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Detailed statistics of incorru and outgo. — The quantities of nutrients in the basal ration 

 which was the same except for the slight differences in the composition of the milk already 

 mentioned, and the quantities in the supplemental rations in the different experiments of this 

 series, are shown in Table LXXVII. The outgo of matter and energy in the feces during the 

 successive experiments of this series is shown in Table LXXVIII. 



Table LXXVII. — Weight, composition, and heat >>f combustion of foods — Metabolism < cperiments Nos. 29-31. 



Table LXXVIII. — Wih/ht, oimjtvxitimt, awl heat of combustion of feces — Metabolism experiment No. 29-31. 



