91 



Table 24. — Weights and cost of foml ami mttrii'iits in rllftari/ stiuhj Xo. ■'>7<i. 



DIETARY STUDY XO. o8a. 



This was a Bohemian family consisting- of three men, two women, 

 and four children, aged, respectively, 13, 11. 9, and 5 years. The chil- 

 dren were in good health. Thev all drank coffee. The father earned 

 $1-2 a week and boarders paid !^3.50 a week each. The family rented 

 a house of four rooms for §10 a month. They spent o-l cents for 

 coffee in addition to the food materials purchased. 



The stud)^ continued seven days. The number of meals taken was 

 as follows: 



Meals. 



Three men 63 



Two women (42 meals X 0.8 meal > >i man ), equivalent to 34 



Child, 13 years (21 meals X 0.7 meal of man) , equivalent to 15 



Child, 11 years (21 meals X 0.6 meal of man) , equivalent to 13 



Child, 9 years (21 meals X 0.5 meal of man), equivalent to 11 



Child, 5 years ( 21 meals X 0.4 meal of man), equivalent to 8 



Total number of meals equivalent to 144 



Equivalent to one man forty-eight days. 



