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

Nothing is more restiul to tired in
valid than to have the hands and face
bathed with warm water with few
drops of eau de cologne or avender-water
in it, and to have the hair gently brushed
and braided. Never forget, too, to have
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 and
an extra wrap over the body.
Forcondensed beef tea, take one pound
of fresh beef, free from fat; cut it in small
pieces; put it in a jar covered tightly, or
a bottle, and set it into a saucepan or
pot 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, a 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 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 a saucepan
with two full quarts of water, 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 jelly.jar, and the liquid
jelly 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
knucke of veal, cracked into pieces, into
two quarts of water. Let it simmer
slowly over 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 sage
| in a cup of cold water, heat by setting
the dish in a pan of boiling water foi
| 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 a
cupful 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 my notice in reference to the care OF
the invalid comparatively little has
been said with regard to comforts for
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
twenty-four hours. Often this is neces-
sarly 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
home care. The sufferer has been in
bed, perhaps. all day, sheets are warm
and wrinkled, and the bed anything but
comfortable the air is close. and even
the room has a tired look The bed
should be re made, and whenever pos
sible, the upper sheet should be exchanged
for a cool aired enc. This does not
mean more washing, but simply using
two upper sheets, one tor the day and
the other for the night Whenever the
patient is strong enough Tor the change,
have day and night garments, always
placing the night garments in the sun to
air when taken off IN the morning.
Perhaps, owing to poor circulation,
the patient has cold feet; then must
come the hot-water india-rubber bag,
which should be protected by soft
flannel cover. A cool, smooth bed and
freshly-bathed face and hands arc excel
lent incentives to sleep, but you can
court it still further by nourishment. A
cupful of hot milk or cruel or bullion
will be nutritious, and have tendency
to produce sleep. One thing that spells
an otherwise good night is bad or dis
turbing news. Keep anything of that
nature until the beginning of another
day if it must be tsld at all. Let the