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DIGESTION EXPERIMENT NO. 244. 



Kind of food. — Milk, and bread made from entire-wheat flour. 



Suhject. — University student No. 3, 24 years old, employed about 

 four hours per day at manual labor. 



Weight. — At the beginning of the experiment, 161 pounds; at the 

 close, 160 pounds. 



Duration. — Four days, with twelve meals, beginning- with breakfast 

 April 17, 1901. 



Table 8. — Results of digestion experiment No. 244- 



a Estimated on the as.sumption that 90 per cent of the fat in the bread is digestible. 



During this experiment the subject eliminated 7,337 grams urine, 

 containing 108.24 grams nitrogen. The average nitrogen balance per 

 day was therefore as follows: Income in food, 34.66 grams; outgo in 

 urine, 27.06 grams, and in feces, 2.15 grams, implj'ing a gain of 5.45 

 grams nitrogen, corresponding to 34.1 grams protein. 



DIGESTION EXPERIMENT NO. 245. 



Kind of food. — Milk, and bread made from graham flour. 



Subject. — University student No. 1. 



Weight. — At the beginning of the experiment, 168 pounds; at the 

 close, 167 pounds. 



Duration. — Four days, with twelve meals, Ijeginning with breakfast 

 April 23, 1901. 



