Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1881-09-08
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Nourishment for the Sick.

rEAzabcth Robinson >coyille in Christian Unioai
Let ME feed sick patient. and who Will
NAV give the medicine In an illness far
more depends upon the proper feeding Of
the sick person than j. generally believed.
If the strength j. sustained from the begin
ming b, nourishment given JudIciuusly. there
is better prospect Of IL being equal 10
the demand that must be made upon 1t
sooner or later. When the case : q serious
one there IS little or no appetite. The
thought Of food excite. disgust One thing
after another is refused until the friends.
completely discouraged with many ,ain at
tcmpts TO please, turn away saving
..Oh, vel. its no use forcing him Ia eat :
perhaps he will feel more ike il b, and
BY"
This i. precisely ~ha, the patient viii not
do Il lefl 10 himself, and valuable time IL
lost in waiting for the moment that never
comes. Begin, then, TO give liquid nourish-
ment in small quantities frequently. II Is
more easily swallowed and digr,ted than
ANYTHING solid however dehcAtely prepared.
and as there is generally thirst II j. a. a
rule, readily taken. The chief reliance must
be placed on milk One pm, is equal 10
gooQ->ized mutton-ohop. and il j. .ncompar-
ably more nouri>hing than any animal broth,
not excepting beef-tea. that has toe long
held a rank to which It's merits are far from
emitting il.
Boiling meat coagulates the albumen, the
prime pal nuiritive element, converting il in
10 solid which is carefully eliminated when
the broth j. strained leaving behind mas,
Of shreds floating in the water. Min, Oh
the contrary. contains fourteen per cent.
Of solid matter, and Is rich il the con>ut-
ucnts necessar, 10 supply the wants Of The
system. One eighth part lime water added
to the milk viii prevent II from disagree.ng
with the most fastidious stomach. Where
there is no nausea a small tumblertuI may
be given every two hours. II there is the
slightest tendency to sickness II must be
omitted for an hour or two, and then re-
sumed in very small quantities, table
spoonful or less being given iced or As cold
as possible. every half hour until the dis
agreeable feeling has passed away. If the
sick person Is fond Of milk, he will take II for
some time without growing weary Of il Z;
when il begins to pail the nurse must tax
her ingenuity to make a change. Ii stun
ulant is ordered il may be put in the milk.
a teaspoonful Of sugar with Il few drops Of
essence of vanilla, alternated with essence
Of lemon or rose water, makes pleasant
variety II tea and coffee are permitted by
the physicians, enough Of either to favor
the milk may be added without producing
any injurious effect.
When the yolk Of an egg cannot be borne,
the white may be given with perfect i'm
punity. Albumenized milk is prepared by
shaking in wide-mouthed bottle or jar
one pint Of milk with the whites Of two
eggs. These are so thoroughly incorporated
By this process that few would suspect their
presence, and the mixture Is much more
nourishing than the milk alone. A deli
cious egg-nsgg is made by beating the yulk
of an egg separately and adding TO it three
teaspoonfuls Of sugar with the juice Of
half lemon squeezed on il; when well
mixed the milk is poured in, the white,
beaten TO a stiff froth with 8 small teaspoon
full Of sugar and few drops Of lemon juice,
is heaped on the top or beaten through the
milk, according to the fancy Of the maker
Orsnge juice may be substituted for the
lemon, OF sherry used to give ii favor
when stimulant is allowed. Albumenized
water is & refreshing and al the same time a
nourishing drink. 1t Is prepared like the
milk, by shaking together the whites OF
two eggs and pint Of cold water and
aavored with lemon juice, a slice of lemon
being left floating in the glass. Cold toast
water can be used TO make it
Sometimes when an invalid is tired OF
milk in every other form he will take it in
the shape of ice cream. Not the deleier-
ious compound sold in shops, consisting
principally Of corn starch, and in which the
cream is conspicuous by its absence, but
wholesome home made ice cream, with moth
ing in it but good, rich cream, pure sweet
milk. whites of eggs-the yolks should be
omitted except for convalescents-a little
sugar and favoring. Marian Harland, in
her admirable Common Sense in the House
hold" gives directions for making ice cream
freeze itself that reduce this hitherto
troublesome dish to a mere bagatelle, al
most as easily accomplished as blanc
mango.
thin boiled eustard, made with two
eggs to pint of milk and given cold, is a
uleasant change. Oatmeal, Indian meal or
barley Cruel, made with plenty Of milk,
are desirable articles of diet. If chocolate
or cocoa can be borne, little added to the
milk will disguise the taste of which the
nslate has grown weary. In short, milk be-
ing the staple, there is practically no limit
% the various wavs in which clever nurse
can disguise it, to the great comfort and
benefit of her patient, who would be more
surprised than any one if he were told he
Was living principally on milk and eggs.