Thermometer

Deputy Nazir Ahmad was a remarkable maulvi and his writings are a classic. There was sometimes in his writings humorous tinge worth a laugh. In "Ruya-e-sadiqa", he writes
"Angraiz to bala kay moojid hain thermameter aik qism ki nali nikaali hay uss say hararat ka derja máloom hota hay jo chahay dekh lay. iss nali kay aagay nabz aur qarooray aur zaban dekhnay ki zroorat baqi na rahi. Iss nali ko pehlay baghal main rakhtay thay ab munh main rakhnay lagay hain - aainda dekhiyay kahan rakhna tajweez karain."
May be he did not know or was familiar with the rectal placement, I dont know. I have similarly enjoyed Qudratullah Shahab who writes such humor more commonly.