Which of the following is a poor scientific practice? A.
listening to other scientists when they have ideas about your experiment

B.
changing the results or records after an experiment is finished

C.
keeping detailed records of your experiment's results

D.
checking your conclusions by looking for any weaknesses in the experiment

Read the passage. when mother’s fever persisted for a week, father summoned our family doctor. dr. blakemore applied leeches to mother’s skin in hopes of reducing the amount of blood in her body. despite the doctor’s efforts, she languished in bed for three more days before her appetite returned and she requested a thin broth. our dear cook, mrs. davis, prepared the broth and delivered it to my mother directly, eager to ease her discomfort. what can readers infer about the time period of the passage?