of the University of Pennsylvania. 9 



days old. In many cases the broken and empty 

 cellulose envelopes of the starch-granules were 

 clearly discernible. 



The six infants in whose evacuations a note- 

 worthy amount of starch was present were aged 

 respectively three, four, ten, thirteen, fourteen, and 

 seventeen months. The eldest two were in very 

 bad health. 



The following is a tabular statement of the age, 

 diet, and appearances of the faeces in the children 

 forming the subject of this study : 



AN EXAMINATION OP THE F^CES OF TWENTY-FOUR STARCH- 

 FED INFANTS. 



