This section is from the book "Practical Dietetics: With Reference To Diet In Disease", by Alida Frances Pattee. Also available from Amazon: Practical Dietetics: With Reference to Diet in Disease.
Broncho-pneumonia is always a very critical disease, and the utmost care is required in nursing and feeding. The diet should consist of such articles as meat juice, predigested milk, and egg albumin. Stimulation is early required, and in considerable quantity. Brandy or whiskey, sweetened with a little sugar, and cold water, should be systematically given, especially to young children, who are unable to make their want of drink known. Hot milk and Vichy, in the proportion of one part of Vichy to two of milk for older children, or half-and-half for young infants, may have the effect of loosening the tenacious mucous and easing the cough. If there is any tendency to flatulency, aerated waters had better be avoided. When the disease occurs in children the diet should be adapted to foster the strength and tax the digestive organs as little as possible. At first food should be given every two hours, and milk is usually all that is required. Later it may be alternated with or supplemented by egg albumin, expressed meat juice, plain beef or mutton broths, arrowroot, or other gruels.
 
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