| Show Your Family Doctor Use of Fever Thermometer May Save Needless Worry Editors Editor's Nofe We suggest you dip clip these articles and save say them for future reference By Dy Dr T Thomas omas D. D Masters Alarm over the common cold can be reduced nearly to zero if the patients patient's temperature is recorded record record- ed as normal That is merely one example of ot othow how a knowledge of ot body temperature temperature temperature tem tem- can clarify numerous symptoms for the layman as aswell aswell well as for the doctor There seema seems to be some confusion confusion confusion con con- fusion over what r represents a normal temperature Few people people people peo peo- recognize the fact that there is such a thing as a normal range of at temperature and they become alarmed t if the temperature temperature tempera tempera- t ture re is 97 degrees or de de- de- de grees Actually the body temperature temperature tem tern of normal healthy persons persons persons per per- sons may vary anywhere pe- pe be between e- e tween these two extremes s n-s The conventional figure o o. o o 6 degrees degrees degrees de de- de- de grees indicated on din elm l 11 thermometers thermometers thermometers ther ther- is simply the convenient convenient convenient con con- average Size Controls Degree Abnormal temperature readings readings readings read read- ings vary also with age or or rather with size An infant or young child because the body mass is relatively greater than the surface area is unable to dissipate excess bo body y heat readS readily readily read read- S ily and thus small people run regularly a higher temperature than adults In point of numbers numbers numbers num num- bers a a. fever of ot degrees in a ayoung ayoung ayoung young child may be the equivalent equivalent equivalent lent of ot degrees in a grownup grown grown- up and therefore carries the same significance A restricted fluid intake may by depriving the body of ot the necessary necessary necessary essary fluid for evaporation from the skin bring a a. result in a higher fever Obviously Increasing increasing increasing ing the fluid intake in such an instance brings down the body temperature Unless prolonged or very high the body temperature ure should be bethe bethe bethe the cause of ot no alarm It is even useful when interpreted in the light of other symptoms For example if a child has a tem tern of degrees a a. generalized generalized generalized gen gen- aching nasal discharge and yellow sputum the picture takes on the familiar outline of ofa ofa ofa a cold with the degree reading reading reading read read- ing all part of ot the body's general resistance to infection Danger Signal On the other hand a very high temperature with or wit without out these symptoms Indicates something something something some some- thing in need of investigation as does docs say a recurrent temperature tempera tempera- ture of degres every day for six months Furthermore any temperature reading over degrees is an absolute indication for best rest It is folly to try pursuing ones one's usual activities with elevated temperature temperature for for even simple respiratory infection Infection infection tion may thereby be converted into a prolonged or even serious illness A good technique in taking temperature is certainly advis advis- able Before using the thermometer thermometer thermometer ther ther- one should shake the mercury column down below 96 degrees to get any kind of accurate accurate accurate ac ac- ac- ac curate reading One should be sure that nothing hot or cold coldis is taken into hito the mouth before reading the temperature and in inthe inthe inthe the case of ot very young children one may take it rectally On Onan Onan Onan an average a rectal reading is about one degree higher than an oral temperature but serves the purpose equally well Luscious Leftovers If there are over left-over biscuits split them and lay the halves split-side split down in a skillet in which a little butter butte or margarine margarine margarine mar mar- garine and syrup or mild molasses molasses molasses mo mo- mo- mo lasses have been mixed Let the syrupy mixture simmer up around the biscuits Serve them warm with tea or milk Down south biscuits so preps prep are called stickles One sOI woman says her family called them monkey biscuits |
