The British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences. Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 1Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1809 - Natural history |
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... common enemy to philosophy , but even the governors of the state , who appre- hended that his opinions would dissolve all the bonds of social virtue and of religion . His successors , therefore , found it difficult to support the credit ...
... common enemy to philosophy , but even the governors of the state , who appre- hended that his opinions would dissolve all the bonds of social virtue and of religion . His successors , therefore , found it difficult to support the credit ...
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... common , it is employed for the same purposes to which the Althæa , or marsh - mallow , and other mucilaginous ve ... common holly , and bearing white flowers , similar to those of the common acanthus , but smaller . 6 , 7 , 8 , 9. These ...
... common , it is employed for the same purposes to which the Althæa , or marsh - mallow , and other mucilaginous ve ... common holly , and bearing white flowers , similar to those of the common acanthus , but smaller . 6 , 7 , 8 , 9. These ...
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... common turpentine , and one ounce of flour of sulphur ; pour upon these ingredients a gallon of boiling water , work the whole together with a whisk , and let the mixture be used warm . This mixture may also be of use for preventing the ...
... common turpentine , and one ounce of flour of sulphur ; pour upon these ingredients a gallon of boiling water , work the whole together with a whisk , and let the mixture be used warm . This mixture may also be of use for preventing the ...
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... common M. or yar- row ; abundant in pastures and by the sides ACETITES , a genus of salts formed by of roads , flowering from June to September : the acetous acid . ACETOUS acid . See ACETIC ACID . ACHANIA , in botany , a genus of the ...
... common M. or yar- row ; abundant in pastures and by the sides ACETITES , a genus of salts formed by of roads , flowering from June to September : the acetous acid . ACETOUS acid . See ACETIC ACID . ACHANIA , in botany , a genus of the ...
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... common monk's - hood , has been long known as one of the most virulent of all vege- table poisons . Linnæus says , that it is fatal to swine and goats , but does no injury to horses , who eat it dry . He also informs us , from the ...
... common monk's - hood , has been long known as one of the most virulent of all vege- table poisons . Linnæus says , that it is fatal to swine and goats , but does no injury to horses , who eat it dry . He also informs us , from the ...
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