Dripping Sheet

(drip'-ing shet). A means of reducing temperature in fever, entirely distinct from the wet pack. The patient is placed erect in a tub containing twelve inches of water at ioo°. A linen sheet (the coarser the better) is dipped in water at 700, which is reduced daily two degrees until 480 is reached. This sheet is thrown over the patient from behind, covering the head and body, so that it clings to the person. The attendant now makes rapid pa es with both hands, beginning anteriorly and posteriorly, so as to produce friction and afflux of blood to the surface. Occasionally cold water at from 400 to 700 is thrown on from a cup and friction renewed. The procedure is also said to be useful in anemia. rivelling (driv'-el-ing) I. An involuntary flow of the saliva, as in old age, infancy, idiocy, and mental stupor. 2. Senile weakne of mind.