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 43
... whole furface of our bodies . And this together with exhalations from coal fires , and the various foffils wherein we abound , doth greatly contribute to render us fcorbutic and hy- pochondriac . 90. There are fome who derive all ...
... whole furface of our bodies . And this together with exhalations from coal fires , and the various foffils wherein we abound , doth greatly contribute to render us fcorbutic and hy- pochondriac . 90. There are fome who derive all ...
Page 44
... whole habit and vitiating all the digeftions , Some have reckoned as many forts of the fcurvy , as there are different taints of the blood . Others have fup- pofed it a collection of all illneffes together . Some fuppofe it an ...
... whole habit and vitiating all the digeftions , Some have reckoned as many forts of the fcurvy , as there are different taints of the blood . Others have fup- pofed it a collection of all illneffes together . Some fuppofe it an ...
Page 47
... whole frame , and the sensible secretion it produceth , may be thought to be more adequate to fuch an effect . But the disorder occafioned by that vio- lent process , it is to be feared , may never be got over . The immediate danger ...
... whole frame , and the sensible secretion it produceth , may be thought to be more adequate to fuch an effect . But the disorder occafioned by that vio- lent process , it is to be feared , may never be got over . The immediate danger ...
Page 48
... whole , much more unhappy than those whom po- verty and labour have ranked in the lowest lot of life ; which ailments might be fafely removed or re- lieved by the fole use of tar - water ; and thofe lives , which feem hardly worth ...
... whole , much more unhappy than those whom po- verty and labour have ranked in the lowest lot of life ; which ailments might be fafely removed or re- lieved by the fole use of tar - water ; and thofe lives , which feem hardly worth ...
Page 51
... whole prefent fet of diftillers were penfioners of the public , and their trade abolished by law ; fince all the benefit thereof put together would not balance the hundredth part of its mifchief . 108. To prove the deftructive effects ...
... whole prefent fet of diftillers were penfioners of the public , and their trade abolished by law ; fince all the benefit thereof put together would not balance the hundredth part of its mifchief . 108. To prove the deftructive effects ...
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