Project Gutenberg 2007-11-13 Public domain in the USA. 60 Kent, John Observations on the Causes, Symptoms, and Nature of Scrofula or King's Evil, Scurvy, and Cancer With Cases Illustrative of a Peculiar Mode of Treatment Reading ease score: 52.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Bryan Ness, David T. Jones and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "Observations on the Causes, Symptoms, and Nature of Scrofula or King's Evil, Scurvy, and Cancer; with Cases Illustrative of a Peculiar Mode of Treatment" by J. Kent is a scientific publication written in the early 19th century. This work primarily discusses the ailments of scrofula, also known as King's Evil, along with scurvy and cancer, shedding light on their causes, symptoms, and potential treatments based on the author's extensive clinical experience. The book elaborates on the nature of scrofula, describing its insidious onset and wide-ranging effects on the body, often starting in the lymphatic glands and potentially leading to serious internal complications. Kent emphasizes the hereditary predisposition to these conditions, alongside lifestyle factors such as diet and hygienic practices. He presents a series of documented cases that illustrate the efficacy of his botanical treatment methods over traditional surgical interventions, which he critiques as often ineffective or harmful. Kent argues for the importance of early detection and comprehensive care in managing these diseases, aiming to educate the public about their nature and treatment options. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Scrofula Scurvy Cancer RC Text Medicine Browsing: Health & Medicine 97233 96289 2024-11-10T08:14:30.638194 2023-09-10T11:03:05.388275 text/html text/html 92258 2021-01-03T03:59:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 79785 2021-01-03T03:59:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 194593 2024-11-10T08:14:37.656129 application/epub+zip 195013 2024-11-10T08:14:34.652158 application/epub+zip 95870 2024-11-10T08:14:33.270155 application/epub+zip 426921 2024-11-10T08:14:39.706126 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 416173 2024-11-10T08:14:36.761176 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 112810 2022-09-11T05:39:04.665285 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 82825 82606 2024-11-10T08:14:30.253176 2023-09-10T11:03:05.107274 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 82675 2021-01-03T03:59:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 29968 2021-01-03T03:59:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19576 2024-11-10T08:14:39.829110 application/rdf+xml 27231 2024-11-10T08:14:33.821135 image/jpeg 4854 2024-11-10T08:14:33.542157 image/jpeg 193716 2024-11-10T08:14:30.652180 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog