Observations on the Causes, Symptoms, and Nature of Scrofula or King's Evil, Scurvy, and Cancer: With Cases Illustrative of a Peculiar Mode of TreatmentKent, John
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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
Kent, John
Cancer; Scrofula; Scurvy
Some time since, GEORGE GOODCHILD, of Straddishall, near Newmarket,
was placed under the care of J. Kent, by the officers of that parish,
in consequence of being afflicted with Scrofula, or King's Evil. He
was about thirteen years of age, and the disease had been three years
standing, and the usual means for his recovery had been resorted to in
vain. There were two or three scrofulous ulcers on his left leg, which
was much enlarged; the bone was considerably diseased; his
constitution began to give way from the long continuance of the
disease, and he was incapable of labour. In this state he commenced
the treatment ordered by J. Kent; in a short time his constitution
became corrected and established, the leg improved, and a piece of
exfoliated bone was extracted, five inches and a half in length and an
inch in breadth, and he is now capable of following laborious
employment. In this case it is seen how prone Scrofula is to attack
the bones, which in many instances it completely destroys; here a
large piece of bone was removed before the parts got well, but this
bone was not removed simply "by the power of the Medicines alone," as
some persons would impudently and ignorantly assert, but nature, a
little mechanical assistance, and the _aid_ of suitable Medicines and
Applications, all contributed to remove this extensive exfoliation of
the tibia, or large bone of the leg.
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JACOB GORRARD, of Troston, in this county, had been suffering from
Scrofula for nearly two years; the right arm and left knee were very
much enlarged; there were three or four extensive wounds, and the knee
was very much contracted. He had been attended by two surgeons and a
physician, but the disease set their combined efforts at defiance, and
when J. Kent was requested to attend, the patient had been confined to
his bed for nine months, his appetite was destroyed, there were
profuse nocturnal perspirations, a hectic flush upon the countenance,
the arm, leg, and thigh, enlarged to a frightful degree, and the
wounds poured forth a copious discharge; in fact, there appeared so
little chance of doing any good, that it was with considerable
reluctance that J. Kent undertook the case. J. K. however, commenced
his peculiar mode of treatment in September, 1824, and the result was,
that a perfect cure was effected, and Gorrard is still living at
Troston, enjoying an excellent state of health, the perfect use of all
his limbs, and capable of any laborious exertion. This remarkable case
merits the attention of all those who, unfortunately, are subjects of
Scrofula. It affords a distinct proof that this unsightly and
dangerous disease may be controlled and arrested in its progress by
the use of those means so long pursued by J. Kent with unequalled
success; means which are so simple in their nature that our fields,
our hedges, and our way-sides, contribute to their composition without
resorting to metallic formulations.
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