Mrs. J. S., 28 years of age.
April 24, 1905. Tubercular glands of the neck-some have suppurated. A surgeon said she must have an operation, immediately. Not sensitive to cold. Thirst for cold water. Has always worked actively. Tuberc. 10m.
May 9. No new symptoms. Breath fetid odour. Sensitive to cold. Feet “cold as ice” in cold weather. Gland under the chin gives sensation of softening in the centre. Tuberc. 10m.
June I. Improvement is very marked. Sach. lac.
June 30. Feels very good, though glands on neck not entirely absent. Tuberc. 10m.
Aug. 8, Sept. 20 and Dec. 20. Tuberc. 50m.
May 15, 1906. Pregnancy developed in July. Improvement continued throughout. Has had no medicine since Dec. Glands enlarging again. Headache. Teeth ache at night. Perspiration and chilliness. Tuberculinum cm.
June 13. Some evidence of improvement; glands not so large, yet four or five are quite prominent. Has been feeding the baby at the breast, having plenty, of milk. Head improved; no perspiration at night. Sensitive to cold. Thirst for cold water. Rectal evacuations not every day. Generally amel. in motion. Tuberc. cm.
Oct. 20. Tuberc. mm.
Dec. 17. Lumps becoming smaller.
Feb. 2, 1907. Tuberc. mm.
March 12. Lumps increased in size, from cold, two weeks ago. Sore sensation when turning neck. Tuberc. 10m.
April 11. Sore lumps in neck. Feet swelling. Headache constantly. Appetite poor. Tuberc. 10m.
April 15. Feet and ankles painful swelling. (>) when feet elevated. Red spots where swollen. Rheumatic condition. Emaciating. Weak; walking difficult. Cold at night. Perspiration as soon as sleeps, continues until midnight. Back and front of thorax. Cough at night. Sleepy. L. flank pain. Headache constant. Hands cold. (>) when quiet and can recline. Appetite poor; no thirst. Never fond of meat. Fond of milk and eggs. Calcarea c. 10m.
May 15. All symptoms of last report have disappeared. Sach. lac.
June 13. Feet pain, aching. Gaining flesh; feels very well and strong; not coughing; appetite good; hands not so cold. Calcarea c. 10m. Sach. lac. each night. Glands in neck tubercular.
July 20. Tubercle in neck improved. All symptoms improved. Tuberc. 50m. four powders to be followed by Sach. lac. one each night.
Oct. 4. Glands, one on each side of neck, open and close; red. Feels very well. Feet cold at night and all winter. Stomach and appetite good. Tuberc. 50m.
Jan. 23, 1908. Feels well; some old lumps in neck; face, good appearance; gaining flesh. Tuberc. 50m.
Later report says she is in good health, with no lumps in the neck.
Mrs. C. W., aged forty-three, reported that her mother and one brother died of consumption.
In 1881, Kent accepted a position as professor of anatomy at the Homeopathic College of Missouri, an institution with which he remained affiliated until 1888. In 1890, Kent moved to Pennsylvania to take a position as Dean of Professors at the Post-Graduate Homeopathic Medical School of Philadelphia. In 1897 Kent published his magnum opus, Repertory of the Homœopathic Materia Medica. Kent moved to Chicago in 1903, where he taught at Hahnemann Medical College.