The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-05-28

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simple foods attractively. making old
friends appear as new acquaintance.
But there are certain "don'ts" that
must be observed when cooking for
the sick.
Don't give an Invalid or little child
fried food OF any kind. II Is hard to
digest. and the digestive organs OF
both sick people and children are
weak.
Don't include pork In the inyalid's
bill OF fare. little crisp bacon or
bacon gravy may be allowed occa-
sionallye
Don't serve highly seasoned food.
The sense OF taste is generally very
keen In sickness. and the natural sea-
soning OF food Is often enough. Be
sides, spices may weaken by overstim-
ulation the digestive glands. DO not
use pepper. mustard or vinegar ana
use salt sparingly.
Don't boil eggs for either invalids or
children. Always cook them In water
which has not quite reached the boil
ing point.
Don't cook milk directly over the
fire; 1t is almost sure 10 burn. Even
IL 1t does not. milk should not be boil
ed for the same reason that an egg
should not. Boiling temperature makes
the albumen tough and indlgestible.
Don't cook cream soups or boiled
custards directly over the fire. Use a
double boiler TO keep the temperature
below boiling.
Don't serve insufficiently cooked ce-
reals. Rice. oatmeal and cornstarch
should be cooked for n long time over
hot water. Rice requires about two
hours and oatmeal az least four hours
steam cooking.
Don't serve fried potatoes. When
they are allowed they are much better
baked because they are more quickly
digested In that form.
Don't serve cheese and don't cook
butter too long. In making cream
soups add tho butter Just before serv-
ing.
Nurses Care OF Herself.
The woman who is acting as nurse
In her home is very apt 10 neglect her
self. II may be hard for her TO do 9TH
erwise, especially II there are other de-
mands on her time and strength. But
II the patient needs constant care then
II Is almost imperative that tho person
who Is caring for him should be re-
lieved OF other duties and responsible
ties. His recovery demands this, for
the nurses mental and physical condi-
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patient. II the nurse is tired out, has
been obliged 10 do without sufficient
sleep for several nights. she Is not like
| ~ 10 be herself she will be nervous.
easily excited, perhaps irritable and
utterly unfit 10 give her best effort TO
her task.
She should have regular hours for
sleep. when her rest will be unbroken
for at least seven hours out OF each
twenty-four. Then a short time should
be allowed every day for outdoor exer-
else. Constantly breathing the air OF
even a well ventilated sickroom soon
tells on even robust health. The nurse
should have also good. nourlshlng.
easily digested food at regular hours.
When sickness comes into the family
such matters as guarding the health
OF the nurse and keeping the other
members OF the household In good
health are often overlooked. and a sin
gle case OF illness very often becomes
two or three just because OF this neg
lect. Everything should be done TO
hasten the recovery OF the patient as
well az preserve the good health OF the
rest OF the family.
The nurse should wear comfortable
clothing-a washable dress and broad
soled shoes-and II the disease Is at all
infectious she should be careful 20
wnsh her hands each time she touches
the patient. Professional nurses learn
very early In their trimming the lmpor-
lance OF dlsinfectlng and using every
precaution 10 prevent further develop
mcnt OF the disease germs. but the in
experienced sometimes find II hard 10
realize how very powerful and insidi-
Gus are these minute germs.
IL Is not at all necessary for the
home nurse 20 be verse1 IN drugs and
medicines. nor should she be required
10 put on complicated bnndnges. pre-
pare dressings or administer treat
ments which require professional skill
and experience. All such matters will
be undertaken by the physician when
n trained nurse II not employed. But
the woman who knows how TO put on
n simple bandnge how 10 stop an or
binary nttnck OF nosebleediDg. what
20 do when some one fnints and also
Is familiar with simple remedies for
simple ailments will always dnd the
knowledge useful. In fact. II Is part
Of the all round woman's education 60
know these things and be able 10 APP
ply them I'm a common sense way.
Tho Carr Of Little Children.
No woman should consider her edu'
cation complete until she has an In
telllgent knowledge regarding the care
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