86 



Table 19.— Weights and co.^t of food and nutrients in dietary study No. 52a. 



DIETARY STUDY NO. 53a. 



In this family the husband was Encjli.sh and the wife was American. 

 The family consisted of two men. one woman, and two children aged, 

 respectively. 6 years and 1 year. They were rather unintellio-ent 

 and dirty. i)iit in good health. The income of the family was $15 a 

 week, not including the board of the second man. They paid |35 a 

 month rent for four rooms and a store. For fuel they used soft coal, 

 which cost them about 50 cents a week. During the course of the 

 study they spent 80 cents for tea and coffee. 



The study continued .'^even days. The number of meals taken was 

 as follows: 



Meals. 



Two men "*- 



AYonian (21 inealis X 0.8 meal of man ), equivalent to 17 



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



Child, 1 year (21 meals X 0.3 meal of man) , equivalent to 6 



Total number of meals eijuivalent to ''o 



Equivalent to one man twenty-live days. 



