To read, hold the end of the thermometer in your hand, turn the thermometer to the middle of the degree and scale, and see the enlarged column of mercury.
The thermometer is a three-pronged body. To measure, you need to hold the end of the thermometer and gently shake the thermometer so that the scale of the thermometer reaches below 35℃, and then take it out after putting it under the armpit (putting the mercury part) for 10 minutes.
Read the mercury thermometer at eye level with the upper surface of the liquid column inside the thermometer. Hold the end of the thermometer with one hand so that your eyes are at the same level as the thermometer, then slowly turn the thermometer so that you can see the thick column of mercury (the silver-colored line in the middle) from the front and take a reading.
The thermometer is three-pronged, put it across in front of you, the number is at the bottom, the scale is at the top, the number is getting bigger from left to right and then twist the thermometer, you can see the scale on the top and the number on the bottom at the same time, and you can see the enlarged column of mercury inside the thermometer, then you can read the number.