Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-03-26

COHce.
DINNER.
Split Pea Soup.
Celery. Ripe Olives. Picked Tomatoes
Roast Chicken. Sweet Potatoes.
Onions with Cream Sauce. Cranberries
Lettuce Salad.
Toasted Crackers and Cheese.
Lemon Merngue Pie.
Fruit
Black Coffee.
SUPPER.
Scotch Woodcock.
Celery. Olives.
Custard. Sponge Cake.
Cocoa.
II the tides of March was the only
day in this month of bots terous winds and
trcacherous weather that one had to be
ware for the task would be easy. Close
vigilance Is perfectly possible for short
periods, but it is the eternal vigilance that
tells. Grip is unusually prevalent all over
tho country and appears in diverse forms
In one section the seat of the trouble
seems to lie in the stomach. In another 1t
is attended by rheumatism and is follow
ed in many cases by eczema. 1t is proving
to be communicable. and infinite care is
required to prevent its running through"
an entire family. when once it makes its
appearance. The patient should be quar-
antined and the home kept thoroughly
aired and fumigated. When the washing
| is done do not put the handkerchiefs of
the invalid in with the general household
| linen until they have been soaked in some
disinfectant. Food or fruit that has been
| in the sick room should not be eaten by
any one but the patient When one feels
the premontory symptoms of grip there is
no use fighting against It. The sooner ono
gets to bed and into a profuse perspration
| the better. Many doctors now of various
schools are ordering hot whiskey punches,
but this only avails when the patient is
not in tho habit of using stimulants. The
| habitual topper stands poor show when
grip or pneumonia gets hold of him.
The hot foot bath Is one of the most eff
fective methods of starting perspiraton to
break up "A heavy cold or grip, but II must
be taken with judgment. The safest way
is to take it in bed, and this Is easy when
once one knows how. Tell the patient to
bend the knees then slip foot tub half
full of water as hot az can be borne, under
the bedding and lift the feet into it. A big
Turkish towel will prevent any scattering.
Leave the feet in for twenty minutes.
adding hot water from pitcher from
time to time. as the water begins to feel
cool. When the time limit is up lift tho
feet one by one on to the towel roll it
around them while you remove the tub.
Then rub brskly. a foot bath of this
sort will frequently relieve a violent head
ache. that refuses to yield to ordinary
treatment.
1t must be remembered that ventilation
bears Il very prominent part in the care
of the sick. Exhaations from the sicl,
body are unpleasant and unwholcsome
for all concerned. including the patient
Perfumery or carbolic acid will not
purify the air The ideal ventilation is
the steady removal of impure and replac-
ing pure air without draughts. An ex-
cellent plan is to pull down the top 81 81
two or three inches and have a board
htted in or a frame covered with wire
netting. a safe thing to do is occasion
ally to air the room MISUNDERSTANDING
first covered the patient warmly, head
and all.
WHEN CLOTHES ARE TO BE
CHANGED
) everything should be warmed and al
hand that there need be no delay. If two
garments are to be put on the upper
part of the body put the sleeves of tn,
. undervest into the nightdress sleeves ant
; slip both on together.
, IN THE MATTER OF DIET
, ii is getting to be considered more ant
, more important that the particular form
OF food suited to existing condition!
should be given. For a grip patient thes,
} lines are not drawn hard and fast, bu
as rule milk and eggs In some form
are most desirable. one well-know,
? brooklyn physician said that his wifi
g craved and lived for several days on tn
r somewhat homogeneous menu of chicke,
salad and lee cream. and thrived on it a
$ we'll AS usual thing there is almos
: no appetite and a marked loss of tn
sense of taste. In serving the food lc
everything be as dainty as possible AM
served in small quantities. 1t is easy T.
get more if needed: but the sight of
loaded plate is frequently sufficient L
l. send its contents away untasted Be sur
the tray is freshly spread each time.
. laundry is difficult eschew linen and us
a a clean pretty paper napkin to cover tn
!, tray, but if possible supply the linen nap
;, kin for personal use. Have the glas
+ clear and bright, the silver ditto. and tn
, china the best the house affords. Dom
;. think for moment that broth will kee
= hotter in big squat kitchen cup tina
y takes away the appetite to look at il
. fut 1t into china cup and set sauce
= or butter plate over it to keep the hea
In in transit Cut the bread thin an
! even. and if it is toasted don't send
u in with blackencd edges and heart O
paste. Don't have things too swee
Where there is fever, salt is more we
. come than sugar Don't ask the patien
y what he wants to eat but try to SUI
prise him, Let hot things be really no
and cold things cold II you have I
feed the patient keep the bed clothn
dry, tucking a fresh towel around tn
neck. If the patient cannot take niue
at time give little and often. 1t IL yer
o early in the morning that a patients Vi
tally is at its lowest ebb, and that is tn
time of all others that nourishment
. needed. If there is no one who can GO
u up to attend to giving it. leave n glas
u of milk covered by the bedside, togethe
e with a few crackers.
y THE CRACKER JAR.
D retired from popular service on the din
: ing table, is Just the thing for kecpin
= n few light biscuit or crackers on Ia
# for the person who needs some night
q refrcshment to induce sleep or keep u
the strength.
r Among the many dishes which wi
q prove acceptable and nourishing in sick
q ness are the following:
> Take twenty hardshell clans scru
= with a vegetable brush until thorough
6 clean, rinse and put in stewpan with
y scant three quarters of a cup of col
~ water. Cover closely and steam until III
fine strainer, COOL and freeze to a masl
like consistency, only stirring occasion
ally during the half hour in which il
packed IN ice and salt. In some cases c
Is severe gastric arrangement this can b
he retained when everything else Is reiectel
IS A small amount may be frozen easily
r. a baking powder can. setting II in ii
~ pail and packing with salt and ice