1. Rush B (1805) Medical inquiries and observations, vol 2, 2nd edn. T & G Palmer, Philadelphia, p 259
2. Thomas DP (2014) The demise of bloodletting. J R Coll Phys Edinb 44:72–77
3. Rush B (1805) Medical inquiries and observations, vol 2, 2nd edn. T & G Palmer, Philadelphia, p 260
4. Fried S (2018) Rush: revolution, madness, and Benjamin Rush, the visionary doctor who became a founding father. Crown, New York
5. Powers J (2012) Inventing chemistry: Herman Boerhaave and the reform of the chemical arts. University of Chicago Press, Chicago