Project Gutenberg 2007-11-13 Public domain in the USA. 220 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 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.) Reading ease score: 52.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Scrofula Scurvy Cancer RC Text Medicine Browsing: Health & Medicine Category: Health & Medicine 97370 2025-06-10T03:48:01.664675 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 194669 2025-06-10T03:48:08.696606 application/epub+zip 195008 2025-06-10T03:48:05.677694 application/epub+zip 95863 2025-06-10T03:48:04.297618 application/epub+zip 426921 2025-06-10T03:48:10.792606 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 416175 2025-06-10T03:48:07.796611 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 112810 2022-09-11T05:39:04.665285 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 82825 2025-06-10T03:48:01.302662 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 82675 2021-01-03T03:59:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 29968 2021-01-03T03:59:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18478 2025-06-10T03:48:10.922599 application/rdf+xml 27231 2025-06-10T03:48:04.846685 image/jpeg 4854 2025-06-10T03:48:04.573618 image/jpeg 193757 2025-06-10T03:48:01.679639 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog