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Page 13
... proper functions ; and hence it results that very soon the whole tends to dissolution , and those very parts , which in their own nature are most capable of repair , are yet through the failure of the organs of repair no longer able to ...
... proper functions ; and hence it results that very soon the whole tends to dissolution , and those very parts , which in their own nature are most capable of repair , are yet through the failure of the organs of repair no longer able to ...
Page 15
... proper title of Nature Durable ; and as they are not the principal questions in the present inquiry , but only shed a light on the prolongation and restoration of life in animals ; wherein , as has been observed before , the same things ...
... proper title of Nature Durable ; and as they are not the principal questions in the present inquiry , but only shed a light on the prolongation and restoration of life in animals ; wherein , as has been observed before , the same things ...
Page 16
... proper circumstances which seem to contribute to either of them . 4. Since the duration of bodies is of two kinds , the one in their simple identity , the other by repair ; whereof the former takes place only in bodies inanimate , the ...
... proper circumstances which seem to contribute to either of them . 4. Since the duration of bodies is of two kinds , the one in their simple identity , the other by repair ; whereof the former takes place only in bodies inanimate , the ...
Page 27
... proper substance . On some mountains likewise where the air is pure dead bodies will remain many days without much decay . 13. Fruits , as pomegranates , lemons , apples , pears , and the like ; and flowers , as roses and lilies , are ...
... proper substance . On some mountains likewise where the air is pure dead bodies will remain many days without much decay . 13. Fruits , as pomegranates , lemons , apples , pears , and the like ; and flowers , as roses and lilies , are ...
Page 28
... proper menstrua ; as grapes in wine , olives in oil , and the like . 18. Pomegranates and quinces are preserved by dip- ping them in sea or salt water , and presently taking them out again , and drying them in the open air in a shady ...
... proper menstrua ; as grapes in wine , olives in oil , and the like . 18. Pomegranates and quinces are preserved by dip- ping them in sea or salt water , and presently taking them out again , and drying them in the open air in a shady ...
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