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.
Causes of heat stroke. 1  Causes of exertional heatstroke: intense activity in a hot environment, whether exercise or work. Exertional heatstroke is more likely to occur if an individual is not used to high temperatures.  Causes of nonexertional or classic heatstroke: caused by exposure to a particularly hot environment.