The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-05
FEEDING BACK TO HEALTH.
Be Timely Wise: With Loss CT Health
All Taste Of Pleasure Flies.


Most diseases are traceab Die 10 disorder
ed system; such conditions being due TO
some Interference with a perfect digestive
process Illness may be the result Of OUT
side influences. OF environment, acting
upon ana irritating the nervous system.
or it may be due TO improper feeding At
improper times. imperfect nzsticstion. or
any OF the many sins Of omission or com
mission relative 10 the laws % health-
Modes Of life II large cities especially
tend more and more u condition Us for
attack Of the various naladies that
seem to lie in wait for the needless and
unwary.
Sickness is unavoidable 50 long as peo-
pie ignore the fact tnat there exists Ger
tain inexorable laws in nature which can
not be violated with impunity.
The ravages OF disease are 50 much
greater than the wear and tear Of the
most strenuous life. while the building up
IS far more difficult; for in some wasting
diseas es. Ike fevers. there IS a period
when the loss cannot be eQualized by re
pair administered IN the form OF diet
however carefully considered, prepared
and given. Medicine plays a most i'm
Dortant part during this time, inasmuch
as il fights the irsidious Zee inch by inch
until the last decisive stand is reached
and the battle won Or lost Even when
victory is seemingly gained by medical
skill the danger is net passed-ih fact the
crisis is not actually reached until after
the enemy is fairly routed. for this, often
the lowest point OF the vital powers. Is
the turning place where the patient can
not tarry long in such enfeebIed condi-
ton At the beginning Of the GONZALES
cent stage the Fhysicians work is prac-
ticaIly done Medicine IS not food-not
building material. Therefore his efforts
must be supplemented and the patient
carried safely through this critical period
70 renewed health by proper nourish-
ment- This demands The aid OF the skill
ed dietitian- II the patient dies during
convalescence on may more certainly at
tribute the demise to the manner Of feed
ing than dosing.
There is no line Of the culinary art
which demands such exact knowledge and
skill as the preparation OF food for the
sick Special training is imperative as
no ordinary cook may be safely entrusted
however willing she may be to assume
the duty. Her desire 10 give the sick
one the best in the house shows a laud-
able spirit, but is a kindness that often
kills. for her idea of the best is often the
worst possible for the patient-ignorantly
selected foods and combinations that are
prepared in defiance 10 all hygienic laws
rich connections which would try the d.
gestion OF a person in health Then. too.
there are fixed traditions n the minds OF
many, relative to certain kinds OF foor
bling always suitable as nourishment in
certain diseases This general knowledge
may be IS hurtfuI as no knowledge at all
II one does not take in consideration the
complications that not infrequently arise
and cause serious disorders in one or
more OF the digestive functions during the
progress of the disease. Then, too, the
dietitian must be prepared to discover
certain bodily or mental peculiarities in !
her patent. either prenatal or cultivated. |
which make it often impossible 10 admin |
lister certain kinds of food deemed most
important nourishment. and a valuable |
waste repairer in certain diseases. Often |
the list of materials permissible under |
such conditions is very limited The per
SoAA WIZ piSFai & ti4e AouitSi--4S-it must |
understand fully the gravity OF the situa- |
ton and be able 70 note iRtellisently !
what effect the diet, properly prepared, |
has on the patient after each feeding. If |
not satisfactory 1t does not matter |
whether the cause is due to afo-e men |
toned complications. or fancy. or some |
the patient must never be |
forced or even allowed to take food that |
is not entirely acceptable and does not /
leave him just one step farther on the |
road to recovery. Do rot forget that the |