BIOLOGICAL PROBLEMS 



VALUE OF CERTAIN FOOD-STUFFS AGAINST 

 BERIBERI AND SCURVY 1 



Against Beriberi. 



Against Scurvy. 



Cereals 



Whole wheat 



Wheat germ 

 Wheat bran 

 White wheat flour 



Pulses 



Whole peas or lentils 

 Germinated peas or lentils 



Vegetables 

 Fresh cabbage 

 Fresh potatoes, carrots, &c. 

 Dried (any) 



Fruit Juices 



Fresh orange or lemon ... 



Commercial lime ... 



Meat 

 Fresh 

 Tinned 



Eggs 



Fresh 



Dried 



Cow's Milk 



1 F "oil 



Dried 



Yeast 

 Pressed 

 Extract (marmite)... 



O 



o 



O 



o 

 o 



f 

 \ i 



Not 



nvestigated 

 do. 



+ 

 o 



\ 



./ 



O 



? trace 

 f Not | 

 \ investigated. / 



o 

 o 



The most concentrated receptacles of it in an ordinary 

 diet, besides the cereals just referred to, are the seeds 

 of other plants and the eggs of animals. A special 

 store of it seems to be laid up to provide for the wants 



1 Table slightly modified from Chick and Hume, Trans. Soc. Trap. Med. 

 and Hyg., Vol. X, 1917, p. 156. 



