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BULLETIN OP THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN. 



§4. Composition and Value of Food Materials Not Found in 

 the Dietary Lists. — In addition to the composition of articles 

 given in Atwater's tables should he mentioned that of other val- 

 uable foods. And we may look first at the familiar edible nuts 

 which are sometimes found upon the tables of the well-to-do, but 

 are generally regarded as a luxury suited to gratify the palate 

 but not well adapted to sustain the activities of body or brain. 

 The chemical composition of these nuts shows, however, that 

 they are exceedingly rich in substances needed for the proper nu- 

 trition of the entire organism. The following analyses of these 

 varieties of nuts which are easily obtained in our locality are 

 taken from Church r 1 



3 Op. cit. 



