Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1904-03-25

Nothing is more restiul to tired III
valid than to haye the hands ana lace
| batbed with warm water with lew
drops of eau de cologne or lavender-water
| in it, and to have the hair gently bi ushed
and braided. Never forget, too, to have
a thorough change of air the last thing
at night. When it is necessary to open
the windows in the sick.soom, remember
to protect the invalid by placing soft,
light wooden shawl round the head ana
an extra wrap over the body
Forcondensed beef tea. take one pound
of .resh beef, free from fat; cut 1t III small
pieces; put it in a jar covered tightly or
bottle, and set it into a saucepan or
not of cold water. Let the water boil
steadily for three or four hours, or until
the meat is white. the juice having been
all drawn out. Season with salt to the
taste. When cold, skim. and then serve
to the patient hot or cold, as preferred
Sometimes, tea or tablespoonful OF this
can be taken by the patient when nothing
else can. As much boiling water as IS
used in quantity of the extract can be
| added to make it more like drink.
Chicken jelly may be used in'a variety
of ways. To make the jelly, take fowl
weighing about three pounds. clean and
remove the skin and fat. Cut it into
pieces, and put them into saucepan
with two tull quarts Of water, a bay
Leaf and some pieces of celery. Cover
and heat slowly up to the boiling point
Let it simmer four hours; then season
with salt, strain into glasses and set
away to cool. When cold, remove the
fat. This jelly may be used cold or heat
ed. and served like soup. Pieces of the
white meat of the fowl may be cut fine
and put into a jellyjar, and the liquid
iellv poured over them. When cold. it is
appetizing sliced and put between thin
pieces of bread and butter.
Veal broth, for instance, is pleasing
change from the ordinary broth made
from mutton An excellent method OF
preparing this is to place two pounds OF
knuckle of veal. cracked into pieces, into
two quarts of water. Let it sumner
SLOWLY over a fire in covered vessel I'M
til it is reduced to one quart. STRAIN
and season with a little salt. Mean
while, soak three tablespoonfuls of sago
lin a cup of cold water. heat by setting
| the dish in a pan of boiling water fol
half An hour, and stir occasionally. Put
the strained broth into double boiler,
and add the warm sage to it. Cook for
about half an hour. then stir into it
lcupful of cream, heated to the boiling
point. and the well-beaten yolks OF two
fresh eggs. Let all come to boil then
remove from the fire at once, and serve
as soon as possible.
In the many articles which have come
TO nv notice in reference to the care OF
the invalid, comparatively little has
been said with regard to comforts tor
the night. Every person who has had a
long illness knows how he or she has
dreaded each coming night as the long
est. most uncomfortable part OF the
twentv-four hours. Often this is neces-
sarily SO, but many times it might. IN
great measure, be avoided by the doing
of little things which give comfort and
rest enough to invite sleep. Let me take
YOU into the average sick-room under
y home care. The sufferer has been in a
f bed, perhaps. all day, sheets are warn
). and wrinkled, and the bed anything but
comfortable, the air is close, and ever
6 the room has a tired look. The bee
should be re made, and whenever pos
k sibe, the upper sheet should beexchangee
- for a cool aired enc. This does not
!. mean more washing. but simply using
Il two upper sheets, one tor the day ant
# the other for the night Whenever thu
>. patient is strong enough for the cnange
have day and night garments. always
/. placing the night garments IN tue sun &c
air when taken off in the morning
Perhaps, owing to poor circulation
y the patient has cold feet; then mus
come the hot-water india-rubber bag
which should be protected by sol
flannel cover. cool, smooth bed anf
freshly. bathed face and hands are excel
i lent incentives to sleep, but you car
court it still further by nourishment. a
!, cupful of hot milk or Cruel or bullion
= will be nutritious, and have tendenc,
to produce sleep One thing that spoil'
. an otherwise good night is bad or dis
= turbiug news. Keep anything of that
! nature until the beginning OF another
day if If must be teld 1t all. Let th'