The Virtue and Use of Coffee With Regard to the Plague and Other Infectious DistempersBradley, Richard
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The Virtue and Use of Coffee With Regard to the Plague and Other Infectious Distempers
Bradley, Richard
Coffee -- Therapeutic use -- Early works to 1800
1. A Philosophical Account of the Works of Nature; endeavouring to set
forth the several Gradations remarkable in the Mineral, Vegetable, and
Animal Parts of the Creation; tending to the Composition of a Scale of
Life. Containing, I. An Account of the most remarkable Appearances in
Earths and Mineral Bodies. II. What is most remarkable in Plants and
Super-Plants. III. Of immoveable Shell-Fish, and of such as have local
Motion; with curious Observations on the rest of the Fish-kind, in Salt
and Fresh-Waters. IV. Of Animals and Insects, more particularly those of
the Serpent-kind; with several Observations relating to Climates,
Fruit-Trees, _&c._ with a distinct Account of such Lands in _England_ as
are stiled barren, and some Remarks relating to Fish-ponds. Also a
Description of the most curious Gardens in _Europe_, especially in
_Britain_; with some Experiments for the improving of Fruit-Trees and
Flowers, never before made publick. With Directions for the best Method
of pruning Vines, and Instructions for the most expeditious raising of
forward Fruits, with many curious Cuts.
---- _All their known Virtue appears
Productive in Herb, Plant, and Nobler Birth
Of Creatures Animate, with gradual Life
Of Growth, Sense, Reason_---- Milton.
By _Richard Bradley, F. R. S._
2. New Improvements of Planting and Gardening; both Philosophical and
Practical; explaining the Motion of the Sap, and Generation of Plants,
with other Discoveries never before made publick; for the Improvement of
Forest-Trees, Flower-Gardens, or Parterres: with a new Invention,
whereby more Designs of Garden-Plats may be made in an Hour, than can be
found in all the Books now extant: likewise several rare Secrets for the
Improvement of Fruit-Trees, Kitchin-Gardens, and Green House Plants.
The Third Edition corrected. By _Richard Bradley_, Fellow of the Royal
Society.
3. The Gentleman’s and Gardiner’s Kalendar; directing what is necessary
to be done every Month in the Kitchin-Garden, Fruit-Garden, Nursery,
Management of Forest-Trees, Green-House, and Flower-Garden. With
Directions for the making and ordering Hop-Grounds. By _Richard
Bradley_, F. R. S. Also the Design of a Garden-House (finely engraved
after a new manner) contrived purposely for the Good-keeping of Exotick
Plants. Sy Signior _Gallilei_ of _Florence_. The Third Edition. To which
is now added, An Abstract of the several Acts of Parliament, to
encourage the Planting of Timber-Trees, Fruit-Trees, and other Trees for
Ornament, Shelter, or Profit, and for the better Preservation of the
same, and for preventing the burning of Wood, _&c._ Price 2 _s._
4. The History of Succulent Plants; containing the Aloes, Ficoids (or
Fig-Marigolds) Torch-Thistles, Melon-Thistles, and such others as are
not capable of an _Hortus-Siccus_. Engraved, from the Originals, on
Copper-Plates, with their Descriptions and Manner of Culture. By
_Richard Bradley_, Fellow of the Royal Society.
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