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Page 21
... winds have much blown ; the cause whereof is , the dryness of that wind ; for to all vivification upon putrefaction , it is requisite the matter be not too moist and therefore we see they have cobwebs about them , which is a sign of a ...
... winds have much blown ; the cause whereof is , the dryness of that wind ; for to all vivification upon putrefaction , it is requisite the matter be not too moist and therefore we see they have cobwebs about them , which is a sign of a ...
Page 31
... wind , the trickling of water , humming of bees , soft singing , reading , & c . The cause is , for that they move in the spirits a gentle attention ; and whatsoever moveth attention , without too much labour , stilleth the natural and ...
... wind , the trickling of water , humming of bees , soft singing , reading , & c . The cause is , for that they move in the spirits a gentle attention ; and whatsoever moveth attention , without too much labour , stilleth the natural and ...
Page 48
... wind for freshness . 776. It is at this day in use in Gaza , to couch pot- sheards or vessels of earth in their walls , to gather the wind from the top , and to pass it down in spouts into rooms . It is a device for freshness in great ...
... wind for freshness . 776. It is at this day in use in Gaza , to couch pot- sheards or vessels of earth in their walls , to gather the wind from the top , and to pass it down in spouts into rooms . It is a device for freshness in great ...
Page 52
... wind . 786. It hath been noted by the ancients that south- ern winds blowing much without rain , do cause a fever- 1 Sandys , p . 231 . 2 Arist . Prob . i . 18 . ous disposition of the year ; but with rain , 52 NATURAL HISTORY .
... wind . 786. It hath been noted by the ancients that south- ern winds blowing much without rain , do cause a fever- 1 Sandys , p . 231 . 2 Arist . Prob . i . 18 . ous disposition of the year ; but with rain , 52 NATURAL HISTORY .
Page 53
... winds do of themselves qual- ify the air to be apt to cause fevers ; but when showers are joined , they do refrigerate in part , and check the sultry heat of the southern wind . Therefore this holdeth not in the sea coasts , because the ...
... winds do of themselves qual- ify the air to be apt to cause fevers ; but when showers are joined , they do refrigerate in part , and check the sultry heat of the southern wind . Therefore this holdeth not in the sea coasts , because the ...
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