
          [added: point of view. In this most important point of the subject nothing valuable can be expected of
the exposition that has been given of the plagiarisms of the author.]
[crossed out: of his plagiarisms] from European and American writers. Every thing valuable
that relates not only to exotic but to indigenous plants which are known to European 
and American writers, has been pillaged from them: and both the descriptions and 
the account of their medical virtues, are given such an imperfect manner as 
to afford much less information than could be obtained from consulting the original 
writers.* Of those exclusively American plants which have only been noticed by our
own country men, such as the Pod. peltatum [Podophyllum peltatum], Sanguinaria canadens [canadensis], Geranium meridense,
we appeal to every intelligent and candid practitioner of medicine whether
Henry has added a single new or useful observation? He does indeed frequently
insult our understandings by the common vulgar assertions made use of in general
among the quacks respecting the specific powers of his preparations. But the
[crossed out: medical] preparations are often so compounded that [added: nothing certain can be known respecting] the properties of the [?]
plant spoken of, and it would be impossible for the mastery or mistakes 
of families ever to find the ingredients from the obscure directions given.

Of the few remaining plants which this wonderful herbalist may claim as exclusively 
his own, nothing certain can be known untill they are placed in other 
hands for examination. If we may rely upon his account of the dragon's claw, (Amaranthus,
p. 100) it must at least be possessed of singular properties. But, who ever 
heard of nitre liquifying by exposure to the air? His account of the medical virtues 
of the Caulophyllum thalictroides, and its application in an obstetrical case, may 
serve as a specimen of his qualifications when he had [crossed out: not the aid of books to]
no books to refer to. It is really amusing. After having very sagaciously ascertained 
that a young woman whom he visited at the period of parturition
was pregnant, by feeling her pulse and asking her questions, he remained 
untill she was delivered of a beautiful boy! But we are informed
with great solemnity that this uncommon event of a woman being speedily 
delivered of a beautiful boy, was owing to the miraculous power of [added: a] 
[crossed out: five doses] [added: dose and half] of his papoose-root! Such trash as this ought not surely to have met
the public eye under the function of medical men!

With respect to the appendix, of many choice medical secrets, never made known 
to the world before, it abounds with the same kind of specifics and nostrums wh. [which]
disgrace the columns of our newspapers.

It is the uniform practice of empirical practitioners of medicine to
to derive their specifics as well as their knowledge of them from afar. We have 
had our specific doctors from Europe, from Africa, and from Asia; and 
lastly comes Dr. Henry, from the Creek nation! All these honest gentry
are most devoutly opposed to quackery, and are forever kindly cautioning
the public to beware of [crossed out: illiterate] ignorous and illiterate pretenders
to the healing art. We had often heard that the Creek Indians were great 
doctors! but it happens fortunately on this occasion that we as well 
as Samuel Henry, botanist, have been among these same Creek Indians
and attended particularly to the state of their materia medica. Such is the 
extremely imperfect knowledge of this tribe, that they are entirely unacquainted 
with the medical qualities of the Po. peltatum [Podophyllum peltatum], and Sanguinaria canadensis, 
plants which abound throughout the nation. We did indeed hear them extol 
the virtues of their famous black drink, and speak of the wonderful effects of 
a species of Sesyrenchium [Sisyrinchium], [added: employed] as an emenegogue [emmenagogue], in a style equal to that of Dr. H [Henry] 
himself, when treating of the papoose root!
        