DIET-LIST.
| Liquid diet consists of: | |
| Water of all kinds. | Cocoa. |
| Ginger ale. | Kumiss. |
| Lemonade. | Buttermilk. |
| Orangeade. | Milk punch. |
| Albumin water. | Malted milk. |
| Broths. | Milk. |
| Tea. | Cream. |
| Coffee. | Egg-nog. |
| Soft diet consists of: | |
| Liquids of all kinds. | |
| Soups (vegetable and strained). | |
| Milk toast. | Soft-boiled eggs. |
| Gravy “ | Oysters. |
| Bread without crusts. | Baked apple. |
| Cereals. | Apple sauce. |
| Custard. | Stewed fruits (no seeds). |
| Rice. | Mashed potato. |
| Ice cream. | Baked“ |
| Milk puddings. | Purées and milk. |
| Plain“ | Toast. |
| Soft-poached eggs. | |
| Light diet consists of soft diet, including: | |
| Whitefish. | Quail. |
| Codfish. | Sweetbreads. |
| Finnan haddock. | Chicken. |
| Bacon. | Chops. |
| Scraped-beef. | Steak. |
| Squab. | Vegetables only when ordered. |
Typhoid diet, as soon as food is ordered, is as follows:
| First week— | |
| Coffee for breakfast. | |
| Tea for dinner. | |
| Cereals (well cooked and strained). | |
| Eggs lightly boiled. | |
| Poached eggs and soft toast. | |
| Broths (chicken, oyster, and meat). | |
| Scraped-beef. | Custards. |
| Bread without crust. | Ice cream. |
| Milk toast. | Orange-juice. |
| A glass of milk, t. i. d. | |
To the foregoing may be added for
| Second week— | |
| Dry toast. | Chicken. |
| Baked potato. | Whitefish. |
| Baked apples. | Rice. |
| Asparagus. | Farinaceous puddings. |
| Chops. | Milk soup. |
| Steak. | Purées. |
| No vegetables, pastry, or raw fruits are allowed. | |
| Liquid— | ||
| 1. | Milk, | 3 parts; |
| Lime-water, | 1 part. | |
| 2. | Albumen-water. | |
| 3. | Clear chicken or beef broth may be given | |
| three times in 24 hours. | ||