The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-10-16
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there are no cheaper substitutes fol
butter. whole milk and eggs, a.
sources of essential vitamins, has lee
him to ask the dietician to do the
impossible. 1t would be as well te
ask a trained physician and surgeon
to get along without medicines and
instruments, as ask a trained dietician
to get along without proper foods to
supply the necessary elements of diet
Mrs. Wolfe is rendering an excellence
of service that is almost irreplaceable.
AS the daughter of Judge DeKalb of
ILewistown, she has been brought I'D
to standards of genuine service. She
lis concerned for the health of these
patients and though she will practice
every economy possible, she will not
make a pretense of feeding them with
out doing so.
| (f) Undoubtedly, other facts remain
which, IL laid bare, would call for cor
rection. In many respects, the asy-
lum has been an Augean stable. Mr..
Baker has told me of some of the
good work he has done. Long-con-
tinued vigilance is called for. Where
the welfare of the patients and the
protection of taxpayers are at stake,
one must be resolute.
H.. Gratifying Facts, Indicating
Progress
The welfare of the patients at the
asylum is on level decidedly higher
than it was when l visited there in
May of 1941.
(a) The dietician whom you first
chose cleaned up the kitchen and bak-
cry. Fifteen months ago, the kitchen
was filthier than the slop pals in de-
cent homes. Filthy, too, is the adjec-
tive that described the appearance of
those working in it. Last week, II
found it almost spotless, and clean,
tidy workers were preparing appetiz-
ing food. Skillful, speedy work was
being done So normal was the be-
havior Of the workers, it was hard to
realize they for the most part were
patients. 1t is now an activity amid
surroundings calculated to restore
sanity.
OBJ The bakery is now turning out |
bread of excellent quality. Formerly |
what was produced scored as Unfit |
for Human Consumption" The soggy
loaves were made without lard. Be- |
cause the patients could not eat it., |
large quantities went as refuse to
the hogs. l sampled the bread |
last week. Lard is used, and both in
texture and taste it ranks high. Need
less to say, the patients eat it all.
There is no appreciate waste
(c) The patients no longer are hun
cry all the time. Mrs. Wolfe assumed
the duties of dietician about two
ago. 1t was at her insistence
he meat ration was increased great
y. She increased the ration OF meat,
when stew is served, forty-five per
cent, and when roast is served, forty
per cent.
Without milk, butter or eggs, the
present ration is just enough to pre-
yent hunger. You and l will eat this
much meat, in addition to the other
'ich foods served to us, and consider
he meal ordinary. The patients at
he asylum were always hungry, |
was told three months ago. | now
Know that l was correctly informed.
Inspection of the three hundred sixty
i've plates served at the Musickbrod
evealed that even now the food sup
lily is almost scanty. But no one now
caves the table hungry, thanks TO
he courage of Mrs. Wolfe in demand
ng the increase.
(d) The nervous strain on the at
endants and workers has been re-
uced by the change from a 12-hour q