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since in the case of soldiers in the field many other circumstances 

 are to be considered, such as the volume and weight of the food, 

 etc., etc., which cannot here be more closely discussed. The fol- 

 lowing table shows the average results of soldiers' rations in war 

 and peace, calculated by ALMEN from the detailed statement of 

 several countries. 1 



These average results also include the figures for Sweden. 



TABLE XX. 



A. Peace Ration. B. War Ration. 



Proteids. Fat. Carb. Proteids. Fat. Carb. 



Minimum 108 22 504 126 38 484 



Maximum 165 97 731 197 95 688 



Meau 130 40 531 146 59 557 



Sweden (proposed). 179 102 591 202 137 565 



If we do not consider the very abundant rations proposed for 

 the soldier in Sweden, and if we only adhere to the above mean 

 figures, we obtain the following results for the daily rations: 



Proteids. Fat. Carb. Calories. 



In peace 130 40 531 2900 



In war 146 59 557 3250 



If we calculate the fat in its equivalent amount of starch, then 

 the relation of the proteids to the non-nitrogenized foods is : 



In peace 1 : 4.97 



In war 1 : 4.79 



The proportion is nearly the same in both cases ; the small dif- 

 ference which occurs shows a slight relative increase in the proteids 

 in the war ration. On the contrary, what is especially apparent 

 from the total of the calories, the total quantity of nutritive bodies 

 is greater in the war than in the peace ration. 



As more work requires an increase in the absolute quantity of 

 food, so the quantity of food must be diminished when little work 

 is performed. The question as to how far this can be done is of 

 importance in regard to the diet in prisons and poor-houses. We 

 give below the following as example of such diets. 



1 Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Italy, Russia, and the United States. 



