Project Gutenberg 2010-07-14 Public domain in the USA. 152 Anonymous Anonyme Anonymous, Anonymous Medicina Flagellata; Or, The Doctor Scarify'd Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Medicina Flagellata; or, The Doctor Scarify'd" by Anonymous is a critical examination of the medical profession written in the early 18th century. This work takes a satirical approach to expose the vices, incompetencies, and corrupt practices within the medical field, particularly targeting physicians and apothecaries. It serves as a call to the public to be wary of quackery and to seek proper medical care while aiming to restore the integrity of medicine to its ancient roots. The opening of the text provides a preface that sets the stage for the author's critique. The author expresses a contemplation on the decline of the medical profession, arguing that many so-called physicians lack the appropriate training and ethical standards, resulting in harm to patients. They highlight the prevalence of charlatans and incompetent practitioners who prioritize profit over patient care, often using convoluted language and obscure treatments to mask their ignorance. Additionally, the author reflects on the importance of health and the connection between the body and soul, suggesting that true medical knowledge should be rooted in careful study and ethical practice. This critical tone and examination of medical practices suggest a deeper engagement with the theme of integrity versus fraud in healthcare. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Hygiene Quacks and quackery Plague -- Early works to 1800 Medicine -- Practice -- Early works to 1800 R Text Browsing: Health & Medicine Browsing: History - General 230596 230605 2024-09-14T06:05:11.782308 2023-09-14T10:49:51.434117 text/html text/html 231856 2010-07-14T11:45:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 676326 2010-07-14T11:45:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 771305 2024-09-14T06:05:17.668786 application/epub+zip 770751 2024-09-14T06:05:13.466283 application/epub+zip 148093 2024-09-14T06:05:12.464402 application/epub+zip 956645 2024-09-14T06:05:20.814795 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 929371 2024-09-14T06:05:16.696771 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 308367 2022-09-15T08:15:07.989616 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 198701 198509 2024-09-14T06:05:11.133301 2023-09-14T10:49:50.885116 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 198500 2010-07-14T11:45:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 77914 2010-07-14T11:45:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 198511 2010-07-14T11:45:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 77860 2010-07-14T11:45:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20829 2024-09-14T06:05:20.981956 application/rdf+xml 18991 2024-09-14T06:05:12.830303 image/jpeg 4171 2024-09-14T06:05:12.644300 image/jpeg 795529 2024-09-14T06:05:11.838314 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 en.wikipedia More titles under Unknown