New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-12-12
Total in both Concentrates.


In the depressed and restless condition OF the system
generally incident 10 uuacy II IS conceded by all cOmpe
tent authorities that the dietary base adopted at hOp
tails for the insane should be equal as regards repair OF
waste to that Of healthy adult, under ordinary cOndi
tons and yet IL record that NewNork has for years
fed her pauper insane upon scale cquiNaIeht ana
little than equivalent TO twoandhaf days OF total
abstinence from food for every week during which the
noticnt remained at the AsylUm-whi should have
driven the inmate mad soon after incarceration. II the
patient had happened not 70 he stark mad beforehand
The base now adopted, however, may be considered
sufficient, though II leans in the direction OF insuhcency
IL consists OF - ounces of meat and 20 ounces % bread
with old allowance OF mix ana sugar ana rs thnt wbCh
prevails throughout our pubic hospitals Roughly
estimated II represents 1850 grains OF utrOgcnizcd mat
ter, 34Gl OF carbOnthe filling IN with puddugs,
tables. and the Ike which is moderately liberal and
being supposed to supply II. The dietary base upon
which the tables at these institutions at present
founded, may be stated as follows; $780,
Bread 20 ounces. Milk.-....-..... ounces.
Meat a. ~ ounces ts sugar ounce &C.
base is, as ii has been some years as follows:
Bread. ..............SO ounces Nitrogenized mat
Meat.-.-...-....l6 ounces 25S5 grains
Milk. ounces Carbon grains
Sugar. .............. ! ounce
The dietary base the Work House is also accurately
represented by the foregoing Observation-Disclosures IN
point Of dietary table both institutions are TOO sprng IA
House base substantially the same a. THAI in use at the
hospitals, and need not he particularly specified more
Accurate base considered In relation the constituents
physical waste, might undoubtedly be Effected by les
SEEMING fhe allowance Of meat at the penal institutions 10
70 ounces and increasing that of bread 10 - ounces,
though that IN is accurate enough for all practical
pnrposes In AN cases pure coffee might economically
substituted for the inferior grade OF coffee IA use.
which Is barren OF practical advantage TO the nutrition OF
Passing at this stage Of the investigation. TO the sub
ject OF dietary tables the topic In hand may be treated
HOSPITAL PENAL, AND PAUPER DIETARIEs.
The dietary journal for the week-Or, in other words.
the weeks round OF separate tabes-ls naturally made
fhe basis Of all variety the period through which the
rcprtoe OF materials De distributed to
week is exhibited IN the subjoincd Journal:
Stnday.-Br TEA milk and sugar
boiled honlny. with molasses or milk bread. Dinner
Roast beef potatoes bread baked rice. bread In
dian puddiag, Supper-Tea milk and sugar bread and
Monday Observation-Disclosures or tea. milk and sugar;
mush. with nolasses or milk bread. Dinner-sOup;
Tea Pi' mix ana sugar bread and butter
Tuesday reakfastzCoiee or tea milk and sugar;
per-Tea, milk aud sugar bread and butter;
hashed meat, well seasoned; bread. Dinner-Irish
stew; bread baked rice; bread or Indian pudding sup
per-Tea milk and sugar; oatmeal Cruel; bread aud
thursday Observation-Disclosures or tea, milk and sugar
boiled honiny with moiasseS OF mix; bread Dinner
Soup roast beef potatoes breadOr In place Of beef
baked beans and pork. supper-Tea, milk, and sugar
Tridag. -Breakfast-CoGee or tea, milk, and sugar
mnsh, with moasses or mix bread Dinner-Boled
salt Goldfish or fresh fish; potatoes; bread; AOmny and
molasses Supper-Iea, milk, and sugar; bread and
butter.
hasIed meat. well seasoned bread. Dinner-Boiled
corned beef with boiled cabbage tumps bread sup
p5r-Tea milk, and sugar; bread and butter.
The coffee In use is Oneiourth pure coffee and three
fOurths ryequesOnable economy again; the ration be
Onceighth Of an ounce. The ration OF milk Is
ounces at breakfast aud two ounces at suppeT-cigt
ounces in addition being allowed when mush Is supplied
The ration OF sugar is one ounce per day Ominy mush
oatmeal (when used two ounces. MOlasses and
half ounces. Bread, twenty ounces. Beef or mutton
twelve estimated at six ounces cooked PO-
tatOeS, eight ounces Pudding six ounces. Butter half
Boiled beans, four ounces Hash, six ounces
Two being meat and four potatoes. Salt Goldfish. five
ounces Practically tins table yields dietary base OF
alnentary breadth than either OF the skeleton
which have been specified. and would stand.
base and analysis in rough generalization subomed