Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 February 1893 — A Disagreeable Complaint. [ARTICLE]

A Disagreeable Complaint.

The affection known in hot climates as “prickly heat,” is not confined to the tropics. Certain occupations induoe it. For example, cooks, bakers, grocers, brioklayers, and washerwomen have it, and in a very painful and serious degree sometimes. It is a non-contagious disease of the skin, characterized by the appearance of small, hard papula, slightly red, accompanied by severe itohing. The disease appears on different parts of the body, but generally on the front of the forearms and hands, the sides of the neck and face. It is often due to irregularities in diet and habits. The best treatment is simple, unstimulating food and drink, and proper attention to the general health. A daily cold or tepid bath should be resorted to. This affection is the cause of the peeling of the skin of the hands of some people in the fall, apart from the effects of sunburn.