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makers bottle it at once and tie down the corks. It may be 
drank the following day in half to cupful doses; is 
recommended in albuminary or Bright’s disease, and other 
wasting affections. The bill of fare for invalids may be given 
thus :— 
ARTICLES PROHIBITED. ARTICLES ALLOWED. 
Warm Meats of all kinds Bread made of 
Soups (common) Wheaten Flour 
Gravies Indian Meal 
Spices Rye 
Coffee Good Butter 
Green Teas Potatoes 
Salt Fish Rice 
Lobsters Stewed Fruits 
Crabs Plain Puddings 
Fresh Bread Custard 
Pastry Milk 
Mince Pies Molasses, when they agree 
Cake Cocoa 
Ardent Spirits Weak Black Tea 
Malt Liquors Oysters 
Unripe Fruits Fresh Fish 
Pickles Eggs lightly cooked 
Nuts Well boiled Onions. 
Tobacco in every form 
All other kinds of indigest- 
ible food. 
In our last number of the Chicago Medical Times there is an 
article on the food for consumptives, which we will quote, as 
we feel assured its directions, if carried out, will benefit this 
class of sufferers. 
DIET FOR CONSUMPTIVES, 
BY JOSEPH ADOLPHUS, M.D., ATLANTA, GA. 
A most important question relating to the proper treat- 
ment of consumptive patients, is the matter of diet. The 
