TREATMENT OF FEVERS: PERSONAL CASE HISTORY OF FEVER OF UNDETERMINED ORIGIN.
In 1965, a strong and active young man of our acquaintance came down with a particularly severe fever. The cause was unknown, and it was puzzling and surprising that he should be so afflicted since he had been careful to obey the laws of health and was not especially aware of having violated any particular one.
His body was burning with fever, and he decided to commence with the cold sheet treatment at once, but he felt that the ordinary wet sheet was not cold enough to handle the heat his body was generating. So, he advised his assistant to place the sheets, after wetting them, in the deep freeze. This was done, and the sheets were duly delivered, as stiff as boards. He paused only long enough to thaw them till they were flexible and then applied them to his body. This proved to be effective, but even then it took twelve applications before the heat was drawn off and the fever abated.
In this case, the patient was intelligent in regard to the treatment, believed in it implicitly, and supervised the application himself. This meant that the powerful healing force of his mind was added to the treatment. The next day he was able to depart as scheduled on a very long and arduous journey. Curiously enough, while he has suffered various minor illnesses in the thirteen years since, he has never again come down with a severe fever. The treatment had assisted nature in its work, resulting in the strengthening of the area where the disease found entrance previously. Of course, it should be stressed that this patient was naturally very vital and strong so that the one course of treatment proved to be all that was needed to provide lasting protection. In a person with less vitality, the treatment may have to be repeated many times before immunity is achieved. In some cases, it might never be achieved. But, in any case, the patient will be considerably strengthened by the treatment, and for this reason alone it is well worth while.
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