authoroftheearliestmedicaltreatisesprintedinthecountry，[A
BriefRuletoGuidetheCommonPeopleinSmallpoxandMeasles。1674。]whoseepitaphinLatinandGreek，saidtohavebeenwrittenbyEleazer，an“IndianYouth“andamemberoftheSeniorClassofHarvardCollege，maybefoundinthe“Magnalia。“Imissthisnoblesavage’snameinourtriennialcatalogue；andasthereismanyaslipbetweenthecupandlip，oneistemptedtoguessthathemayhavelosthisdegreebysomedisplayofhisnativeinstinct，——
possiblyaflourishofthetomahawkorscalping-knife。Howeverthismayhavebeen，thegoodmanhecelebratedwasanotableinstanceoftheAngelicalConjunction，astheauthorofthe“Magnalia“callsit，oftheofficesofclergymanandmedicalpractitioner。
MichaelWigglesworth，authorofthe“DayofDoom，“attendedthesick，“notonlyasaPastor，butasaPhysiciantoo，andthis，notonlyinhisowntown，butalsoinallthoseofthevicinity。“MathersaysofthesonsofCharlesChauncy，“Allofthesedid，whiletheyhadOpportunity，PreachtheGospel；andmost，ifnotallofthem，liketheirexcellentFatherbeforethem，hadaneminentskillinphysickaddeduntotheirotheraccomplishments，“etc。RogerWilliamsissaidtohavesavedmanyinakindofpestilencewhichsweptawaymanyIndians。
Tothesenamesmustbeadded，assustainingacertainrelationtothehealingart，thatofthefirstGovernorWinthrop，whoissaidbyJohnCottontohavebeen“HelpforourBodiesbyPhysick[and]forourEstatesbyLaw，“andthatofhisson，theGovernorofConnecticut，who，asweshallsee，wasasmuchphysicianasmagistrate。