ENDOCRINE THERAPEUTICS 



that all vegetable and farinaceous foods are 

 allowable. 



The following table of purin-containing foods 

 is from Dr. Cautley's paper, and shows the per- 

 centage of purins in various foods. 



The purin contents of food in grains per pound, 

 pint, or teacup : 



Sweetbread ..... 70-43 



Liver . . . . . 19-26 



Beefsteak ...... 14-45 



Sirloin . . . . . 9-13 



Chicken ...... 9-06 



Loin of Pork 8-48 



Veal 8-13 



Ham 8-08 



Mutton ...... 6-75 



Salmon . . . . . . 8-15 



Halibut . . . . . . 7*14 



Plaice . . . . . . 5-56 



Cod . . . . . . . 4-07 



Beans ...... 4-16 



Lentils . . . . . 4-16 



Oatmeal ...... 3-45 



Asparagus . . . . . 1-50 



Onion ...... 0-06 



Porter ...... 1-35 



Ale . . . . . . 1-27 



Lager Beer. . . . 1-09 



Coffee ...... 1-70 



Ceylon Tea. ..... 1*21 



India Tea ...... 1-05 



China Tea 075 



The question of alcohol must be decided for 



each individual separately, according to habits, 



