d cold
feet the wet spread should reach only to the ankles, and the feet be
covered with the woollen blanket, or a hot bottle placed near them.

[Illustration: No. 8]

The three-quarter pack is very valuable in feverish diseases, since it
takes effect on so large an area of the skin. It is also very helpful in
case of meningitis and other inflammations. It should, however, not be
applied by a layman, except with the greatest caution.

The inflamed parts must be covered with compresses, as in case of
pneumonia and inflammation of the heart.

If three-quarter packs excite children too much, they must be replaced
by abdominal and leg packs.

The patient should remain in the pack as long as he does not become too
hot or restless. This may occur after 20 to 30 minutes, in case of
severe fever; otherwise, the pack may last an hour or longer. The pack
is very useful with children when indications of disease appear. In many
cases it will develop and cure disease, such as measles, if it is
properly applied for 2 to 2-1/2 hours, and followed by a bath at 77
degrees or an ablution at 64 degrees.

When fever and inflamation begin to slacken, and also during
convalescence, three-quarter or whole packs applied daily or every
second day, followed by an ablution, are very useful for the purpose of
solution and excretion.

In such cases the moist heat should be conserved by applying additional
blankets or comforters to the limit of endurance.

THE HALF PACK (25)

The half pack is applied like the three-quarter pack, with the exception
that it reaches only from the arm-pits to the knees.

It is especially necessary to close it carefully around the legs. The
half pack allowing the body more freedom, it may be kept on all night.

It is most effective on the thighs in cases of sciatica. It is, however,
also applied in case of febrile disease.

THE WHOLE PACK

This is applied in nearly the same way as the three-quarter pack, but
includes also the arms, breast and neck.

[Illustration: No. 9]

In this case the blanket must reach to above the ears. On top of the
moist spread a towel is laid, which is first drawn around the abdomen.
The patient's arms must be somewhat bent, so that they will not oppress
the breast when packed with it. Otherwise the arms may be treated just
like the legs, so that the moist spread touches them everywhere. When it
is impossible to fasten the blanket at the neck with safety pins, it can
be t