SUBJECT INDEX 



497 



Pellagra, prevalence of, 351, 352 

 prognosis, 362 

 progress of, 352, 353 

 relationship of, to beriberi and 



scurvy, 362, 363 

 study of, importance of pre-pella- 



grous diet in, 365' 

 symptomatology and pathology of, 

 355 



bones, 360 



circulatory system, 359, 360 

 endocrine glands, 361 

 eyes, 361 



gastro-intestinal tract, 355 

 nervous system, 357 

 "pellagra glove," 357 

 "pellagra shoe," 357 

 sexual organs, 360 

 skin, 357 

 therapy of, 366 

 types of, 353 

 acute, malignant, 354 

 chronic, 354 

 light, sub-chronic, 354 

 severe, cachectic, sub-chronic, 



354 



Phosphorus insufficiency, theory of, 

 as explanation of beriberi and 

 similar diseases, 20 

 "Phyllanthus emblica," as cure of 



scurvy, 297 

 Phytin, in beriberi, supposed value 



of, 33 



Pica, cure of, 152 

 etiology of, 152 



in cattle and goats, 147, 148, 151 

 in ostriches and poultry, 151 

 Pigs, growth of, influence of alfalfa 



grass on, 145 



growth of, influence of corn on, 143 

 growth of, influence of wheat on, 



143 

 nutritive requirements of, 142, 143, 



144, 145 



susceptibility of, to development of 

 experimental rickets, 146 



vitamine requirements of, uncer- 

 tainty as to, 146 

 Pigeons, beriberi in, 97, 98 

 beriberi in, time of development of, 



99 

 beriberi in, types of, 99, 100, 101, 



102 

 nutritional requirements of, 95, 



96, 97 

 Plant extracts, growth promoting 



effect of, 65 



Pneumonia, influence of diet on, 385 

 Poisons, toxicity of, influence of 



vitamines on, 386 

 "Polyneuritis gallinarum," 21, 30, 



87 

 substitution of by "experimental 



beriberi of animals,'' 92 

 Potatoes, nutritive value and vita- 

 mine content of, 255, 256 

 "Protein-free milk," as an unknown 

 factor in nutrition, 115 

 inadequacy of, 116, 127 

 Protein minimum, 341, 342, 343, 350 

 Proteins, biological value of, 343 

 of various origin, table showing 



nutritive value of, 264 

 vegetable and animal, 74 

 vegetable and animal, comparison 

 between nutritive value of, 343 

 vegetable and animal, possible ex- 

 planation of difference in food 

 value of, 43 

 vitamine sparing action of, 214, 



325 



Protozoa, growth of, 79, 80 

 Pyorrhoea alveolaris, in scorbutic 



guinea pigs, 392 

 Pyridine derivatives, in vitamine 



fractions, presence of, 165, 166 

 attempts to synthesize vitamine 

 B from, 193 



R 



Rabbits, unsuitability of, for study 



of scurvy, 135 

 ophthalmia in, 135 



