le face, accompanied with redness and chronic
inflammation; white scales or thin scabs frequently formed, and after
they had dropped off others formed successively. He had had the advice
of several respectable practitioners, and had used the preparations of
two chemists, without producing any good effect. In this state he
applied to J. Kent, Stanton, under whose treatment Mr. Welham
perfectly recovered. It is now ELEVEN YEARS since, and he has had no
return of the disease.
2.
In consequence of the benefit which Mr. Welham had received from the
treatment adopted by J. Kent, he placed his son Joseph under his care.
He was about 19 years of age, and had a scrofulous tumour in the left
arm-pit; it had been about twelve months standing before he
discovered the nature of the complaint; and time had thus been allowed
for the arm to become considerably affected. However, under the system
pursued by J. Kent a perfect cure took place; and Mr. Welham and his
son are still living at Culford in good health, and free from any
remains of the disease.
3.
Mr. JOSEPH ADAMS GODFREY, of the Ferry House, West Row, Mildenhall,
Suffolk, from an hereditary taint had been subject to scrofula about
the face and glands of the neck for a considerable time; and, from the
unabated progress of the disease, his health was materially affected.
All the usual means had been resorted to in order to check its
progress; but the disease still increased, and became more and more
formidable. He then applied to J. Kent; the progress of the complaint
was soon arrested; and a permanent cure was accomplished. This was 20
years ago, and Mr. G. has had no relapse. Mr. G. resides as above; and
from his own sufferings, and from observation of the disease in
others, he has acquired some little judgment in discriminating
scrofulous cases.
4.
JAMES BENNETT was placed under the care of J. Kent, by the
churchwardens and overseers of Buxhall, Suffolk. He was afflicted with
scrofulous disease of the left side of the lower jaw, neck, and face.
The jaw was rendered immoveable, so that he could not take any solid
food; and the liquid nourishment he was compelled to suck through an
opening left from the extraction of a tooth. He had become remarkably
weak and low, and his constitution was daily giving way under the
severity of the attack. However, by attending to the rules
recommended by J. Kent, the jaw was soon set at liberty, and he
perfectly recovered.
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