The British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences. Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 4 |
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... cold weather , in order that the grass may dry well , and the danger ap- prehended from frosty nights be obviated ; but in summer , the watering shonld take place late in the evening , whereby the ground will be cold , without danger of ...
... cold weather , in order that the grass may dry well , and the danger ap- prehended from frosty nights be obviated ; but in summer , the watering shonld take place late in the evening , whereby the ground will be cold , without danger of ...
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... cold invi- gorates the frame , because cold is a mere diminution of the overplus of that stimulus which was causing the rapid consumption of the principle . Under such , or similar cir- cumstances , therefore , cold is a tonic re- medy ...
... cold invi- gorates the frame , because cold is a mere diminution of the overplus of that stimulus which was causing the rapid consumption of the principle . Under such , or similar cir- cumstances , therefore , cold is a tonic re- medy ...
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... cold in win- ter . Upon the first application of cold the irritability is accumulated , and the vascular system therefore is disposed to great action ; but after a certain time all action is so much diminished , that the process , what ...
... cold in win- ter . Upon the first application of cold the irritability is accumulated , and the vascular system therefore is disposed to great action ; but after a certain time all action is so much diminished , that the process , what ...
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... cold , forms hard masses . KELP , a fixed salt , or particular species of a potash , procured by burning the weed called kali . KERMES , in natural history , a species of the Coccus , which see . KERMES mineral , in chemistry , an anti ...
... cold , forms hard masses . KELP , a fixed salt , or particular species of a potash , procured by burning the weed called kali . KERMES , in natural history , a species of the Coccus , which see . KERMES mineral , in chemistry , an anti ...
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... cold water , or otherwise , if needful . The place of junc- tion is secured either by fitting the necks together by grinding , or by means of a lute , which see farther on . At c , in the receiver , is a neck closed by a stopper ...
... cold water , or otherwise , if needful . The place of junc- tion is secured either by fitting the necks together by grinding , or by means of a lute , which see farther on . At c , in the receiver , is a neck closed by a stopper ...
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