The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-01-02
THE DOCTOR AND THE COOK.
Their Relations Should he Closer &c en-.
ical Effects Of Dishes.

From the Lancet.
or the arts which may be reckoned an
cill,ry to that NJ medicine there is nor.
probably which IL 40 neglected by practition-
ers Of medicine a. that Of cooking. Most
medical men regard the kitchen as henrath
their notice and would scout the idea that any
special training in its materials and its met -
DDS might be OF service to their profession.
powers and usefulness. Such an attitude
OF mind Is as unwarrlntcd as we believe IL 20
be inJudicious. Not only are there very
many substances which are common 10 tie
kltch, y and to the dispenslry, a KNOWLEDGE
of which. therefore. is justified by their pres
ence ia one IL II does not indicate an ~
ouaintance with the other. but, moreover,
rightly regarded, the kitchen and the aook
play almost as important a part in attaining
the aims OF the medical man a. do the Drug
gist and the dispenssry.
IL Is obviously OF the greatest importance
that II a physician orders a medicine he
should he able TO tell that II is duly dispensed.
A similar argument may certainly he ap-
piled TO the products of the kitchen. No
medical man would ignore the importance
OF diet both in healt and in disease. and the
cook may well he regarded as a chief officer
in the service Of preventive medicine
We do not hold the belief Of an old writer
quoted In Or W. 7. Fernie's Kitchen Phy,ic,-
who says that the practitioner has only To
uiTe'l %u'n IOpl as InHN 'Ontlln tne PARTICLES
that his patient may stand in need OF. For
example. are the Kidneys diseased7 Then,
let him prescribe ~tews and hroths made
OF ox-deer and Sleeps kidneys. Asthmas
require dishes prepared from the lungs ~
sheep. deer. calves. hart. and lambs. Ara
the intestines diseased? Then he should or
der tripe, boiled. fried or iricasseed When
this practice has become general We shall be
able to remove every disease incident 10 tho
human body by the, assistance Of the cook
" ntnFfnnmfAlN M II n NhAEn-
peutics is no such simple affair as this The
recently proved value of the thyroid gland.
take olly one striking instance, should lead
us to take a close interest in the help that
suhstanoes which may be most suitably pre-
the treatment, OF disease, and not TO regard the
kitchen simply ,as a, place from which the
l. all that can be desired or obtained,
There is a fund OF Interest and Of Informs
ton in the old accounts OF the various prom
the earliest times invested different articles
Of, diet Thus. Pliny. tells rs that Cato
hut The common u.oSln nurposa that afteIi
such food the body is more lively and gay
for nine, day thi" may be only an idle rumor,
must =" some ]fonndatlon' Whether there
il any true foundation 'or such a belief or not
properties Of flesh Of various anima and
into such articles Of dict. for instance. a.
shell FISH. which are known to have peculiar
FllfA - ulf'H If'si'' bhl n'N oIN1
be OF great interest. but might lead to re-
suits OF great therapeutic value.
,lnS dre@tion in in wSHSiSSn 10 t5Trp some OF w.
efforts OF clinical labor ttnr o. such aS nrN sur"
in the future to he more and NOR. extensively
employed in connection with all large gen
eral hospitals. There are many widespread
bclief f. AMI Theories with regard To the effects
OF different foodstuns in health md disease.
Exact knowledge on such points IL scanty.
We cannot doubt that in nttcnp tinR to EN-
large and 20 define IL, direct or indirect Ie-
,sined WV. for in,tsnce. are tomatoes
IN the, popular mind 40 widely. associated
grounds Whatever for believing tho idea T.
Rave any reasonable" foundation Yet hoN
much Do We know. Of The special con ttuentS
of the tomato? Hs~ II any therap'utic pro-
pcrtleSY l. II, a. a matter OF fact, partiC1-
larly prevalent where cancer j. especially
common' sue gHe-t,Gmr eng tle,t ON,
medical Interests in the kitchen, and We
have mentioned merely the 'rud".t and most
md pathological, that the kitchen suggests
to US il We onor Il WITT our at" ton
the .cok mey be brou7ht 70 the 1ii Of tie
physician Surprising that eA-
pertinent were 70 show that drugs which now
turas or pills werc capable nj Introduction
into th" NOR" welcome output Of the d0m.'t'
kitchen how grateful m assistance might 50"
obtain. II il often difficult when a uledicIH
! A. 70 be taken frequently and over Tong %
RODS Of time TO I've sur" that u" patient docs
ever. instead of taking hs .draught .%Ne,orc, "r
hi III ! after. his DAILY meal, 'uIt drrug : -
tat pill were. without g!tHring the inst oT
dish and without in-.uK & own efficacy,
CuuEtinsd with the patient = dinner MT 40 H'
or following 4. Ne Cun lmarln" 4
Tar more certain acceptance on he part ana
the pny-iriGn- order would be m"r' con
carried out 'v 'uunlran"' on u"
part of the cook than 'h"y are WITH TIC co
non Of tho chemist such r. r,lurafon
the dispenser dLto. e. the n9rf- NJ the
CHEF cen Only be- achieved ty 'E'Ittrty on
tie pRrt Of TIE mcuIDyl man VT o." "ort
ono he u. pNrhlp-. f'IrIy rus.I ant WI
t'rt 81 the Ot'"r We strongly T~uru'uluend
han g. brCon' I.oTc Intimately acquainted.