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The eldest child in a family of four children complained of feeling hot. His face was flushed, and he had a high temperature. Unfortunately, he could not be treated as the family was on the road during a long journey. Hardly had they arrived at their destination when he broke out with the measles.
A few days later his youngest brother developed the same symptoms, and it was clearly evident that he, too, was coming down with the measles. This time circumstances allowed prompt application of the wet sheet treatment. When his hot skin came into contact with the first sheet, he recoiled from it. But as the treatment was persistently and firmly applied, he was soon enjoying it. In half an hour his fever was down, and the measles never did break out. The next morning he was happily playing with the other children.
The results of this case do not mean that every measles case can be stopped in this way. But when the patient comes from a family who has lived healthfully, as this child did, he will have more power to ward off the disease, and this kind of result will be more likely to happen. It is interesting to note that when the healthy, elder brother did not receive any treatment, the measles broke out and ran their full course. In the case of the child who was assisted, the toxins causing the fever were destroyed at the outset which prevented further negative effects.
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