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Page 18
... hard and dry . But since it will be difficult to know the ways to death , unless the seat and house ( or rather cave ) of death be first examined and discovered ; of this too should inquiry be made ; not however of every kind of death ...
... hard and dry . But since it will be difficult to know the ways to death , unless the seat and house ( or rather cave ) of death be first examined and discovered ; of this too should inquiry be made ; not however of every kind of death ...
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... Hard and the Oily ; whereof the former binds down the spirit , the latter partly soothes it , and partly is of that nature that it is less acted upon by the air ; for air is of the same substance as water , and flame as oil . So much ...
... Hard and the Oily ; whereof the former binds down the spirit , the latter partly soothes it , and partly is of that nature that it is less acted upon by the air ; for air is of the same substance as water , and flame as oil . So much ...
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... hard and wax melts . " 2 Heat dries the earth , stones , wood , cloth , skins , and all bodies that cannot be melted . It melts metals , wax , gums , butter , tallow , and the like . 2. But if the fire be very strong it will in the end ...
... hard and wax melts . " 2 Heat dries the earth , stones , wood , cloth , skins , and all bodies that cannot be melted . It melts metals , wax , gums , butter , tallow , and the like . 2. But if the fire be very strong it will in the end ...
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... hard bodies , is avoided ; the other , that there is an equal play of the air on all sides of them . 23. It has been remarked that in vegetable bodies neither putrefaction nor desiccation commence alike in every part ; but chiefly in ...
... hard bodies , is avoided ; the other , that there is an equal play of the air on all sides of them . 23. It has been remarked that in vegetable bodies neither putrefaction nor desiccation commence alike in every part ; but chiefly in ...
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... hard and stiff with age are softened by being greased with tallow before the fire ; and if they are put before a fire alone they get some softness . Bladders and parchment which have become hard , are softened by warm water with an in ...
... hard and stiff with age are softened by being greased with tallow before the fire ; and if they are put before a fire alone they get some softness . Bladders and parchment which have become hard , are softened by warm water with an in ...
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