This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1897 Excerpt: ...in the dietary, well-boiled onion, celery, asparagus, potato, or vegetable marrow being the most suitable.i But, despite every effort, there will always be found a certain number of cases which are unable to take liquid nourishment without suffering from diarrhoea. In such the use of the raw meat pulp is often attended ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1897 Excerpt: ...in the dietary, well-boiled onion, celery, asparagus, potato, or vegetable marrow being the most suitable.i But, despite every effort, there will always be found a certain number of cases which are unable to take liquid nourishment without suffering from diarrhoea. In such the use of the raw meat pulp is often attended by very satisfactory results. The pulp must be prepared in a careful manner (R. 13), and given at first in teaspoonful doses at intervals of two or three hours. As a rule, children soon acquire a liking for the raw meat, but should any serious aversion be shown to it, the pulp may be mixed with a little sweet gravy or made into a jelly. As soon as tolerance has been established, the dose of the pulp should be cautiously increased, until the child can take half a pound of meat in the course of the twenty-four hours. At first the stools are apt to be somewhat increased in number, and are accompanied by a horrible odour of decomposition; but in the course of time, and especially if 1 Henoch speaks of the value of a compot made from dried whortleberries in cases of obstinate diarrhoea; while in certain country districts acorn-tea is extensively used for a similar purpose. pepsine along with an antiseptic is administered after each meal, the motions assume a more natural appearance. The only danger attendant upon the use of uncooked meat lies in the possible introduction of some intestinal parasite; but careful selection and examination of the meat is usually sufficient to prevent this accident. It is a great mistake to discard the meat pulp as soon as the infant shows signs of improvement, for it too often happens that the premature use of milk or starchy foods is followed at once by a serious relapse. The use of a diffusible stimulant is indicat...
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