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THE MACMILLAN COMPANY
NEW YORK · BOSTON · CHICAGO · DALLAS
ATLANTA · SAN FRANCISCO
MACMILLAN & CO., Limited
LONDON · BOMBAY · CALCUTTA
MELBOURNE
THE MACMILLAN CO. OF CANADA, Ltd.
TORONTO
BY
FAIRFAX T. PROUDFIT
INSTRUCTOR AND CLINICAL DIETITIAN, MEMPHIS GENERAL
HOSPITAL, AND ST. JOSEPH’S HOSPITAL, CONSULTING
DIETITIAN, MEMPHIS ASSOCIATED CHARITIES, AND
PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING ASSOCIATION,
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE
SECOND EDITION
Completely Revised
NEW YORK
THE MACMILLAN COMPANY
1923
All rights reserved
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Copyright, 1918 and 1922,
By THE MACMILLAN COMPANY.
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Set up and electrotyped. Published November, 1918
Second Edition completely revised and reset
Published, July, 1922
Press of
J. J. Little & Ives Company
New York, U. S. A.
Dedicated
to the
Great Army of Nurses
in the Service
The old order of things is passing. The keynote of to-day’swork is prevention, rather than cure, children aretaught to eat correctly that they may grow into the strong,healthy men and women which are needed to make any nationgreat. This instilling of good health habits must restupon the nurse, the nutrition worker, the physician andthe home-maker. Close coöperation is necessary amongthese workers and a definite understanding of the way toaccomplish the best results, in this respect, must comefrom the training of those who are undertaking this all importantwork.
The present revision of this text is the outgrowth of severalyears of close attention to the progress, changes andadjustments which are being made daily in this importantsubject of nutrition. The changes made in this revised editionare all in the line of constructive teaching. The materialhas been reorganized that no time may be lost in asearch for the proper word to illustrate a definite point.The method of project teaching used in this edition, isnot a new one, although the name may possibly be unfamiliarto some. Every good teacher recognizes the valueof motivation as a means of getting an idea “across.” Therevision of this text was undertaken with the idea of leadingthe student to think for herself and to put into practicethe scientific facts learned in class room and ward.
The author is indebted to many of her colleagues forthe encouragement and constructive criticism which enabledher to make the changes which will, it is hoped andbelieved, materially aid the student nurse in the study of[Pg viii]Dietetics. She also wishes to express her appreciation