264 VITALITY AND EFFICIENCY WITH RESTRICTED DIET. 



Table 28. — Sunday suppers at Springfield. 



Squad and date. 



Squad A: 



Oct. 7, 1917... 



Oct. 21, 1917... 

 Nov. 4, 1917... 

 Nov. 18, 1917... 



Dec. 16, 1917... 

 Jan. 20, 1918.. . 



Jan. 27, 1918.. . 



Squad B: 



Jan. 20, 1918... 



made it possible to compute the nitrogen and energy as indicated 

 in the table. 



Squad B, which was put upon an extreme^ low ration during the 

 month of January, received reasonably uniform calories throughout 

 the entire period, averaging 1,375 net calories. A typical day's ration, 

 that for January 25, is given in table 29. A composite sample was 

 made of all three meals, excluding certain of the staples, such as jelly, 

 sugar, orange, and bran. The nitrogen and energy, as computed from 

 standard analyses, are likewise included in table 29 to show the general 

 distribution among the various food materials and in the three meals. 

 The actual determinations for the total nitrogen intake and total 

 gross calories in the composite sample are given at the bottom of the 

 table. These, with the computed nitrogen and energy in the staple 

 foods, give a total for the day of 8.78 grams nitrogen and 1,555 gross 

 calories. 



