81 



The}' drank coffee in the morning- and tea at night. The woman was 

 d3^speptic and had bronchitis. The husband earned $9 a week, and 

 $13 a week was received from boarders. They paid $11 a month rent 

 for four rooms. In addition to the food materials purchased they 

 spent $1.15 for tea and coffee and 3 cents for salt. 



The stud}' continued seven davs. The number of meals taken was 

 as follows: 



Meals. 

 Four men 84 



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



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



Child, -4 years (21 meals X 0.4 meal of man), equivalent to 8 



Total number of meals equivalent to 120 



Equivalent to one man forty days. 



DIETARY STUDY NO. -IOa. 



The family in this stud}- consisted of one man, 150 pounds, and 

 three women weighing respectfully 1'25, 165, and 200 pounds. They 

 were all in fair health. The income of the family was $8 to $9 a 

 week. They paid $6 a month rent for three rooms. Fuel cost them 

 about 50 cents a week. During the period of the study they spent 30 

 cents for tea and coffee. 



The study continued seven days. The number of meals taken was 

 as follows: 



Meals.. 

 Man 21 



Three women (63 meals X O.S meal or man) , equivalent to 50 



Total number of meals equivalent to 71 



Equivalent to one man twenty-four days. 



DIETARY STUDY NO. 50a. 



This family consisted of four men, one woman, and two children, 

 aged 14 and 6 years, respectively; all in good health. The husband 

 earned $9 a week, and three boarders paid, respectively, $4.50, $4.25, 

 and $4 per week. The family paid $12 a month rent for four rooms. 

 During the period of the study they spent 30 cents for coffee, 10 cents 

 for horseradish, and 5 cents for mustard. 



The study continued 7 days. The number of meals taken was as 

 follows : 



Meals. 

 Four men . .'. 84 



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



Child, 14 years (21 meals XO.7 meal of man), equivalent to 15 



Child, 6 years (21 meals XO.5 meal of man), equivalent to 11 



Total number of meals equivalent to 127 



Equivalent to one man forty-two days. 



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