818 



FRANCIS H. McCRUDDEN" 



TABLE 6 

 NITROGEN PARTITION IN THE FECES IN INTESTINAL INFANTILISM (PATIENT F. S.) 



products, for example. They indicate that the nitrogen of the feces occurs 

 in practically the same forms as in normal feces, from which we conclude 

 that it is, presumably, of the same origin as that in normal feces, namely, 

 chiefly excretory, and not unabsorbed material left over from the food. 



In order to further test out the capacity of the gastro-intestinal tract 

 to digest and absorb protein food, a period of high protein diet, forced up 

 to the capacity of the patient, was maintained for two months (McCrudden 

 and Fales(e)). 



