The genesis of the American materia medica : including a biographical sketch of "John Josselyn, gent," and the medical and materia medica references in Josselyn's "New-Englands rarities discovered," etc., and in his "Two voyages to New-England," / with critical notes and comments by Harvey Wickes Felter.

  • Felter, Harvey Wickes, 1865-1927.
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[1927]
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Credit: The genesis of the American materia medica : including a biographical sketch of "John Josselyn, gent," and the medical and materia medica references in Josselyn's "New-Englands rarities discovered," etc., and in his "Two voyages to New-England," / with critical notes and comments by Harvey Wickes Felter. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    “NEW-ENGLANDS RARITIES DISCOVERED” [Josselyn’s first book is the following—F.] :* * NEW-ENGLANDS RARITIES DISCOVERED: | IN Birds, Beasts, Fishes, Serpents, and Plants of that Country. TOGETHER WITH : The Physical and Chyrurgical Remedies wherewith the Natives constantly use to Cure their Distempers, Wounds, and Sores. ALSO : A perfect Description of an Indian SQUA, in all her Bravery; with a POEM not improperly Conferr’d upon her. LASTLY A CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE of the most remarkable Passages in that Country amongst the English. Illustrated with Cuts. By John Josselyn, Gent. London, Printed for G. Widdowes, at the Green Dragon, in St. Paul Church yard, 1672. _ [Being literal transcripts, except where otherwise shown, with comments in foot-notes, upon the medical and surgical portions only of this rare work.—F.] * The author of these papers may be pardoned, perhaps justified, he hopes, for the signing of his name to each of the foot-notes which he has worked out to elucidate, where possible, the text of Josselyn’s works. This he has done for two reasons: First, to show that the notes are not a portion of the original books; secondly, that they are either original or collected from authentic sources by the writer, though in many in¬ stances he has drawn freely upon the comments appended to the reprint (1865) of “Rarities” by the late distinguished botanist, Professor Edward Tuckerman, A.M. To the latter he must acknowledge the starting points from which to trace many of the medicinal plant species for which only local and common names are given by