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 Dietary studies at the Boston School of Housekeeping, 1901-2. By Lydia 



Southard 7 



Introduction 7 



Equipment and method 8 



Dietary under usual conditions (No. la) 11 



Dietary of medium cost (No. 2a) 16 



Dietary of low cost (No. 3a) • 19 



Dietary of high cost (No. 4a) 21 



Conclusions 23 



A dietary study at the Boston School of Housekeeping, 1901 . By Susannah 



Usher and Bertha M. Terrill 27 



Introduction ^ . . 27 



Daily menus 28 



Details of the dietary study (No. 5a) 29 



Conclusions 30 



Dietary study at the Bible Normal College, 1902. By Bertha M. Terrill. 31 



Introduction 31 



Methods 31 



Daily menus 32 



Details of the dietary study (No. 6a) 33 



General deductions 36 



Dietary studies in Philadelphia and Chicago, 1892-93. By Ellen H. 



Richards and Amelia Shapleigh 37 



Introduction 37 



Method of inquiry 38 



Details of the studies in Philadelphia , 40 



Dietary studies of colored families (Nos. 7a-lla) 40 



Dietary studies of Italian families ( Nos. 12a-13a) 44 



Dietary studies of Jewish families ( Nos. 14a-18a) 46 



Dietary studies of German families (Nos. 19a-24a) 50 



Dietary study of an American family (No. 25a) 55 



Dietary studies of Irish families ( Nos. 26a-28a) 56 



Summary and general deductions 58 



Details of the studies in Chicago 64 



Dietary studies of American families (Nos. 29a-35a) 64 



Dietary studies of German families (Nos. 42a-44a) 77 



Dietary studies of Irish families ( Nos. 45a-50a) 79 



Miscellaneous dietary studies ( Nos. 51a-60a) ' 84 



Summary and general deductions 94 



Comments and conclusions 96 



Appendix 99 



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