In planning a patient’s diet, the nurse will have to do as much exclusive as inclusive propaganda. It is not necessary to insist on milk and eggs, certainly not in the abnormal quantities which a few years ago were considered indispensable in the treatment of tuberculosis. If a patient likes these and can afford them, well and good, but they need by no means be made the staple article of diet. This rich and highly concentrated food has a tendency to cause indigestion, and since this is one of the gravest and most distressing complications of tuberculosis, it must be prevented at all costs. A patient unable to digest his food has but slim chance of increasing his vitality, and little hope of improvement. Therefore, in advising raw eggs, the nurse must be very careful; one or two a day will be sufficient, over and above the regular meals. Milk should be substituted for tea and coffee. Three or four glasses a day will be enough, and even that may be too much if the patient eats well of other things. In place of raw milk, it may be peptonized, malted, given hot, made into junket, taken in cocoa, or as one of the flavoured milkshakes, or turned into clabber or buttermilk. These varieties of milk are good for advanced patients, who may also be given egg albumen, flavoured with lemon, orange, ginger ale, grape juice, and so forth. The family must be taught to make these little innovations, in the ordinary diet, and instruction in these is part of the nurse’s work. By careful supervision and attention, the nurse can procure a very satisfactory dietary, one both nourishing and digestible. Three good meals a day, with a little nourishment between meals and at bedtime (a glass of milk or its equivalent), will be found quite satisfactory. If a doctor is in attendance, he will of course arrange such diet as he thinks best, but if the nurse is left to herself, she will not overstep the boundaries if she advises some such plan as we have outlined. As we have said, indigestion is one of the most frequent complications of tuberculosis. In some cases this can be overcome or relieved by advising rest in the reclining position for an hour before, and immediately following meals. If the patient lies flat on the bed or lounge, this will be more effective that if he sits in a rocking-chair.