1910] FOODS — HUMAN NUTEITION". 67 



Food supply manual revised to July 31, 1918 (London: Govt., 1918, pp. 

 701). — This comprises a classified and indexed compilation of the British food 

 controller's powers and orders, and also orders of other departments ancillary 

 tliereto. 



Food regulations (Pub. R. Accad. Liiwei, Comitato Set. Aliment. [Rome], 

 Nos. 3 (1918), pp. 6; Jf, pp. S; 6, pp. 12; No. 8 (1919), pp. 18).— No. 3 of these 

 papers deals with statistics on the food consumption of Italy; No, 4 with the 

 standards regarding the meat consumption of the civil population; No. 6 with 

 the regulations pertaining to the slaughter of young animals; and No. 8 gives 

 a summary of tlie work of the committee in charge. 



The food supply of our allies, G. Lusk (Amer. Mus. Jour., 18 (1918), No. 8, 

 pp. 629-635). — This article explains how the estimates of the amounts of im- 

 ported meats, fats, sugar, and cereals needed during 1919 by Great Britain, 

 France, and Italy were obtained. 



Food situation in Austria during the summer of 1918 (C7. S. Dept. Labor, 

 Bur. Labor Statis., Mo. Labor Rev., 7 (1918), No. 6, pp. 168-196) .—This article 

 has been compiled from various Austrian daily papers in the form of transla- 

 tions and digests. 



Diet, nutrition, and excretion of the Asiatic races in Singapore, I-II, J. A. 

 Campbell (Reprinted from Jour. Straits Braneh Roy. Asiatic Soc., 1917. Nos. 76, 

 pp. 57-65; 79, pp. 107-112). — This study, which is in two parts, was undertaken 

 in order to supply the local medical students with necessary information. 



In part 1, the diets of one Chinese, one Brahmin, and one Tamil, all medical 

 students, were under observation for 6 months, while one Malay was studied for 

 2 weeks. The weights of the subjects was 92 lbs. for the Chinese, 110 for the 

 Brahmin, 12.5 for the Malay, and 143 for the Tamil. 



The average values of the diets were for the Chinese 1,577, Tamil 1,672, 

 Malay 1,.502, and Brahmin 2,493 calories. The protein intake per day was for the 

 Chinese 60, Tamil 58, Malay 57, and Brahmin 83 gm. [Computed on the basis 

 of 150 lbs. body weight the energy values become — Chinese 2,571, Brahmin 3,399, 

 Malay, 1,802, and Tamil 1,7.54 calories, and for protein intake, Chinese 98, Brah- 

 min 113, Malay 68, and Tamil 61 gm.] 



The author draws the following conclusions : 



" The results obtained from examination of the kidney excretion of local 

 students indicate that the European figures are of no value when dealing with 

 Asiatic patients. The total nitrogen varies from 6.64 gm. in the Brahmin to 

 9.25 in the Chinese. The urea varies from 11.08 gm. in the Brahmin to 16 in the 

 Chinese. The ammonia varies from 0.57 gm. in the Brahmin to 0.66 in the 

 Malay, The ammonia coefficient varies from 5.4 per cent in the Chinese to 7.1 

 in the Brahmin. The chlorids vary from 5.2 in the Tamil to 8 in the Malay." 

 Corresponding values for an European in Singapore were found to be for total 

 nitrogen 15.3 gm., urea 25, ammonia 1.06, and chlorids 8,1 gm., and ammonia co- 

 efficient 5.6. 



" The Singapore student partakes of a smaller amount of food than the Philip- 

 pine or Bengali student. This seems to be due directly or indirectly to the 

 climatic conditions of Singapore." 



Part 2 takes up similar studies made with 2 Chinese bakers, 2 Tamil gai*- 

 deners, a Malay gardener, a Chinese rickshaw runner, 5 Chinese rubber-estate 

 coolies, and 6 Chinese prisoners. It is concluded that the kidney excretions for 

 these laborers differ considerably from the standard amounts given for Euro- 

 peans in Europe. The total nitrogen varied from 7.2 to 11.4 gm., the urea from 

 13.4 to 21 gm., the uric acid from 0.43 to 0.65 gm., the ammonia from 0.61 to 

 1,09 gm,, the chlorids from 2 to 7 gm,, and the phosphates from 1,25 to 1,8 gm. 



