=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.