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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... things and difperfeth fuch as are heterogeneous , we find chemistry is fitted for the analysis of bodies . But the chemistry of nature is much more perfect than that of human art , inafmuch as it joineth to the power of heat that of the ...
... things and difperfeth fuch as are heterogeneous , we find chemistry is fitted for the analysis of bodies . But the chemistry of nature is much more perfect than that of human art , inafmuch as it joineth to the power of heat that of the ...
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... thing fo fine and fugaci- cious as to escape our niceft fearch . It is evident that nature at the fun's approach vegetates ; and ( a ) 40 . languishes languishes at his recefs ; this terreftrial globe feeming only ( 21 )
... thing fo fine and fugaci- cious as to escape our niceft fearch . It is evident that nature at the fun's approach vegetates ; and ( a ) 40 . languishes languishes at his recefs ; this terreftrial globe feeming only ( 21 )
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... thing more fubtile , whereof oil is the vehicle , which retains it from flying off , and is lodged in feveral parts of the plant , parti- cularly in the cells of the bark and in the feeds . This oil purified and exalted by the organical ...
... thing more fubtile , whereof oil is the vehicle , which retains it from flying off , and is lodged in feveral parts of the plant , parti- cularly in the cells of the bark and in the feeds . This oil purified and exalted by the organical ...
Page 23
... things , nor yet the finest oil , which feemeth only it's recep- tacle or vehicle . It is obferved by chemifts , that . all forts of balfamic wood afford an acid fpirit , which is the volatile oily falt of the vegetable : Herein are ...
... things , nor yet the finest oil , which feemeth only it's recep- tacle or vehicle . It is obferved by chemifts , that . all forts of balfamic wood afford an acid fpirit , which is the volatile oily falt of the vegetable : Herein are ...
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... thing I know , and confequently must be highly ufeful , either to prevent or leffen the following fit , or by envigorating the blood to caft it upon the extremities , yet it is not of fo heating a na- ture as to do harm even in the fit ...
... thing I know , and confequently must be highly ufeful , either to prevent or leffen the following fit , or by envigorating the blood to caft it upon the extremities , yet it is not of fo heating a na- ture as to do harm even in the fit ...
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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