Siris: A Chain of Philosophical Reflexions and Inquiries Concerning the Virtues of Tar Water, and Divers Other Subjects Connected Together and Arising One From Another (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Berkeley, George

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ISBN 10 : 1333408781 ISBN 13 : 9781333408787

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

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Letter to T. P. Efq. frm tie A atbor of SIR is. AMONG the great numbers who drink Tar-water in Dublin, your Better informs me there are feveral, that make it too weak or ten f-rongj rr ufe it in an undue manner. To obviate thffe inconveniences, and render this water as generally ufeful as poflible, yi;u defire I would draw up fome rules and remarks, in a fruall compafs ;which accordingly here kr.d you. K.-l Avegijn tar Being the Tnoft liquid, mrxerh beft with water. Put gallon of told water to a quart of this tar, ftir and work them very fhongly together, with a flat ftick, for about four minutes. Let the veflel (land covered forty eight houis, that the tar may fubfxle. Then pour off the clear water, and keep it clofe covered, or rather bottled, and well flopped, for ufe. This rn.iy do for a general rule; but as ftomachs and conftitutions are fo various, for particular petfons, their own experience is ttye beft rule. The ftronger trie-better jprovided the ftomach can bear it. Lefs v.-a ror more Jtirring Makes it Wronger ;as more water, and lefs ftirring makes it weaker. The fame Jar will not do quite fo well a fecond time, but may ferve for common ufri. Tar-watar, when right, is not higher than French, nor deeper coloured, n Spanih white wine. If there be not a fpirit very fenfibty perceived on drinking, you may conclude, the tar water is not good. If you wouidlave it good, fee it made yourfelf. Thofe who begin with it, little %nd weak, may, by habit, come to drrnk more and ftronger. According to the feafbu cl tfae year, or the humour of the patient, it may be taken, cold or warmST- As to the quantity, in chronical cafes, one pint of tar-water a day may i Wfrtce, taken on an empty ftomach, at two, or four times ;to wit, night and morning jand about two hours after dinner and.brcakfaft. A ltenti Tej, in gen ral, taken little and often, mix beft with the blood
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1333408781
• ISBN 13: 9781333408787
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 162
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