52 



The stuch' continued t^even da3's. The number of meals taken was 

 as follows: 



Meals. 

 Man 21 



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



Boy, 16 yeare old 21 



Child, 14 year.s (21 meals X 0.7 meal of man), equivalent to 15 



Child, 10 years (21 ineals X O.fi meal of man), equivalent to l:! 



Total number of meals equivalent to 8" 



Equivalent to one man twenty-nine days. 



DIETARY STUDY NO. 23a. 



This family consisted of two men and two women. They owned 

 their own house of five rooms. During- the course of the study they 

 spent 8 cents for tea and S cents for cofi'ee in addition to the food 

 materials purchased. 



The study continued one day. The number of meals taken was as 

 follows: 



Meals. 

 Two men 6 



Two wcmien (6 meals X 0.8 meal of man ), equivalent to 5 



Total number of meals equivalent to 11 



Equivalent to one man four days. 



DIETARY STUDY NO. 24a. 



In this famil^'the man was a German, l)ut the woman was American 

 born. There were also three children, aged 10, 6, and 4 years, respec- 

 tively. The children were well, with bright color and good com- 

 plexions. l)ut very dirtv and untidy. The income of the family was 

 varial)le, from ^5 to ^10 per week. They paid $.5 a month rent for 

 four rooms. During the course of the study they spent 24 cents for 

 tea and 16 cents for cotfee in addition to that for the food materials 

 purchased. 



The study continued seven days. The numl)er of meals taken was 

 as follows: 



Meal.«. 

 Man 21 



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



Child, 10 years (21 meals X 0.6 meal of man), equivalent to lo 



Child, 6 years (21 meals X 0.5 meal of man), equivalent to U 



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



Total number of meals equivalent to 70 



Equivalent to one man twenty-three days. 



