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STORRS AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 



DETAILS OF DIGESTION EXPERIMENT NO. 1 93. 



This experiment was a part of metabolism experiment No. 37, 

 a work experiment with an exce.ss of carbohj'drates in the diet. 

 It began with breakfast January 11, 1901, and continued four 

 days. The subject, J. C. W., in underclothes weighed 77 kilos 

 at the beginning and 74.6 kilos at the end of the experiment. 

 He worked eight hours a day upon the stationary bicycle. 



Table 114. 

 Digestiofi experiment No. ipj. 



During this experiment the subject eliminated 3982.8 grams 

 urine, containing 66.3 grams nitrogen. The average nitrogen 

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

 16.8 grams; outgo in urine and perspiration, 16.9 grams, and 

 in feces, 1.6 grams; implying a loss of 1.7 grams nitrogen, 

 corresponding to 10.8 grams protein. 



