Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-04-23
How to Feed an Invalla.


Give the distasteful food the semblsnce of
something that Is particularly palatable to the
patient, and your efforts Will be rewarded By
your soon beholding him eating with an appe-
Ute. For Instance. you are bound to give
mfnce, and equally bound not TO give pastry.
Your patient, however, is fond OF pastry. What
you must then do Is this: You must make
vol ADVENT case, and I'LL it with minced
may not eat single mouthfui of the crust, the
look OF the whole thing calls up the pleasure
bic feelings associated with the vol-au-
BY q dish of mince On this day you viii
find that he enjoys his meal; on another occa-
sion you can surround the mince with q wall OF
1o1 0i ee a 1n rice Again you
tager's pie" This, as every one knows. is lust
layer OF minced meat placed at che bottom of
q small PIE dish, covered with three, inch
Drowned. Yet again, you may put the mince
iHto rissoles, or roll t up inside batter, or, fail
ing all these, can make three-cornered sand
wiches With II. In this last case the mince
should be OF chicken, and instead Of buttering
both pieces Of the bread, you might spread the
fainfest s0Mpc0n or potted ham on one of them.
view, our aim is to get him to take stipulated
amount OF meat per diem. The doctor mas
ordered him so many ounces day, to be
can be induced to swallow it. AS long. then,
as this quantity gets taken, our object is
secured We may give 1t. II we like, through
Jellies. It Is quite possible. therefore, to let
two, or even three. days in the week
pass without mince In any Of Its Protean
shapes being present. We can make a
chicken panada, and put as much as Is
equivalent to the specified number OF
ounces into plate OF soup; or, again, we can
make some strong OK tail jelly. and administer
couple OF glasses to him; and then when we
have given the due allo Wance OF meat, we are
able to include In that days menu things which
are more appetizing, though less nourishIng
than the mince. We can give him soufle
with snowy white napkin round 1t. Charlotte
russo, maccaronl with sweet sauce, roast apples
ito be eaten with baked milky rice pudding).
stewed pears covered with cream, and 1nnumer.
sble other buildings, can be given with great
benefit, since, by causing your invalid to derive
you prevent him from regarding all eating as
But above all. 1t must be remembered that
the way In which things are served is the
trays should be covered with the freshest OF
cloths, and even be rendered bright BY o vase
OF flowers You should never set plate before
an invalid containing the exact quantity OF
meat, fish, or pudding you want him to eat. II
you 90, he Will! be sure to leave hall, with the
always have everything served on small dishes,
and should be allowed to assist himself. His
vegetables and sauces should never be heaped
on his plate, but should come up In tiny veg.
etable dishes and pretty sauce boats. Above
all, he should never be told beforehand what
charm Of surprise. In short, an invalld's
meals should be SO managed that he should
look forward to them with pleasure as to a
break In the days monotony, instead of turn
Ing from them With disgust, as from some dis
agreeable ordeal to be undergone with all the