Barleymeal

A Cataplasm made of Goats dung: Wax and dung kned together, applyed. Of Barley-meal, Melilot and husks of Chesbows, sodden amongst Mulse.

When begun to be weaned, about the end of 16 weeks, give in racks in the calf pens, young vetches, bruised cake, beans, and barleymeals boiled, and linseed jellies.

When mixed with half its weight of good wheat flour, however, barleymeal can be converted into good enough loaves.

In the army, however, highranking surgeons stuck to the theories emanating from Germany that beriberi was an infectious disease and thus would not concede the obviously beneficial affects of the mixed rice and barleymeal diet in the prevention of the disease.