144 BULLETIN OF THE UNIVERSITY OP WISCONSIN. 



eon of the amount of residual fluid found in the stomach at the 

 end of the first hour of digestion after a test meal with the nor- 

 mal amount It can be seen that in No. 8,938 the food is 

 hastened too rapidly, while in No. 11,599 absorption does not 

 proceed rapidly enough. 



It must be apparent then that these differences in digestive 

 capacity advise somewhat different practices with respect to the 

 quantity and quality of foods eaten ; but the most marked dif- 

 ference between the stomachs is that relating to the digestion 

 of proteids, one individual needing to augment the natural sup- 

 ply of acid in order to promote the digestive process, while the 

 other* is embarrassed by the too bounteous gifts of nature. 



