Topic N2 ("At the Doctors")
    It is winter now. It is often cold. I can't say that I can
stand colds. So, sometime ago I suddenly fell ill. I mounted a
high temperature. I had a running nose and a sore throat. Also
I had a splitting headache and a cough. My whole body ached. My
mother fixed me a hot lemonade but that didn't help me much. She
wanted to give me some aspirin tablets too, but there weren't any
in our house. My mother told me to stay in bed, then she called
for a doctor. The doctor came, remove his coat and put on his
white gown. The doctor asked me to strip to the waist. He
examined my lungs, felt my pulse and blood pressure, took my
temperature. Then he examined my throat and said that it was a
little inflamed. He said that is was a light case of the flu and
told me to stay in bed and to have a rest. He wrote a
prescription for a gargle and cough medicine. Also he gave me
some sulfa pills, a slip for X-Ray and blood examination. He
prescribed cups and mustard plasters. The prescription, which the
doctor left, was made up at the chemist's. I followed all the
doctor's instructions and very soon I felt much better. In 10
days I fully recovered and resumed my studies.
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