A business executive injured his leg skiing
one weekend. By the time he got home Saturday, the leg was very swollen and he was having
difficulty walking, so he called his physician at his home. The doctor told him to soak it
in hot water.
He tried soaking it in hot water but the
leg became more swollen and painful. His maid saw him limping and said, "I don't
know, I'm only a maid, but I always thought it was better to use cold water, not hot, for
swelling."
He tried switching to cold water and the
swelling rapidly subsided.
On Sunday afternoon he called his doctor
again to complain. "Say, what kind of a doctor are you anyway? You told me to soak my
leg in hot water and it got worse. My maid told me to use cold water and it got
better."
"Really?" answered the doctor,
"I don't understand it; my maid said to use hot water."
