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DIETARY STUDY NO. 87a. 



The family in this study consisted of two men. a woman, and fiYe 

 children aged respectively 15, 14. 7, 5, and 3 years. Their income 

 was §97 a month. They paid S9 a month rent for four rooms. Dur- 

 ing the week they spent 4 cents for pickles, 5 cents for horseradish, 

 37 cents for coffee. 12 cents for tea. 5 cents for chicory, and .50 cents 

 for fuel. 



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

 as follows: 



Meals. 



Two men 42 



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



Two children, 15 and 14 years (42 meals X 0.7 meal of man), equiv- 

 alent to 29 



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



Two children, 5 and .3 years of age (42 meals X 04. meal of man ). 



equivalent to 17 



Total numl)er of meals equivalent to ll'i 



Equivalent to one man thirty-nine days. 



DIETARY STUDY NO. 38a. 



The family in this study consisted of three men. two women, and one 

 child 10 years old; all in very good health. The income of the family 

 was $50 a week. They lived in their own house of seven rooms, which 

 would rent for a})out $20 a month. During the week ^1,05 was spent 

 for tea and coffee and 26 cents for pickles, salt, and catsup, besides 

 the food materials purchased. 



The study continued seven days. One of the men took his suppers 

 away from home. The number of meals taken was therefore as fol- 

 lows: 



Meals. 

 Three men 56 



Two women (42 meals X 0.8 meal of man), equivalent to 34 



Child, 10 years old (21 meals X O.G meal of man), equivalent to ... 13 



Total number of meals equivalent to 103 



Equivalent to one man thirty-four days. 



DIETARY STUDY XO. 39a. 



The family in this study consisted of three men, two women, and six 

 children, aged, respectively, 13, 11. 8. 5. 3 years, and 8 months. The 

 latter was not included in the study. The children were pale and did 

 not appear to ])e very well. All l)ut the baby drank tea, and thought 

 they could not eat a meal without it. The income of the family was 

 $80 a month. They owned a house of eighteen rooms, of which they 

 used nine rooms and rented nine rooms. Their own rent would cost 

 them about $25 a month. The amount spent for food accessories was 

 not stated, except 4 cents for vinegar and 2 cents for yeast. 



