TheLadyAugust@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 year agoAncient wisdom often sounds like common sense now that it is commomly taught. What is some ancient wisdom that we no longer teach because it was wrong?message-squaremessage-square180fedilinkarrow-up1314arrow-down111file-text
arrow-up1303arrow-down1message-squareAncient wisdom often sounds like common sense now that it is commomly taught. What is some ancient wisdom that we no longer teach because it was wrong?TheLadyAugust@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square180fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareTheMinions@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoI thought a fever breaking was just parlance about a fever ending?
minus-squareBarqsHasBite@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoIt means trying to end a fever by bringing the temperature of the person down via whatever method.
minus-squareSimulation6@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoFevers do break on their own. One second you feel miserable, the next you feel better.
minus-squareBarqsHasBite@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoThe saying is to break it earlier.
Likewise, “break a fever”.
I thought a fever breaking was just parlance about a fever ending?
It means trying to end a fever by bringing the temperature of the person down via whatever method.
Fevers do break on their own. One second you feel miserable, the next you feel better.
The saying is to break it earlier.