The doctor finally gave up and told her to go home and soak the wound in coal oil twice a day and pray for healing. The remedy worked. As I suspected, a detailed search of the book did not show coal oil as a recommended remedy for any malady. I now believe use of the concoction was for purely psychological reasons.
Prickly heat causes an itchy rash of small red raised red spots with a prickling or stinging sensation. Prickly heat usually affects parts of the body covered by clothes, such as the back, abdomen, neck, upper chest, groin or armpits.
Heat rashes, also called prickly heat rash, can occur in hot, humid conditions. Because the temperature is hot, you sweat a lot in an attempt to cool off. However, because it is humid the sweat doesn't evaporate and the outer layer of your skin becomes soaked, swells, and the openings for your sweat glands close off.