Metabolism Experiment No. 70. 



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The quantity of water computed as absorbed from the food on the first day 

 of this experiment is 1414.73 grams. (See column e of table 59.) The water 

 of food (obtained by actual determination) and the drinking-water together 



equal 1445.33 grams, while the water of feces actually determined by drying 

 was 40.48 grams. The difference between these two values, 1404.85 grams, 

 according to the common methods of computation, represents the quantity 

 of water absorbed from the food and drink. From the results obtained by 

 means of the formula;, it appears that the amount of water absorbed from the 



