The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-11-18


the sick.
Don't give al invalid or little child
fried food OF any kind. IL IL hard to
digest aud the digestive organs OF
both sick people and children are
weak.
Don't include pork In the invald's
bill OF fare. a little crisp bacon or
bacon gravy may he allowed occa-
sionully.
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 and
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: II il almost sure to burn. Even
II II does not, milk should not be boil
ed for the same reason that an egg
should not. Boiling temperature .,akes
the albumen tough and indigestible.
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 insufiiciently cooked ce-
reals. Rice, oatmeal and cornstarch
should be cooked for long time over
hot water Rice requires about two
hours and oatmeal Mt 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 the butter just before serv-
ing.
Nurses Care Of Herself.
The woman who is acting as nurse
in her home is very apt to neglect her
self. 1t 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
1t is almost imperative that the 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-
ton has often a marked effect on the
patient. If the nurse is tired out, has
been obliged to do without sufficient
sleep for several nights, she is not like
Iy to be herself. She will be nervous,
.;l itnIN Ia "a
utterly unfit to 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 short time should
be allowed every day for outdoor exer-
else. Constantly breathing the air Of
even well ventilated sickroOm soon
tells on even robust health. The nurse
| should have also good, nourishing,
| 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 sim
| 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 as preserve the good health of the
, rest of the family.
The nurse should wear comfortable
' clothing-a washable dress and broad
soled shoes-and if the disease is at all
in oh 81, no f,,I to
wash her hands each time she touches
the patient. Professional nurses learn
! very early in their training the impor-
lance of disinfecting and using every
: precaution to prevent further develop
ment Of the disease germs. but the in
| experienced sometimes find it hard to
| realize how very powerful and insidi-
, GUS are these minute germs.
1t Is not at all necessary for the
home nurse to be versed in drugs and
medicines, nor should she be required
to put on complicated bandages. pre-
pare dressings or administer treat
ments which require professional skill
and experience. All such matters Will
be undertaken by the physician when
; the woman who knows how to pnt ON
| Il simple bardage. how to stop an or-
| Ciaary attack Of uoscblceding, what
TO dc when some one faints and also
/ Is familiar with simple remedies for
! simple ailments will always find the
| kNoVICd"e useful. In fact. 1t Is % part
| Of the all rou"d woman'S education to.
| know these things and be able to APP
ply them in common sense way.
The Care Of Little Children.
No woman should consider her edu-
cation complete until she has an in
telligent knowledge regarding the care
| OF little children. When we consider
that the material out OF which either
| heroes or invalids are made is found
In the nursery it behoOves every wo-
man to see to It that either by her per-
sonal effort or by her influence she is,
doing her part to have the future gen.
Grafton composed OF strong men and,
lI.