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... likewise touching alimentation , with its ways and process ; yet this not accurately ( for it belongs to the titles of Assimilation and Ali- mentation ) but as before , in passing only . From the inquiry concerning animals and things ...
... likewise touching alimentation , with its ways and process ; yet this not accurately ( for it belongs to the titles of Assimilation and Ali- mentation ) but as before , in passing only . From the inquiry concerning animals and things ...
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... likewise some cold plants that will last three or four years , as the violet , strawberry , burnet , prim- rose , and sorrel ; but borage and bugloss , although they seem so like alive , differ in death ; for the borage is an annual ...
... likewise some cold plants that will last three or four years , as the violet , strawberry , burnet , prim- rose , and sorrel ; but borage and bugloss , although they seem so like alive , differ in death ; for the borage is an annual ...
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... likewise do some astringent waters . 9. Strong spirit of wine dries as well as fire ; so as to blanch the white of an egg put into it , and to toast bread . 10. Powders dry , like sponges , by sucking up the moisture ; as is seen in the ...
... likewise do some astringent waters . 9. Strong spirit of wine dries as well as fire ; so as to blanch the white of an egg put into it , and to toast bread . 10. Powders dry , like sponges , by sucking up the moisture ; as is seen in the ...
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... 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 kept a long time in close earthen ...
... 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 kept a long time in close earthen ...
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... likewise and preparation of the ali- ment , no less than the nature of the flame , contributes to the length of time they burn . For wax lasts longer than tallow , moist tallow longer than dry , hard wax longer than soft . 26. Trees ...
... likewise and preparation of the ali- ment , no less than the nature of the flame , contributes to the length of time they burn . For wax lasts longer than tallow , moist tallow longer than dry , hard wax longer than soft . 26. Trees ...
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