An Oration, Delivered February 4, 1774, before the American Philsophical Society ... Containing, an Enquiry into the Natural History of Medicine among the Indians in North-America, and a Comparative View of Their Diseases and Remedies, with Those of Civilized Nations. Philadelphia: Joseph Crukshank, [1774]



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Gift inscription of William Saunders, M.D. to the Medical and Chirugical Society of Aberdeen —Medical and Chirugical Society  Library of Aberdeen (stamp on dedication leaf) — H.F. Norman (bookplate and sale, Christie's New York, June 16, 1998, lot 762)  

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The first treatise on Native American medicine published in North America. In this oration, Rush describes Indian medical practices but only approves of those, such as bloodletting, that coincides 𓆏with his own theories.