Pick out and wash one ounce of rice, then put it in a quart of water and set near the fire, where it may soak and be kept warm without cooking for two hours, then boil slowly for one hour, until reduced to a pint, and strain; add a little salt. A pint or half a pint of milk added to the rice water, before it is taken from the fire, renders it more nourishing. An excellent drink in diarrhoea, dysentery, and irritable condition of the alimentary canal, especially in children. Sago, tapioca, barley, or cracked corn may be prepared in the same manner. SAGE TEA. 10,192. Take of dried leaves of sage, half an ounce; boiling water, one quart. Infuse for half an hour, and then strain. Sugar and lemon juice may be added in the proportions required by the patient. In the same manner may be made balm and other teas. These infusions form very agreeable and useful drinks in fevers, and their diaphoretic powers may be increased by the addition of the sweet spirits of nitre or antimonial wine. SASSAFRAS DRINK. 10,197. Take the pith of sassafras boughs, break in small pieces, and let soak in cold water till the water becomes glutinous. A good nourishment and much relished. SEA-MOSS FARINA. 10,198. Dessertspoonful of sea moss farina, boiling water one quart; steep a few minutes, sweeten and flavor with lemon juice. A pleasant drink for colds, etc. SLIPPERY ELM BARK JELLY. Stir four tablespoonfuls of ground bark into a quart of cold water, let it stand all night; in the morning strain and add the juice of one lemon; simmer gently twenty minutes, then sweeten and pour into a mould to cool and harden. SLIPPERY ELM TEA. 10,200. Add one pint of boiling water to one ounce of slippery elm bark, cover and stand near the fire for about three hours and strain. A nutritious demulcent, useful in renal, intestinal and other affections. STAFF OF OLD AGE. (Consomme.) 10,201. Make a beef broth by taking two pounds of beef from the leg, round or chuck; wash well, cut in pieces and put on to boil in three quarts of cold water; while boiling skim frequently, and when reduced to one quart take from the pot and strain. Take a few thin slices of onion, half a pound of lean beef, chopped finely and well mixed with three raw eggs; beat all thoroughly with the broth which is to be returned to the fire and boiled for about half an hour or until perfectly clear. Nutritious and healthful. especially to old people with feeble masticatory powers. SOUP. 10,202. Take three or four pared potatoes, a thick slice of bread, half a teacupful of pearl barley, or rice, a little salt and pepper, two quarts of beef tea or mutton broth; heat the beef tea or mutton broth in a pan, and when quite boiling add the rest of the ingredients except the pepper and salt, which should be added when nearly done; cover the pan and let it boil slowly for an hour. Serve with toasted bread. 10,203. Take gum arabic, tragacanth, arrow-root, tapioca of each, one tablespoonful; mix them well together and boil in a pint of milk flavored with nutmeg or cinnamon. Used as a diet in dysentery, diarrhœa, etc. RICE SOUP. 10,204. Three ounces of Patna rice, the yolks of two eggs, half a pint of cream or new milk, one quart of stock. Boil the rice in the stock and rub half of it through a tammy, put the stock in a stew pan, add the rest of the rice whole, and simmer gently for five minutes. Have ready the cream. GOOD STOCK FOR SOUP. 10,205. One pound of shin of beef, one pound of knuckle of veal, four white peppercorns, a lump of sugar, one quart of water. Simmer gently for six hours, skim well and strain. SUET PTISAN. 10,206. Take of sheep's suet two ounces, milk one pint, starch half an ounce, boil slowly for half an hour. This may be used as a common drink in dysentery. TOAST JELLY. 10,215. Cut a breakfast roll into thin slices, toast a light brown, and boil gently in a pint and a half of water until it jellies; strain and flavor with a little wine and nutmeg. TOAST WATER. 10,216. Toast a slice of stale bread quite brown, but do not scorch, while hot put it into a pitcher and pour over it a pint of boiling water; cover tightly, and when cool pour off the liquid. A little orange or lemon put in the pitcher gives a pleasant flavor. A cooling drink in febrile affections. TOMATO PORRIDGE. 10.217. Take one quart of canned tomatoes, bring to a boil, strain while hot through a hair sieve; bring a quart of milk to a boil, add sufficient flour to make a thick paste, stir in and continue to boil until the flour is cooked (about twenty minutes). Stir in the strained tomatoes gradually, a little at a time, into the boiling milk. Cook five or ten minutes; season to taste. Highly nutritious and useful during convalescence. VINEGAR. 10,218. Add half a fluid ounce of alcohol to a gallon of diluted acetic acid and set the mixture aside for a few weeks, the longer the better,-enough acetic ether is generated to give it the clear full aroma of fine vinegar, and then for table use it is very far superior to any vinegar made in the ordinary way by fermenting cider, and it is more wholesome, because free from the decomposition products of the fermentation of rotten or bad fruit, and free from the animalculæ and other impurities always present in vinegar by fermen-Squibbs. tation. Take 1⁄2 oz. of brandy, 5 grs. of sulphate of quinine, 13 of glycerine, 1 oz. of cream, 4 oz. beef tea. Mix. For one injection. This enema may be administered every six or eight hours. Where the rectum is very irritable, or it is necessary to relieve pain, from 15 to 20 minims of liquid extract of opium may be advantageously added. To secure rapid osmosis the enemata should have an acid reaction. Add 10 minims of hydrochloric acid to 4 oz. of beef tea. -Edmund A. Kirby, M. D. been sweetened, soda water, Burton bitter ale, in moderate quantity. All amylaceous and saccharine substances are to be avoided, such as sugar in any form, wheaten bread and ordinary biscuits of all kinds, rice, arrowroot, sago, tapioca, macaroni, vermicelli, potatoes, carrots, parsnips, beet root, peas, Spanish onions, pastry and puddings of all kinds, fruit of all kinds fresh and preserved. The patient must avoid milk, except sparingly, liver, oysters, sweet ales, mild and old porter and stout, cider, all sweet wines, sparkling wines, port wine, unless sparingly. DIETETIC RULES FOR REDUCING WEIGHT. 10,239. Avoid all starchy and sacchariue food, such as bread, butter, milk, sugar, potatoes, beer, etc., all of which have a tendency, from their chemical composition to create fat. BILL OF FARE. For Breakfast.-Four or five ounces of beef, mutton; kidney, broiled fish, bacon, or cold meat of any kind, except pork and veal, a large cup of tea (without milk or sugar); a little biscuit or one ounce of dry toast, brown bread, or ordinary bread crust; an egg, if not hard boiled. For Dinner.-Five or six ounces of any fish except salmon, herring and eels (owing to their oily nature); any meat except pork and veal; green vegetables and any vegetable except potatoes, parsnips, turnips, beets and carrots; one ounce of dry toast; fruit out of a pudding; any kind of poultry or game, and two or three glasses of good claret, sherry, or Madeira; champagne, port and beer being forbidden. For Tea. Two or three ounces of fruit, a rusk or two, and a cup of tea without milk or A little coffee may be permitted. sugar. For Supper.-Three or four ounces of meat or fish, similar to dinner, with a glass or two of claret. IN BRIGHT'S DISEASE. 10,240. A rigid milk diet has given good results in many cases. Allowed-Fish, sweet breads, sago, tapioca, macaroni, baked and stewed apples, prunes, etc.; spinach, celery, lettuce, etc., may be used in moderation in connection with a milk diet, without impairing its effect, and with great comfort to the patient. Avoid-Strong coffee and tea, alcoholic stimulants, soups and made dishes. IN CALCULUS. 10,241. A rigid milk diet is sometimes wonderfully successful. In obstinate cases of recurring uric acid gravel, skim milk, as an exclusive diet for a month or six weeks, is highly recommended Most important is the use of large quantities of water, either one of the diuretic mineral spring waters, or, what is perhaps equally as effective, filtered rain water. Allowed-Lean meats, poultry, fish, bread (especially rye-bread), cereals, and most fresh green vegetables, salads and fruits. Light wines or spirits and water are the only forms of alcoholic drink at all to be tolerated. Avoid-Sugar and fats, fried food and pastry. Tomatoes, rhubarb, and fruits rich in citric, tartaric or malic acids, as apples and currants. Malt liquors and all rich wines absolutely interdicted. IN RHEUMATISM. 10,242. A fruit and vegetable diet is most favorable for patients with chronic rheumatic troubles. Allowed-Beef and mutton in moderation, with horse-radish as a relish; fish and eggs, green vegetables and fruit, especially lemons. The skimmed milk diet has been advocated by some authors. Avoid Starchy and saccharine food; all malt liquors, wines and coffee. IN GOUT. 10,243. A mixed diet should be adopted, the nitrogenous and the saccharine articles being used in limited amounts. Allowed-Cooked fruits without much sugar, tea and coffee in moderation. Alcoholic stimulants, if used at all, should be in the form of light wines, or spirits well diluted. The free ingestion of pure water is important. Avoid-Pastry; malt liquors and sweet wines are veritable poisons to these patients RELATIVE DIGESTIBILITY OF ANIMAL SUBSTANCES. Articles of Diet. How Time of Prepared. Chimification. H. M. 45 7 8 8 7 7 8 7 8 8 2 2 2 1 88888888888888 I 45 Fowls Gelatin Goose Lamb Mutton Mutton Oysters Ox liver Pigs feet (soused) Tendon Turkey Tripe |