Question

Doctor advise to put strips of wet clothes on the fore head of a person having high tempretuer. why

Answer 1

It is a traditional way to make the temperature to cool down
When cold water strips are placed on the head of a person his temperature is cooled down .

Answer 2

When a person has fever his body temperature becomes more than the normal body temperature. If we put strips of wet cloth on the forehead of a person suffering from high fever, the water evaporates taking heat from the body, creating a cooling effect. Thus, moist strips will lower his body temperature.