Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-12-10
HOMEMAKERS COLUMN.
HOW TO FEED TIE SICK


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Colrss. Otfuri nsmecfat. Paris. Maine.
HOW TO FEED TIE SICK.
Nothing Il more important Ia the
housekecpsr than a knowledge Of the
proper food for the sick. "if ! only
knew what Ia give my dear child To
eat" said a mother. standing al the bed
side ~ = beloved only child. who was
Just recovering from a severe Illness.
"fhen YOU arr not III Ia BE- mother,
aid the old physician, who had been In
sirImentai In saving the frsil young life.
Aud 80 II Il la many households. In
yallds convaiesclng are set back Tor
weeks aud months, aud In some cases
live arr Lost by Improper diet.
Food Tor the sick should be- Of the best
quality, aud always daintlly prepared.
\ little AZ a time, given frequently "a
nourish aud strengthen, u best. For
most ca.es, until recovery l. fully estab-
li.he.l. too much solid food should not be
given, aud then Il should BE- something
delicate and appealing.
To prevent ar relieve exhaustion, q
spoonful II beef tea, egg-nog or cream
NAV b. given every hour or two. Beef
tea contains certain amount ~ nourish-
meni. ani l. very safe Ia give under al
most all circumstances, hut should not
he depended on entirely, a. " really doe.
not consist ~ the nourishlng portions 81
the beef. Eggs. where they agree With
the patlcnt, cooked soft, are nourishing
and harmless. Very tender, frc.h hc~f
aud lamb chop. broile,i, will b. found
easy ~ digestion, aud generally liked
when the slck person l. sufficiently ~
covered to psrtakc ~ solid food.
Mlik u always admissible, and i bet
ter suited to strengthen and build up
the system than any other article ~
foo,i. Crrsm l. still better than milk.
while fr,..h buiirrmllk l. quite q. good
In many Gases, such ne bilious diseases,
fever ani dyspepsia. Oatmeal, rye aud
harley NAV all h. given, ne we'll AZ ccrr-
aline, which l. particularly adapted To-
weak anil delicate siomachs. l'eing very
light aud ~ the same time nouflshing.
Fruits and berries. ripe anil frrsh, are
sometines very beneficial. Orange Ani
rrape. possesses nrr curative qualities.
anil are refreshing aud cooling Va fever
aud infiammsiory complaints. Hananss,
hakr,i qulnc-s snd cooked apple. are sald
90 ~ good In eases ~ chronic diarfhTa.
Acid frlts ar~ used With very gooi ~
sults Ia many cascs, bat u must D. borne
IN mind that fruits .hould ALWAYS b. ripr
aud frv.h shcn given o. tic STICK. or 40
flous consequences may follow; they
should also b. taken la moderation, and
eaten early Ia the day.
Oysters, either raw or dsltcaiely pre-
parvl. form vcry excellent diet fot Tho
sick, hat sh0uld never D. given them
ffiei ~ made into rich soup. When
veil enough o. eat Vegetable. celery,
which l. good In Cascs of kidney
trOuhlcs. Nervousness AMI rheumatism,
NAV D. .Iarngly eaten. alec frrsh. raw
cabbage, nnsly cat. With a little go~i
vinegar, u being easily digr.ici ani
strengthening a. avcak stomach. lsice'
ssgu. taploca AMI farlna prepared Ia Va
rious Ways will b. found strengthening
Tor inyaliis. ~ Gar as consistent With
prudence. the natural craving ~ "a
iieni recovering frum lllnsss, for any
particular article ~ fuod should D. graf
lied. being sur. ~ course, that u l. not
Injurious III. following rrcipcs Tor diet
Tor the sick will h. found reliable
BrrT TrA.-Tske a pound ~ lean,
iuicv be.f aud mincs h. l'ui " in al
rarihsn vessel. anil pour over V pint
20 tspid water. and lei " stand for Que
hour. slowly heat a. the boiling point,
and De- hoil ihr-- minutes. Stuln, and
season With little ALT and pepper
Raw Brrr TrA.-Cut up lean, inlc,
l,-sf. soak eight ~ ten hours Ia liiil'
cold water, strain aud .eason.
MrrruN BRoru .-i'ut two Iound. II
mutton aud thr-- plnts ~ cold water N
a saucepan and sct ou The hrv a. holl
AID one Tablespoonful ~ ric.. Ut loi
until The meat l. cooked o. piec~s and
The rio, la liquid mas. ~cason With
.ali and pepper.
EssTNCT 90 CniCETN.-Cui up ten.
ser chicken and pat In a glass Jar. sioI
tightly aud .st Ia a Pot ~ cold water
1t boil until the juice J. extracted, then
strain and s-ason.
CHAN SoUF.-Ons pint Il boiling
water. half teacup ~ cram; break N
toasted brad. season.
Boa GEuHL.-lIeai thu yolk ~ an cgr
With q Tablespoonful ~ sugar; trat the
whites separately. add q tcacup ~ holl
ing water. then the white ~ the Xxx
| Flavor to taste.
BTFF SANDWICH. --Scrapc very hns
two ,ahlrspos nfuls ~ frrsh, juicy, ten
der. uncook~i hecf, season slightly viii
Pepper AMI alt. and spread h-t Nr~n two
thin slice. - slightly battered bread.
TArioCA JrLLI.-llalf a pint ~ tap.
iocs. Que quart ~ water aud the grated
rind ~ lemon. soak the iapi0ca .eN-
er,l hour. swecten and boil an hour,
stlr in the lemon and put In q mold,
serve With sugar.
RicT MiLH.-lIoil cup ~ ric~ In va
ter. pour ~ whcu done, lnd add mill
iet beat. .werien AMI flavor.
oArNEAt BLANC MANGT.-rNo table
.I-ronfuls 20 oatmeal miNei Ia little
cold water, then stir into a quart oi
boiling milk; faNor aud sNceten.-
ladics' Home Companion.