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MEMOIRS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 



Diet in metabolism experiments Nos. 1-5-17. 



FOOD. 



Beef 



Butter 



Milk, skimmed 



Bread 



Parched eereal. 

 Sugar 



Breakfast. 



Grams. 



55 



300 

 55 

 30 

 12 



Dinner. 



Grams 



105 



10 



260 



100 



Supper. 



13 

 390 

 155 



'45 



Total. 



Grams. 



160 



30 



950 



310 



30 



57 



"Used in coffee infusion and alcohc 



DRINK. 



Breakfast . . 

 10.30 a. m . 



Dinner 



3.30 p. m . 



Supper 



10.00 p. in 



Total 



Time. 



Experiment No. 15. 



Experiment No. 16. 



Experiment No. 17. 



Coffee infu- 

 sion, sugar, 

 and alco- 

 hol.' 



Grunts. 



300 



300 

 ".300 



Water. 



Grams. 



"266' 

 ""'266' 



"266' 



Water. 

 sugar, and 



whisky." 



Grams. 



300 



300 

 "366' 



Coffee infu- 

 Water. sion a ^ ar ' 

 brandy. 1 



Water. 



"900 



lit 10 



" 900 



600 



' 900 



600 



" Contains 72.5 grams absolute alcohol and 45 grams sugar. 



/A til I/ routine. — The general routine of the experiment was as follows: 

 Daily programme — Metabolism experiments Nos. /.W7. 



The main facts recorded in the diary kept by the subject during the experiment are shown 

 in Table XIX: 



Table XIX. — Summary of diary — Metabolism experiments Nos. 15-17. 



