512 INFLUENCE OF FOOD PRESEKVATIVES ON HEALTH. 



consumed daily 2,897 grams of moist food, corresponding to 659 

 grains of dry material, equivalent to 5.09 and 1.16 per cent, respect- 

 ively, of the weight of the body. The average weight of No. 10 

 during the fore period is 56.91, during the preservative period 57.33, 

 and during the after period 56.90 kilograms. These data show a con- 

 siderable increase in weight during the administration of the preserva- 

 tive and a slight loss during the after period, doubtless due to the 

 illness occurring at that time. 



The quantity- of moist food consumed daily by No. 11 during the 

 fore period is 3,013 kilograms, Corresponding to 621 kilograms of dry 

 material, and equivalent to 4.61 and 0.95 per cent, respectively, of the 

 weight of the body. During the preservative period No. 11 consumed 

 daily 2,997 grams of moist food, corresponding to 622 grams of dry 

 material, equivalent to 4.64 and 0.96 per cent, respectively, of the 

 weight of the body. During the after period No. 11 consumed daily 

 3,074 grams of moist food, corresponding to 615 grams of dry mate- 

 rial, and equivalent to 4.84 and 0.97 per cent, respectively, of the 

 weight of the body. The average weight of No. 11 during the fore 

 period is 65.36, during the preservative period 64.59, and during the 

 after period 63.56 kilograms. These data show a decided tendency 

 toward a decrease in the body weight, although the amount of food 

 remained practically the same in the fore and preservative periods; 

 this tendency continued during the after period, and is not explained 

 by the slight decrease in the weight of dry food consumed in that 

 period, namely, 6 grams per day. 



The average daily quantity of moist food consumed by No. 12 during 

 the fore period is 2,806 grams, corresponding to 660 grams of the 

 dry material, and equivalent to 4.03 and 0.95 per cent, respectively, 

 of the weight of the body. During the preservative period No. 12 

 consumed daily 2,788 grams of moist food, corresponding to 653 grams 

 of dry material, and equivalent to 3.98 and 0.93 per cent, respectively, 

 of the weight of the body. During the after period No. 12 consumed 

 daily 2,628 grams of moist food, corresponding to 640 grams of dry 

 material, and equivalent to 3.76 and 0.92 per cent, respectively, of the 

 weight of the body. The average weight of No. 12 during the fore 

 period is 69.70, during the preservative perjod 70.03, and during the 

 after period 69.87 kilograms. These data show a slight increase of 

 weight during the preservative period, which increase was somewhat 

 diminished during the after period, leaving the average weight for 

 that period 170 grams greater than the average for the fore period. 

 It is also to be noted that in this case the amount of dry food decreased 

 an average of 7 grams a day in the preservative period, and 13 grams 

 additional in the after period, presenting a very slight tendency in the 

 opposite direction to that manifested in the majority of cases, namely, 

 an increase in dry food and a decrease in weight. This might indicate 



