Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-03-20
A NEW PROFESSION.
Women Diet Experts and Directors
In Large Institutions.
uERsa Ways In which FOOD Nay
BE Improved and Cost Leonensd
An Important Fune-
tionnrJ.

\ new and congcninl occupation in
life has opened up for women which
vii! be suitable to their domestic
tastes as well as fairly rcmuneratiVe.
The project is TO earn the business
of diet control ard secure employ
mrnt as experts in that line at col
leges, large boarding schools INT in
situations of various kinds, such rs
hospitals and asylums. Here. accord
inn to the opinion Of Prof. w. o. At
water. of Wesleyan university, Is a
profession especially adapted to
women and in which many clever
persons of the gentlcr sex nre
destined to find employment within
the next few years. Household
economies is "A study that naturally
attracts women and they are much
better fitted than men to manage
tie business of feeding large NUM-
beers of people. Schools for the study
Of such subjects are already open To
both sexes ana women have evinced
q marked inclination to acquire
knowledge Of this kind.
II will lie the duty OF the woman
who governs the diet of a large In
stitution TO suggest ways in which
the food may be improved and the
cost of il lcssened. Not only Will
she arrange the bill Of fare SO that
there shall be the proper proper
tiun IF fuel food (Such as bread and
p~"taiOcsl and discriminating foods
(>uch rs meat and bcansl, but she
viii know how 10 furnish attractive
combinations, an appctizing diet.
Incidentally she will watch the
waste in the kitchen and IN the
,rEic and will see hat it dOes not
become excessive.
The Importance of such a func-
~tionary in a hospital or orphan asy-
lum and the control she would eXer-
else. influencing the comfort OF all
the inmates. is sufficiently obvious.
while at a great boarding school, or
IN charge of the commons" II n
college. she would exert n most
r"ighty authority. But il ought to
Ice realized that scientific diet con-
troll does not imply the weighing out
Of protein" and carbohydrates"
in castiron quantities, 10 the discom-
fort Of those whose only desire is to
satisfy healthy nppctit"s. II is sim
ply a method of supplying the best
and most Rppetizing things to eat
At least cost, with due regard to the
health of the
The wOrRn dietary expert will see
thai the fUod is first rate in point
uf quality and freshness: TINT IL 10
appeti2in2ly served. She will make
Il special study of the food market
in order to get the best things at
the least prices in diTcfIrcnt seasons.
She will introduce variety into the
diet in such n way as TO make il more
attractive than what would he fur
nishcd by one of less skill from much
more costly material. In short. she
will be thoroughly scientific and
therefore an absolutely capable
housewife.
Most housewives have ideas on
such subjects which nrc more or less
elementary; the woman who makes
such work her business will have
positive and exact knowledge instead
Of going by gncsswork. In the
kitchen she will bring into play i'm
proved machinery; for improvements
in culinary apparatus are quite rs
well worth employing AS improved
machinery in the factory. They save
in the cost OF preparation. which
means a saving in the cost of food.
She will have made n study Of wash.
ing machines and OF ranges, md the
use of the oven thermometer will he
familiar to her. For different foods
are best when cooked Mt different
temperatures, and n knowledge OF
this branch of the subject not only
makes the dishes served more APP
petizing but saves fuel.
There il about Ia lie established
in Washington u diet Kitchen" un
der the direction of "a young woman.
Its patrons will b" largely physicians.
who will send in their prescriptions
for mcnls I" h" supplied. just ms they
furnish prescriptions for medicines
to To filled 10y The aputhccnry. Doc.
tors nowadays realize that prnuer
food H. 2. .u1rrinrt for sick ncnplc
IA suitaN'" medicines. but il Is din.
cult for 'h'", to control the former
satisfactorily. irasmu"h ~ the ordi.
nary """! =. not intelligent enough
to pr"nor" = exactly ~ IL is wanted
III" diet ki'clcn however. saws the
Cleveland Ilniu Drrlcr. viii furnish
meals precisely according To pre-.
~Scripti"n. pr pairing them in n scirn.
:if" m"mH"". adjusting with accuracy
tn" u"r''"''i"ns ~ "rr"'"iu" and
'""rh"Ir'.r"'Cs." and delivering ,'r
food ifr"" r more times a day ~
IN" r" ~ -" of the rati"nt. Incl.
hcnialiy. az C"urs". all dishes usnd
will he ih"r"uchIv sf"rili2"h. Ininy
carried back in III" wagon To tho
culinary establishment for a bath
at live s,cam. 90 supplement- the
ordinary process Of washing.