Their Disorders as beforesaid are few and for any inward Complaint they have no remedy except it is applyd by Chance tho they always administer Some Medicine with their prayers — but in surgery they are excellent and make surprizing Cures — We have been Eye witness to some — one of which was from a Musquet ball which a Man received in his Breast and passd through the Shoulder blade, another with his arm broke by a ball, a third having a Ball through his thigh & a fourth received one through His Thigh while stooping, which passd under his ribbs and out by the Collar bone, with several others Wounded with Stones, all of which were perfectly cured within two Months — among those wounded with Stones was one who had all his Upper Jaw stove in and 6 or 7 teeth knockt out; several splinters of the bone were extracted and the Juice of herbs with Clean water was the only remedy ever we saw used. They cannot bear their wounds bound up and are Constantly Washing them to keep them from smelling; for this reason should they get a leg broke it is certain Death as they Cannot be kept from the Water tho they know the Consequence, always flying to the water as soon as the smell becomes disagreeable, and often grate sandal wood on the part to take away the Smell. For Splints they use bamboo and often repair broken Arms whether gotten by War or Accident.

Their Chief Disorders are Madness or Insanity, Agues, Coughs & Colds, Swelld legs & Arms, Swellings under their Ears like the Evil, Ruptures & some few others.

The Insanity is only temporary, and perhaps may proceed from too great a flow of Blood & spirits and a Want of Exercise, as it generally Commences when the Bread begins to be ripe — at which Season others are troubled with Boils on their legs and thighs, this being the Wet Season and the Sun over head when they are More Confined to their houses by the rain; this generally leaves them when the Sun returns to the Northward, and it is Not Common for a Man or Woman to have it return, tho during its stay with them they are very Mischevious and go quite Naked. With some it stays longer then others & they have it in different degrees

Indigenous Histories