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average amount of nutrients eaten per day was 99.70 gni. i)r()ttMii, 1I^H.()8 gin. fat, and 

 449.06 gni. earl)ohydrates. 



In another study, regarding which no details are given, it is stated that the aver- 

 age cost of food per person per day was 18.8 cts. 



The diet at a Vienna restaurant for young men, M. H.\mbukg ( Wehier Klin. 

 WchuKchr., 190 J, No. 10, p. 259; ahs. in Hyg. Rmuhcliau, IS {1903), No. 6, j)p. 320, 

 321). — With the aid of a large number of analyses and other data the author calcu- 

 lates the nutritive value of the diet studied and suggests methods for imi>roving it, 

 as it is regarded as inadecjuate. 



Chang-es in dietary habits, Grotjahn ( Ueher WaiuUangen in der Volksernahnmg. 

 Leipzig: Dunclrr c(- Hiimhlot, 1902, pp. 72; rev. in Hyg. RundHchan, 13 {1903), No. 4, 

 jip. 193-195). — In this treatise, which is part 2, volume 20 of the series entitled 

 Staats- und socialwissenschaftlidie Forschungen, edited by G. Schmoller, the effect of occu- 

 pation and environment upon diet is discussed. 



The food of the Italians, H. Lichtenfelt {Arch. Physiol. [Pflilger'], 99 {1903), 

 No. 1-2, pp. 1-29). — On the basis of figures given in recent statistical publications 

 the author calculates the nutrients ami energy in the diet of Italian laborers of differ- 

 ent regions, and discusses the results at considerable length. 



Food products of the Tuhoeland, E. Best {Trans, and Proc. Neiv Zealand Inst., 

 35 {1902), pp. 45-111). — This article contains data regarding the food supplies of the 

 nonagricultural native tribes of New Zealand, as well as notes on native customs, 

 superstitions, etc., pertaining to foods. 



Food requirements in -winter at high altitudes, R.\nke {Munchen. Med. 

 Wchnschr., 1902, No. 19, p. 787; ahs. in Hyg. Rundschau, 13 {1903), No. 11, p. 573). — 

 A dietary study of which the author was the subject showed that at a high mountain 

 altitude while becoming acclimated he required the same amount of fat and larger 

 quantities of protein and carbohy<lrates than under usual conditions at a lower 

 elevation. 



Subsistence stores, Division of the Philippines, W. L. Alexander {Com. 

 Gen. Subsist. [U. S. Army] Rpt. 1903, pp. 21-30). — The sources of the food supply of 

 the United States troops in the Philii^pines, the providing of fresh meat, vegetables, 

 and ice, and related topics are discussed in this report. 



The chemical composition of human foods graphically shown, C. JiJR- 

 GENSEN {Procenfische chemische Zusammensetzung der Nahrungsmittel des Menschen, 

 graphisch dargestellt. Berlin: August Hirschwald, 1903, 2. cd. pp. 23, chart 1). — A sec- 

 ond edition of this work, whic;h contains descrij^tive text and a colored chart showing 

 the composition of a nund)er of food materials. 



Report of State chemist, J. Hortvet {Minnesota. State Dairy and Food <'ouir. 

 Rpt. 1903, pp. 254-393, figs. 16) . — In compliance with the State law 10,119 samples of 

 foods, condiments, etc., were examined. Of these 3,449 were adulterated or in some 

 way failed to comply with the legal requirements. The report also contains accounts 

 of the cases prosecuted under the State law and data regarding other work carried on 

 during the year. 



A plea for the proper medical supervision of "refreshments" purveyed 

 on railways in the Tropics, II. I). McCulloch {BritisJi }[(il. .J<nir., 1903, No. 2230, 

 pp. 709-711, dgrn. 1). — This article contains considerable data regarding the foods and 

 beverages sold to the traveling pul)lic in the Tropics, and points out the need of 

 l)ro])er inspcrtion and control. 



Bleached wheat compared with unbleached wheat for flour, F. W. Guthrie 

 {Jour. Agr. and Ind. Soutli Austndia, {1903), No. 12, p. 759). — Data are given 

 regarding the yield of flour and other milling pi'oducts from bleached and un- 

 lOeached wheat. "The only respects in which the bleached grain is inferior to the 

 unbleached are the weight per bushel and the amount of flour obtaina))le. The 

 fl(jur itself is very similar in all respects." 



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