Siris: A Chain of Philosophical Reflexions and Inquiries Concerning the Virtues of Tar WaterReprinted for W. Innys, 1744 - 174 pages |
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... volatile falt . Water is a men- ftruum that diffolves all forts of falts , and draws them from their fubjects . Tar ... volatile falts feparated by infufion from tar , may be fuppofed to contain it's fpecific vir- Mr. Boyle and other ...
... volatile falt . Water is a men- ftruum that diffolves all forts of falts , and draws them from their fubjects . Tar ... volatile falts feparated by infufion from tar , may be fuppofed to contain it's fpecific vir- Mr. Boyle and other ...
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... volatile and active particles of that vegetable balfam . 9. Tar was by the ancients esteemed good against poifons , ulcers , the bites of venomous creatures , alfo for pthifical , fcrophulous , paralytic and afthmatic perfons . But the ...
... volatile and active particles of that vegetable balfam . 9. Tar was by the ancients esteemed good against poifons , ulcers , the bites of venomous creatures , alfo for pthifical , fcrophulous , paralytic and afthmatic perfons . But the ...
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... volatile parts into the fineft ducts and capillaries , fo as not to offend the ftomach , but , on the contrary , to comfort and strengthen it in a great degree . 13. According to Pliny , liquid pitch ( as he calls it ) or tar was ...
... volatile parts into the fineft ducts and capillaries , fo as not to offend the ftomach , but , on the contrary , to comfort and strengthen it in a great degree . 13. According to Pliny , liquid pitch ( as he calls it ) or tar was ...
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... volatile . It is not the oil , but a 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 ...
... volatile . It is not the oil , but a 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 ...
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... volatile falts and fpirits , which might be loft or corrupted by the latter , being obtained in their natural state by the former . It is alfo obferv- ed that the fineft , pureft , and most volatile part is that which firft afcends in ...
... volatile falts and fpirits , which might be loft or corrupted by the latter , being obtained in their natural state by the former . It is alfo obferv- ed that the fineft , pureft , and most volatile part is that which firft afcends in ...
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