93 



Table 26. — Weights and cost of food <ui<l imtrlfids In dietary slndi/ Xo. 59a. 



DIETARY STUDY NO. 60a. 



This study was made with a Scotch faiiiil}" consisting of three men 

 and a woman. The woman was in good health, but this was due to 

 carefulness in diet, as she was not naturally strong-. The income of 

 the family was $20 a week and ^9 a week from boarders. They occu- 

 pied three rooms and a store, for which they were paying by install- 

 ments, and which would rent for about $6<> a month. In addition to 

 the food materials purchased they spent 21 cents for coffee and 16 

 cents for tea. 



The study continued seven days. Two men ate their lunches away 

 from home each day. Hence the number of meals taken was as fol- 

 lows : 



Meals. 

 Three men 49 



"Woman { 21 meals X 0.8 meal of man) , equivalent to 17 



Total number of meals equivalent to 66 



Equivalent to one man twenty-two days. 



