ; fuch is the last product of a tree , perfectly maturated by time and fun . 39. It is remarked by Theophraftus , that all plants and trees while they put forth have most humour , but when they have ceased to germinate and bear ...
... medicine ; fuch is the last product of a tree , perfectly maturated by time and fun . 39. It is remarked by Theophraftus , that all plants and trees while they put forth have most humour , but when they have ceased to germinate and bear ...
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... medicine , the ufe whereof might inflame the blood by it's ful- phur and refin , appears to be not well grounded ; it being indeed impregnated with a fine acid fpi- rit , balfamic , cooling , diuretic , and poffeffed of many other ...
... medicine , the ufe whereof might inflame the blood by it's ful- phur and refin , appears to be not well grounded ; it being indeed impregnated with a fine acid fpi- rit , balfamic , cooling , diuretic , and poffeffed of many other ...
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abfolute acid æther ætherial againſt alfo alſo ancient animal fpirit Ariftotle attraction balfam becauſe blood bodies cafes caufe cauſe confequently confift conftitute cure diffolved diftempers diftinct diuretic divine doctrine doth effects elaftic elaſtic Ennead exift exiſtence fafe faid falts fame fcurvy fecreted feem feemeth felf fenfe fenfible feveral fhall fhew fhould fhould feem fir Ifaac Newton firft foap folar folid fome fometimes fomewhat force foul ftomach fubftance fubject fubtile fuch fulphur fuppofed fupreme fyftem gout groffer grofs hath heat Heraclitus himſelf intellect invifible itſelf juices lacteals laws of attraction lefs medicine mind moft moſt motion muft muſt nature neceffary nevertheleſs obferved Parmenides particles perfons phænomena philofophers pine plants Plato Plotinus Plutarch prefent prefervative principle produce pure reafon refides refin ſeems ſpace ſpecific tar-water thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe Timæus turpentine underſtand underſtood univerfe uſe veffels vegetable virtues volatile whereof whofe τὸ