These were, in general, ordinary mercurial barometers, protected in various ways.
A French Canadian is too vain and mercurial a being to withstand the finery and ostentation of the feather.
With all this profession of zeal and devotion, Mr. Astor was not overconfident of the stability and firm faith of these mercurial beings.
In the formation and condensation of the globules of mercurial vapour, the electricity produced by the friction of the mercury against the glass, was discharged through the vapour with sparks so bright as to be visible in daylight.
The extreme eccentricity of his orbit, which has given him the true mercurial temperament, resulting in sprightliness, agility, and changeableness, is accountable for some mitigating circumstances.
This is the vulgar name in England of mercurial ointment.
Surgical instruments are frequently slightly smeared with a little strong mercurial ointment, with the same intention.
Mercurial plaster is used as a discutient in glandular enlargements, and other swellings; and is also applied over the hepatic regions in liver complaints.
The preparation of mercurial ointment according to the common plan is a process of much labour and difficulty, and usually occupies several days.
Roux, that the mercury in mercurial ointment exists entirely, or nearly so, in the metallic state, and not in the form of oxide, as was generally assumed.
The 'stronger mercurial ointment' of the shops is usually made with a less quantity of mercury than that ordered by the Colleges, and the colour is brought up with finely ground blue black or wood charcoal.
Compound extract of colocynth and mercurial pill, of each 1/2 dr.
Mercurial pill and powdered aloes, of each 1/2 dr.
It resembles mercurial ointment in its effects; but though milder in its operation, it more quickly produces salivation.
Mercurial treatment was very gently continued, so as to keep the patient on the borders of ptyalism for the next three or four days; and he was then put on full doses of iodide of potassium.
The mercurial treatment was pushed, in the form of calomel-powders placed on the tongue.
The remaining air was not able to counterbalance the mercurial cylinder.
The mercurial apparatus I employ is large enough to contain jars of from twelve to fifteen pints in capacity, which are not very readily managed when full of mercury, and even require to be filled by a particular method.
Glass tubes are graduated in the same manner for using in the mercurial apparatus, only they must be divided into cubical inches, and tenths of a cubical inch.
Ammonium sulphide, added to the filtered fluids, threw down from that which contained the cream of tartar a sensible amount of dark mercurial sulphide, while that which contained pure water gave no notable reaction.
Evidently the cream of tartar had caused the decomposition of some of the insoluble calomel and had produced a soluble mercurial compound.
The height of our camp in the Rupal nullah was calculated from observations made with a mercurial barometer.
She herself laughed inwardly at the quaint compliment, but with a little pique at the thought of resembling such a mercurial elfish being, and she replied to the old gentleman with maidenly dignity.
It is not suddenly to be received what Paracelsus affirmeth, that if a Loadstone be anointed with Mercurial oyl, or onely put into Quicksilver, it omitteth its attraction for ever.
With the mercurial temper characteristic of a crowd, they burst into a yell of laughter.
Mercurial ointment, rubbed over the eyebrow, will assist in stimulating the absorbents.
The common sulphur ointment, with an eighth part of mercurial ointment, will usually remove the disease.
Mercurial medicines have been tried; but they have not always succeeded, and have often produced salivation.
The same may be said of all mercurial preparations.
A little calamine ointment, to which was added one-eighth part of mercurial ointment, was then tried, and considerable benefit immediately experienced.
The remedy should be some mercurial, with gentian and aloes given twice in the day, and mercurial ointment well rubbed in once in the day.
I usedmercurial friction, external stimulants, and blisters; I have been absurd enough to pass setons through the tumours, and even to extirpate them with the knife.
Speedily the true mercurial temperament of the Green island returned.
There has been found a note-book of the great philosopher in which he wrote down the details of the severe mercurial treatment which he had to undergo.
We find that considerations of practical importance make it undesirable to adopt a mercurial standard; we have, therefore, preferred to adopt a material standard constructed in solid metal.
Quite the contrary--he was a young man of extremely mercurial temperament.
In San Mateo the revolutionary party had seized the sceptre of government, without opposition, and the vivas of the mercurial populace quickly effaced the interest belonging to the unfortunate Miraflores.
The champagne was bubbling trickily in the veins of the mercurial statesmen.
Her mercurial spirits, which had hung low in the scale for weeks, had gone up with a rush that filled her with a reckless unreasoning happiness.
