Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1884-02-07

Portland Pre-
Some Dishes for the Sick.

There j. no more difficult matter, as every
one Who has had experience knows. than pre-
pairing proper food for ln,alids. The ap-
petite is canrioiou> and ha> 10 be cosxed and
tempted What jast suits ore day vii.
disgust the next. for the patient Graves
certain variety c,enin erue.>- The quantity
presented must be small, a tie stomach re
bel> a, the though, Of extra labor being i'm
posed upon il, ard j. must be srrayed -
such manner as - tempt the eye, making
it pleasant 70 look upon strong. robust
person, Who isn't aware Of the possession ~
NERVES" never can understand the differ
ence to the sufferer between an ordnar, BIT
Of DELI ware and pretty porcelain cup |
Shall never forget the pathetic face at
certain invalid Of my own family when The
beef tea was brought IN cup that was in
daily use. instead Of the delicate pink cup
with which the fan ofthe sick person had
been taken. The mistake was rectiiied At
once. but the expression Of the face was so
pitifu. tha, the pink cup was never forgotten
again "A little thing ?" Surely. but who
can tell how large it seemed TO the poor
Sufferer. whose { red nerves lay all on the
surface. So whcr you are 10 carry ANYTHING
to YOUR invalid be surr that the tray Is
covered with the snowie>t Of napert the
dishes delicate. the silver spoon bright and
without tarai>h, ard if YOU can. lay flower,
or a bit Of green on the tray. One o. the
most important things TO knoa ho~ TO make
is beef tea /, j. 50 often needed 70 give
the nourishment that can be taken in no
other form In dtphtheria. for instance. 1t
should lie one OF the very first things given.
as il is Of the utmost importance IN that
disease. to nourish the system in order 10
give il strength 20 resist. heard DR.
Porter Of the Mas .chu,et;> Genera. Hosp
tai say last winter. tina; IN all cases Of
diphtheria he should say. 'nourishmeni first,
WAYS the juiciest portion Of the meat. and
this is the top Of the round Or the back q
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best kind of nour.shment. but a pound o.
~ ~ va '''''
mea, is free from all fat, gri>;le membrane
a'''' ''he GU = VINE N''a' = '''' W. III
A'ou' IiA'i 4 ''4i'' oi a. '''''' Nt1''' -
''''" 0'"' ana cover Win o"'H "a'e' s''
'>'''e' ana every i''e ~i''e press me '''rA'
70 extract Inc Juice heh lne wafer oe-
comes qii'e req p'Ir i on a"'4 III ne o'"'
again lake "ha' you nave poured on ana
neat II s'o"!!' s'rrinS all me Tune until u
becomes chocolate eo'or 'heh season
WIKI san and is readN ior ne pa'ieh' 10
take a. once lhere VIII he no heed ~ lei
L DOLL heating "l'" me co'o' Turns ="
sufhcieh'- II i Hrce>>iry p ~tF Il con
stahtiN. 50 that the a'h4min"ns substance ~
The extract VIII not settle al the bottom IN
times Win me same oeef' ana even the last
extract VIII be strong have seen TINS
tested practically ana know that II Is
thoroughly good a. well as a simple way OF
making beef tea ! know person who was
brought up from a terrible attack Of pneu-
monIs. simply by the constant use of this
tea The disease had left the patient so
weak and Frustrated that Il was feared he
could not rally. but under the beef tea treat
ment ne recovered fully. and IS now well
and strong ms manner OF making II IS
taught BY Mrs Lincoln al the Boston Cook
ing School, and she calls Il the economical
beef tea
A dehelous drink Tor any one suffering
from any trouble Of the throat or lungs IS
the IRISH Moss Lemonade lake quarter
Oh cup OF irish moss soak II until 1t IS soft
IN coo water wash u Tree from SAND or
olher foreign substance pnt INTO dish ana
pour over II enc pint OF boiling water Sci
'he oisn on Inc oach Oh the stove 10 keep
ho'' ou' mol DOH al the enc OF nan an hour
strain II, aod Inc Julee oil one lemon and
sugar 10 ,he taste ana II is ready Tor use