2 would give sufficient nutriment
to 213 such children for one day. Its price was 2-3/4d. the gallon.
160 gallons of Soyer's soup No. 4 would give sufficient nutriment
to 420 such children for one day. Its price was 2-1/4d. the gallon.
160 gallons of his soup No. 5 would give sufficient nutriment to
385 such children for one day. Its price was 2-1/2d. the gallon.
160 gallons of his soup No. 6 (a fish soup) would give sufficient
nutriment to 700 such children for one day. Its price was only
1-3/4d. the gallon.[249]
So that the famous cook of the Reform Club did not know the comparative
nutritive qualities of his own soups.
But a still greater came on the scene in the person of Sir Henry Marsh,
the Queen's physician, and long at the head of his profession in this
country. He published a pamphlet of some ten pages, not for the purpose
of finding fault with M. Soyer or his soups, but evidently to set the
public right on the question of food, as they seemed to have taken up
the idea that there resided some hidden power in the cook's receipt,
distinct from the ingredients he used. Sir Henry thus deals with soup
food:--
"A soft semi-liquid diet will maintain the life and health of children,
and in times of scarcity will be sufficient for those adults whose
occupations are sedentary, and is best suited to those who are reduced
by and recovering from a wasting disease.
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