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The heat at times has been excessive though tempered by
short spells of cooling winds. The city has been very healthy
so far and one does not hear of much sickness except among very
young children and those advanced in years.

The last hot spell completely prostated [sic] my mother and
she has been quite sick for nearly a week. She has a kind of
rheumatic fever but the doctor seems now to have it in good con-
trol. The action of her heart is very feeble and this taken
with her general weakness and age has worried us considerably.
As of old she thinks if she was not noticed so much and received
so much attention she would get along just as well. She bids me
send to you her most earnest sympathy and the hope that you are
keeping in good health.

I do trust that this finds you well.

Very fondly yours,

Helena McCarthy.