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the army becomes smaller, and before long the inadequate nourishment 

 of a class of people casts its shadow in many directions. 1 



1 Cf. Paul Mombert: Das Nahrungswesen. Gustav Fischer. Jena, 1904. Here unfor- 

 tunately we can but touch upon these problems which are so very important as regards 

 the common people. It is highly important that these relations should be studied 

 closely. 



2 These values should be at least 8 per cent lower to correspond to the calories actually 

 utilized by the organism. A part of the food is not absorbed. This amount varies with 

 different food, as we have seen. The results given are comparable without making this 

 deduction. For accurate data it would be necessary to know the amount utilized from 

 case to case. The above table is from a summary in J. Konig's " Die menschliche 

 Nahrungs- und Genussmittel, ihrer Herstellung, Zusammensetzung und Beschaffenheit," 

 Julius Springer, Berlin, 4th edition, Vol. 1, p. 388 (1904). 



