NBWTA Report 1904-046
Image details
| Document format | |
|---|---|
| Year | |
| Transcript |
|
| Original Source Organisation | |
| Original Source URL | |
| Transcription |
89 88 The Warden writes: “I am glad to assure you that since I started Food Reform two years ago in the Home for Female Inebriates there has been a marked and rapid change for the better in both inmates and workers, including myself.” ‘‘ Our cases are absolute physical wrecks in most instances, and in the past it has meant bed and medicine for weeks and even months before they could be pulled together, but since adopting this diet they are up and about in less than a fortnight—the worst of them—many are much better in a day or two. I am quite sure it is going to be a wonderful help in saving the poor drunkards, both men and women.” During the last two years since this diet has been adopted the successes achieved have been 65 per cent., whilst the report of a County Council Reclamation Home states that “ out of twenty-s x patients dis- charged only twenty-seven per cent. afpear to have been reclaimed.” Experience also shows that a fleshless diet Avevents the craving for alcoholic stimulants. Mr. Eustace Miles, M.A., and champion athlete, says, after practising food reform : ‘‘I found that the desire—or even the liking— for alcohol was departing—a thing I had never imagined possible.” Dr. Macnamara states in his recent work on “‘Inebriety—and how to meet it,” “I have never had to treat a dipsomaniac who was also a vegetarian ; nor, indeed, have I heard of one.” I therefore venture to urge that Food Reform should be brought to the front and emphasized in every possible way so as to shut up the public-houses by stopping the demand for what they supply. A number of leaflets have been distributed, and encouraging letters have been received showing the interest taken in this subject. Leicester.-—Mrs. Windley, Superintendent Leicester Food Reform Department, reports : “ Efforts have been made to awaken the interest of mothers and others in the comparative values of food in connection with ordinary Temperance meetings. Penarth.—Mrs. Collinson, Superintendent Penarth Food Reform Department, is in New Zealand, but the members are doing quiet work for Food Reform. Cockermouth.—Mrs. Robinson reports several meetings on Food Reform, and says she will do what she can to spread the gospel of a pure diet. Liverpool.—Miss N. Johnson writes: ‘“ Mrs. Pike and myself have been teaching Food Reform as a practical help to total abstinence, and brought the subject before a great number of mothers and drawing- room meetings.” Mr. Jakeman and Mr. Crawshaw direct attention to food in their ‘Scientific Temperance Instruction in Elementary Schools.” Mrs. Wakes addressed two I.0.G.T. Lodges on Temperance and Food Reform. Southport.—Miss Yates addressed a meeting at the Temperance Hall. Miss Hompes gave lectures to the B.W.T.A. on “Inebriate Homes : Their Comparative Failure,” and to a Band of Hope on “ Food Values.” Glasgow.—Professor H. Sexton lectured on ‘‘ The True Aim of Temperance Reform” and on “ Diet and its Relation to Drink.’ Miss Sexton also lectured on “‘ Diet and Temperance.” Cheltenham.—Several B.W.T.A. members do personal work show- ing the importance of Food Reform. Lee and Lewisham.—The question of food was touched on in a series of medical lectures by Dr. Granger Evans. J Bournemouth.—Mr. H. B. Ames has gratuitously distributed a number of his pamphlets, ‘‘ The Drink Problem.” Highbury.—Mrs. Milne states there have been two afternoon meetings addressed by Mrs. Boult, and a mothers’ meeting, and that the members are most interested in the question. Essex.—Miss Nicholson has addressed a B.W.T.A. meeting on “Diet in Reference to Temperance.” Lower Edmonton.—Mrs. Fisk lectured on “‘ Temperance and Food Reform.” x Birmingham.—A lecture on ‘“‘ Temperance and Food Reform” was given at Columba Lodge. Miss May Lowenstein writes that a large number of medical men consider the ignorance that prevails amongst mothers on the feeding of children a very serious evil. : If British women would each in their own locality spread a scien- tific knowledge of the nature of food, teach the proper methods of feed- ing children, and encourage good cookery, they would help to dispel ignorance so appalling that babies are often fed, or rather starved, on cheese, fried fish, tinned salmon, pickles, gin, beer, &c. The feeding of the people lies in the hands of women, and I earnestly implore British women to save the children who are now being doomed, through the ignorance of their mothers, to disease and drunkenness. See that the children, at any rate, are fed on these simple, healthy foods, so that the next generation may be free from this terrible curse, and our nation be blessed with Temperance, Health, and Happiness. SALVATION ARMY Diet INEBRIATE Scale. HOME. Breakfast.—This consists each morning of porridge, bread and butter, some kind of stewed fruit, and tea. Dinner (Sunday).— Macaroni cheese, beetroot, baked potatoes, apple or jam tarts, tea. Monday.—Savoury pudding, baked ‘potatoes, greens, milk puddings. Tuesday.—Soup, potatoes, boiled currant pudding. Wednesday.— Boiled fish, parsley sauce, potatoes, carrots, pastry. “Thursday.—Lentil rissoles, parsnips, potatoes, boiled bread and fruit pudding. Friday.— Vegetable stew, greens, potatoes, jam roly puddings. Saturday.—Vege- table pie, potatoes, greens, stewed fruit. Tea consists of bread and butter, cake, nuts, fruit, celery or water-cress. Supper consists of cocoa, bread and cheese, or milk pudding, or stewed fruit, or tomatoes, with bread and butter. May YATES, Superintendent. |