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a week. Boarders paid $7 a week. The family paid 82< » a month rent 

 for six rooms and $7 for a barn. The children drank tea and coffee, 

 except on Sunday when they drank milk and beer. They had appar- 

 ently very good health. In addition to the food materials purchased 

 60 cents was spent for coffee and 40 cents for tea. 



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

 as follows: 



Meals. 

 Four men 77 



Two women (42 meals X 0.8 meal of man), equivalent to ;!4 



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



Total number of meals equivalent to 1 22 



Equivalent to one man forty-one days. 



DIETARY STUDY NO. 3oA. 



This family consisted of three men, weighing respectiveh^ 154. 137, 

 and 13,5 pounds; two women, weighing 143 and 109 pounds, respect- 

 ivel}', and two chiklren, one 13 3-ears old weighing 75 pounds and 

 one 7 years old weighing 38 pounds. One of the men was sick with 

 typhoid fever and consumed only eggnogg. so he was not included in 

 the study. The rest of the family appeared to be in fair health. The 

 children drank coffee once a dav and tea twice. The income of the 

 family was $15 a week. They paid $1() a month rent for four rooms. 

 In addition to food materials purchased they spent 20 cents for tea 

 and 60 cents for coffee. Fuel cost them 50 cents per week. 



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

 as follows: 



Meals. 

 Two men 42 



Two women (42 meals X O.S meal of man), equivalent to 34 



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



Child, 7 years (21 meals X 0.5 meal of man) , equivalent to 11 



Total numl)er of meals equivalent to 102 



Equivalent to one man thirty-four days. 



DIETARY STUDY NO. 36 A. 



This family consisted of two men, two women, and one child 10 years 

 of age. They were clean and intelligent and in good health. The 

 child drank milk mostly. The income of the family was $25 a week. 

 The\' paid Sll a month rent for four rooms. Fort^'-five cents was 

 spent during the week for coffee and tea and 35 cents for fuel. 



The study continued seven days. There were adult visitors present 

 at seven meals, therefore the number of meals taken was as follows: 



M._'als. 

 Two men 42 



Two women (42 meals X O.S meal of man ), e<iuivalent to 34 



Child, 10 years (21 meals X 0.6 meal of man ), equivalent to 13 



Visitors 7 



Total number of meals equivalent to " 96 



Eduivalent to one inmi thirtv-two dii\rs 



