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STORRS AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 



DETAILS OF DIGESTION EXPERIMENT NO. 197. 



This experiment formed a part of metabolism experiment 

 No. 41, a work experiment with an excess of fat in the diet. 

 It began March 2, 1901, and continued four days. The weight 

 of the subject, J. C. W., in underclothes at the beginning of 

 the experiment was 77.8 kilos and at the end 77.0 kilos. 



Table it 8. 

 Digestion experiment N^o. igy. 



During this experiment the subject eliminated 6254.5 grams 

 urine, containing 80.1 grams nitrogen. The average nitrogen 

 balance per daj' was therefore as follows: Income in food, 

 16.9 grams; outgo in urine, 20.3 grams, and in feces, 1.5 

 grams; implying a loss of 4.9 grams nitrogen, corresponding 

 to 30.6 grams protein. 



