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accurate history of the American Yellow Fever, 

 %vhich was the first that was given to the world 

 from our continent. Dr. Lionel Chalmers, of the 

 same state, in 1754, communicated to the Medical 

 Society of London some useful remarks on Opis- 

 thotonos and Tetanus, which were published in the 

 first volume of their Observations and Inquiries. 

 This gentleman also published, in 1767? ^n Essaij 

 on Fevers, in which he gave the outlines of the 

 spasmodic theory, which had been before taught by 

 Hoffmann, and was afterwards more fully illustrated 

 by Cullen. In 1764 Dr. Garden, a scientific phy- 

 sician of South Carolina, before mentioned, pre- 

 sented to the public an account of the medical 

 properties of Pink-Root, and gave, at the same 

 time, a botanical description of the plant. About 

 the same time. Dr. Colden and Dr. Jacob Ogden, 

 both of New York, published some valuable obser- 

 vations on a species o^ Sore Throat which was then 

 prevalent and mortal. The former of these gentle- 

 men also made medical communications on other 

 subjects, which were esteemed*. To this list may 

 be added Dr. John Jones, also of New York, who 

 was greatly distinguished as a surgeon, and w^ho 

 published a work on JVounds and Fractures, which 

 is an honourable monument of his learning and 

 professional skill. 



Though these physicians were not all of them 

 natives of America ; and though their pubHcat ions 

 were generally small, and cannot be said to be of 



* Dr. Colden is the gentleman before mentioned as lieutenant- 

 governor of New York, and as having distinguished himself by 

 his knowledge of Astronovij and Botany. 



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