Sunstroke

An old method of preventing sunstroke was to wear a cabbage leaf inside the crown of a hat.

If someone is suffering from bad sunstroke it was recommended that the person's clothing should be loosened and cold water poured over him or her. Alternatively, clothing was to be removed and the patient covered with a sheet that had to be kept drenched with cold water.

Another cure involved the application of mustard leaves to the nape of the neck of the person suffering from sunstroke.

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