| Show WHA 71 YOU y U SHOULD SHO ULD KNO KNOW W ABOUT ABO UT FEEDING THE SICK k 3 U r I j VA 1 J El VI I I HE feeding of the sick plays as large a part frequently J l Ji THE I in a patients patient's recovery as does the doctor himself f. f Ask c him hill hell he'll agree af E Event Everi housewife should be prepared to 0 j take lip up- this part o of or tile the culinary art at a t moments moment's o tM t ts t's s- s notice bri for br i sickness sometimes s gives no and d there is little ittle time for ar I. I 11 preparation Winifred Stuart Gibes Gibes' s' s article ts I I I sort of practical brief talk upon the subject that th the housewife J U most needs In fact its it's the kind of article that one can canS clip and keep for future use in that convenient envelope pe file which most J systematic housekeepers have r J By Winifred Stuart Gibbs ibbs i f-i or Home Economic Econom Work New York Association tion for Improving the Condition of t the Poor Assistant t In Household Arts College Y m r University u fi DOUBT that verbal gymnast gymnast- N NO the tho modern essayist essayist would would Iho show in a a. few neat sentences that to feed the sick ono rd st master the art of feeding t tie te e w l For as every everyone one knows know Prevention is the watchword watch watch- word o 01 these our modern days This Is true not In medicine alone but In and sociology as s welL Inthe Inthe In Inthe the of prevention the house- house kee may keer reign supreme when actu ac- ac tu tug Illness Ulness has appeared she must bEla be be- a good a good soldier and follow implicitly 1 ti J 1 he hints set fiet by co competent me-dI me medical a j diagnosis First as aa to feeding fc the the well In order to get got the best results here the J house housekeeper m must st b begin gln with the chil chil- dren A general outline Is all that Is In order for a a. paper like this To advise a a. mixed S diet Is to be almost I r trite It may be more vivid to trace tl the e effect of a a. sided one-sided diet Most mothers know In a general wa way that childrens children's food should offer otter variety but perhaps not many realize Just how a a. sided one-sided diet will make for a sided one d constitution If It a a. person person per per- son eats eats a a. very large quantity of of- m meat at there there will be an excess of building material that material that Is more than the system can take care of and of-and and the result wll will wIl be possible weakening orthe of or the liver and kidneys At the same time the digestive system will suffer sutter from the lao lal of bulk which would be supplied by Jy y normal quantities of vegetable food On the other hand a a- diet which presents an excess of starchy food foodS will surely result In chronic intestinal Indigestion while the muscular sst system m. m will wuI suffer sutter from too little building material Perhaps one of the the most harmful possibilities Is la a a. diet where too mu much h fat is s eaten The body then has too much c cf f fuel and nd will suffer rt accordingly o di if Somewhat the same objection may ap ap- ap- ap ply to the consumption of large quantities quantities quantities quan quan- of sweets It may be said however however however how how- ever that aside from the question of bulk pure sugar Bugar Is a a. better form of energy than starch since one step In Inthe inthe inthe the process process of digestion is eliminated Sugar Is very rapidly absorbed however however however how how- ever and in excess Irritating So much for prevention The reader will get the Inference the above means careful study tudy of the principles underlying digestion assimilation and nutrition Just now we are specially concerned with diet in actual illness Ulness Roughly this part of the subject might be divided as follows 1 Condition where the housekeeper may safely decide on the diet 2 Condition where a a. physicians physician's diagnosis Is ia necessary 3 Responsibility of housekeeper r after diagnosis is made A summing up of conditions where the housekeeper may safely be the dietitian would probably blY read somewhat somewhat somewhat some some- what as follows Ordinary Indigestion indigestion indigestion tion gastric and Intestinal colds exhaustion from overwork overwork and and this exhaustion might be nervous or physical phys phy's phys phys- ical and leal and there she must stop other conditions must not be planned for without a physicians physician's diagnosis At first glance ordinary Indigestion indigestion indigestion tion seems a a. simple enough matter mat mat- ter As a matter mitter of fact there may maybe maybe maybe be as many forms of ot Indigestion as there are Individuals For any form it is a safe rule to advise a a. decided moderation as asto to quantity Many persons persons per per- sons eons think they are dieting when they abstain from large quantities of ot foods that make them acutely iii while continuing continuing to eat heartily of all others and this without regard to a physically overtaxed stomach a F o j r 1 Th 4 Ih or 01 to a chemically disturbed one Whether the worst of the trouble be in the stomach or intestines this resting policy is a a. good one Forone Forone For Forone one one or or two two days according to the se severIty se- se verity of the attack attack let the patient eat a a. slice of dry toast with a glass of milk If it milk agrees and no more This will give the digestive organs a a. needed much-needed rest For the followIng following follow follow- ing twenty-four twenty hours If it the meals are made up of only two or threes three s simple mple foods taken in quantities of about half halt the th bulk buik of of usual sual meals the patient will then be ready eady to resume re resume re- re sume sums his usual habits Of Of course there Will be a a. feeling of hunger but any anyone one with a healthy will can forget this and persist for a few hours in the certainty that the gain will be immeasurable In cases ases of Intestinal disorders also the the- fasting process may with advantage be carried to the point of omitting one or 01 two meals altogether The loss of strength is more than made up by the gain In tone of the Intestines and the avoiding of the weakness attendant upon a bowel disturbance of even evena A few days If the trouble has been allowed to torun torun run run on oni it will often otten yield to the use of unbeaten whites of raw eggs taken with literally no other food If It the disturbance does not disappear after four twenty four hours of ot ota a diet like this It Is time to call a physician I Members Members of an older generation are apt pt to feel that If a a. 1 person erson can can be coaxed to eat ho he is Is all right whereas the tru truest st kindness is sometimes sometimes sometimes some some- times to coax coat him not to eat Only ordinary common sense is required to avoid the danger of f overdoing this fasting process Much might be done by an intelligent intelligent intelligent intelli intelli- gent person In the way of f studying the effect of different foods foods upon himself It is however difficult to generalize about this For example ordinary hives will almost Invariably Invariably ably yield to a a. course of orange juice whereas too long long longa a a. course of orange Juice might cause rheumatism in one who is subject to this disease C Colds usually appear when one is very tired so that there is not re resistance re- re l e against changes of temperature temperature temperature temper temper- or exposure The best diet Is Isone Isone one that will be simple In composition and small In bulk The same principle of knowing the individual applies here Now as aa to exhaustion physical exhaustion physical and nervous A feeding up diet is usually lly prescribed for either This should mean however attention to powers bowers of digestion The old fash stuffing Is seldom advised n now w even In cases of incipient tuber tuber- Generally speaking it is advisable advisable ad ad- to Increase fat in the diet for either condition For many the the easiest easiest easi east est form In which to digest this Is Is' crisp bacon for others cream mixed with milk For the most part the two Important tests of a a. successful 0 feeding up diet are First is the weight Increasing Second is there therl any Indigestion When we come to consider conditions condi condl where a physicians physician's diagnosis al all is necessary we meet practically diseased cond conditions The housekeepers housekeepers housekeeper's housekeep ers er's ers responsibility here heTe is to obe obey orders Shoo She will be a a. much more efficient ef ci ally however If it she has already al already ready mastered th the fundamental principles principles prin of good cookery Aside from the fact that she will make malce e the patient patient patient pa pa- tient more comfortable she h has s the satisfaction on of knowing that hat she i Is act actually ally helping In the physicians physician's fight against disease disease The sounder her knowledge of food chemistry the more she can help She will remember why some foods footh irritate and others soothe She will wil remember why fruit and vegetables are good spring medicines medicines' She will know why strong coffee is a. a a str ln for a weak hea heart t and nc nd knowing these and m many ny other things she will follow follow follow fol fol- low the physicians physician's orders with care cara and common sense Because of the fact that the housekeepers housekeeper's housekeepers housekeeper's house house- keepers keeper's special domain is the home laboratory it may b be well to consider consider con con- sider aider food while it is is In this laboratory laboratory labora labora- tory Its effect when It reaches the laboratory of the human digestive system can then be easily traced Our psychology professor used to talk to us about the law of association association tion the ho housekeeper sek may use this Jaw to great advantage if she connects connects con con- each food with certain ertain conditions conditions condi condi- both in health and Illness Suppose we begin with milk Most of us know a good deal about Its value as as s a a. food owing to widespread popular education In disease however however however how how- ever the following summary may beof beof be bo of us use MILK Points MILK Points to confer er Source cleanliness cleanliness clean clean- liness effect on digestion when patient 1 Is well general relation of eti milk to disease In question careful experiments wi with th milk in diet of ot the Individual patient during during- a a. a particular disease On the latter point the housekeeper housekeeper house house- keeper should remember that she Is responsible for keeping pure milk free from bacteria by keeping it under sanitary conditions In preparing milk for a a. patient the the- following rules should be observed 1 If It s served plain serve milk mUk daintily in a thin glass 2 2 When serving servin raw milk and egg r e I Ii r 1 I I I 4 r shake hake very thoroughly so that the blendIng blending blend- blend Ing Ins will wili be complete 3 Unless the physician orders otherwise otherwise otherwise other other- wise be careful to scald milk in hot dishes but do not let It boll boil This Is a easily accomplished by cooking In a double doue dou dou- dou- dou ble bie boiler o This point should be e remembered remembered e e especially in the e making o of cocoa and end in he preparation of ot milk soups EGGS Points EGGS Points to remember The same precautionary measures about freshness should be observed also the same relation relation rela rela- tion of eggs to to- Individual health since Ince many persons cannot take eggs even ell when well In the preparation of ot eggs th the most important thing to remember is the effect of heat on the albumen If It boiled eggs egge are ordered cook in ina ina a a. covered saucepan saucepan of water water at boilIng boiling bollIng boil boil- Ing point but do not let t the e boiling continue after the egg Is In About seven minutes of this coddling will give what is ordinarily called a a. soft boiled egg i It If served with orange Juice separate separate sepa sepa- separate rate white from yolk beat bea yolk add orange Juice a few drops at a a. time then fold In beaten white in In making custard cook over simmering simmering sim sun mering w water t r for boiled custard set custard c cup P In pan of hot b but t not boiling water If custard is to be baked bake i I MEATS MEATS Points Points to associate Modern educators educators edu edu- colors would call cali It It bad pedagogy to begin with negative points poIntE but nevertheless one of the first things to remember about the use of ot meat for the sick lck Is not to us use It It- It unless ordered j jIn In n most cases of acute illness Ulness meat cannot be borne and the physician is the one to decide when convalescence has begun i In the preparation of meat for convalescents convalescents convalescents con con- the selection Is i usually limited to chicken lamb and beef the methods of cooking allowed to boiling and roasting or scraping raw raw In the case of ot beef Frying stewing and are absolutely taboo Furthermore great care should be exercised to carry out the broiling or roasting with the utmost attention to detail Carelessly prepared food often gives a a. well person an attack of In Indigestion indigestion indigestion in- in digestion It may cost a convalescent his recovery Points FRUIT Points to remember Perhaps the time when fruits are axe most moat valuable la is during health When we wo are well no other food does more t to help heip keep us well In Ill illness however hO because of complex changes that sometimes take place In the tissues fruits Traits must be used with wita care careA In preparing fruits for sick people people there are some general rules that apply ap ap- ap apply j ply to most cases 1 Alwa Always remove remOTe skin and seeds 2 Z Be specially careful about ripeness 3 5 Cooked fruit Is usually safer sater than raw VEGETABLE Points FOODS Points to consider On One might group several e kinds of food rne under this heading when planning I I sick diets For example example Starch Starch foods Careful Care Care- ful fui cooking of cereals or starchy puddings pudding toasting toasting- of at bread to make starch more digestible Vegetables Vegetable Care In cooking a so a as to soften all harsh fiber All these the should be remembered and practiced In following physicians' physicians orders In Inclosing closing a a. word about the cost of 01 food may be In order Many persons have the idea that the sick should J have nothing but the most expensive 1 foods In reality while the food must i be of good quality It Is of often en possible possible possible pos- pos sible to practice economy and feed the patient perfectly at the same same time 11 0 Knowledge of the proper diet diet and and care careIn i In pre preparation may save a a. life Ufe that I might be lost otherwise An abundance abundance abundance dance of expensive food that could not be digested would never neve do this and I In fact might in itself Increase the I dangers of the disease J |
