what does the freedom struggle of adam safin and his wife have to do with wheatley? phillis had a very different relationship they encouraged her talents and helped her promote them, unlike john saffin who was dismissive of adam. cotton mather returns to the story in relation to health. one of his slaves, a gift from his congregation, proved very useful. the meaning of his name is greek. boston was a coastal city prone to epidemic outbreaks, often introduced into the city by foreigners and travelers. small pox was a serious danger and anisimus shared some knowledge from his west african home. he counseled taking a bit of infection from someone already stricken with the early phases of the disease and introducing that con tajen under the skin. in time the patient would recover and death would be averted. mather convinced a dr. boylston and i believe we're here boylston street -- to inn october late several slaves and a few citizens. the result of this experiment which the pure tans railed against, the idea of poison and infection from one body put into another body was