Project Gutenberg 2010-12-11 Public domain in the USA. 160 Morganti, Bento 1709 Sustos da Vida nos Perigos da Cura Produced by Mike Silva "Sustos da Vida nos Perigos da Cura" by Bento Morganti is a medical treatise written during the mid-18th century. The book is constructed as a letter from one friend to another, discussing the author's personal experiences and concerns regarding the efficacy and safety of medical practices of the time. The primary focus is on the potential dangers associated with medical treatments and the ignorance that can lead to harm rather than healing. In this work, the author recounts his own illness and the mistakes made by physicians that nearly cost him his life. He reflects on the three types of illnesses—curable, incurable, and indifferent—arguing that the lack of knowledge among many practitioners can result in greater risk to patients. Morganti asserts that true medical skill lies not just in the application of remedies, but also in the critical understanding of their effects and the ability to differentiate between actual ailments and mere symptoms. The letter serves as a cautionary tale urging readers to be careful in choosing their medical practitioners and to consider the implications of submitting to medical intervention. Ultimately, it promotes a skeptical view of medical authority while advocating for a more measured and informed approach to health care. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 30.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. pt Medicine R Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: Health & Medicine 52206 2025-08-14T07:29:10.397114 text/html 47712 2021-01-07T07:38:36 text/html 102290 2025-08-14T07:29:15.334137 application/epub+zip 101103 2025-08-14T07:29:13.255191 application/epub+zip 83208 2025-08-14T07:29:12.190103 application/epub+zip 202732 2025-08-14T07:29:16.788143 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 196692 2025-08-14T07:29:14.676112 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 162689 2022-09-16T04:12:58.711663 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 46068 2025-08-14T07:29:10.170121 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 45657 2021-01-07T07:38:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18077 2025-08-14T07:29:16.909066 application/rdf+xml 14179 2025-08-14T07:29:12.693114 image/jpeg 3371 2025-08-14T07:29:12.446092 image/jpeg 17816 2021-01-07T07:38:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 18810 2021-01-07T07:38:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 102960 2025-08-14T07:29:10.402129 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