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STORRS AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 



DETAILS OF DIGESTION EXPERIMENT NO. 1 47. 



This experiment, which was preHminary to metabolism ex- 

 periment No. 25, began with breakfast January 19, 1900, and 

 continued four days. The subject, J. F. S., was a chemist, 

 employed in connection with the investigations. His duties 

 were not arduous. His weight in underclothing at the end of 

 the period was 63.8 kilos. This was the first experiment with 

 this subject. According to the purpose of the metabolism ex- 

 periment the diet contained an excess of fat. 



Table ioo. 

 Digestion experiment No. i4.'j. 



During this experiment the subject eliminated 4523.5 grams 

 urine, containing 66.5 grams nitrogen. The average nitrogen 

 balance per day was therefore as follows : Income in food, 17.6 

 grams; outgo in urine, 16.6 grams, and in feces, i.o grams; 

 implying neither gain nor loss of nitrogen. 



