VII 



DIGESTION 



TABLE SHOWING THE TIME REQUIRED TO DIGEST CERTAIN FOODS 

 IN THE STOMACH 



FOODS 



TIME 



IN 



HOURS 

 . i 



Rice, boiled 



Tripe, soused i 



Pigs' feet, soused . . . . i 



Soup (barley) i^ 



Salmon trout, boiled or fried 1 1 



Apples, sweet, raw ... i \ 



Venison, steaks, broiled . . i \ 



Eggs, fresh, whipped . . . ij 



Milk, boiled 2 



Codfish, cured, dried ... 2 



Cabbage, raw 2 



Tapioca, boiled .... 2 



Liver, broiled 2 



Turkey, roasted . . . . 2| 



Milk, raw 2.\ 



Potatoes, baked or roasted . 2\ 



Gelatin, boiled \\ 



Goose, roasted 2i 



Hash, meat, vegetables 

 Lamb, broiled . 

 Oysters, fresh, raw 

 Pig, roasted .... 

 Chicken, roasted . . 

 Corncake, baked . . 



2| 



21 

 21 

 21 

 2| 



FOODS 



Beefsteak, broiled . . . 

 Apple dumpling . . . 

 Chicken soup .... 

 Eggs, soft boiled . . . 

 Mutton, broiled or boiled 

 Pork, stewed .... 

 Oysters, stewed . . ^ 

 Beef, roasted . . . .' 

 Bread, wheat . . . . 



Butter 



Eggs, fried or hard boiled 

 Beef, fried . . . . . 

 Duck, domestic, roasted . 

 Salmon, boiled .... 

 Veal, roasted .... 



Cheese 



Pork, fried 



Cabbage, boiled 

 Duck, wild, roasted . 

 Pork, boiled . . 

 Veal, fried . . . 

 Pork, roasted .... 

 Suet beef, boiled . 



TIME 



IN 

 HOURS 



3 



3 



3 



3 



3 



3 



3i 



3i 



3* 



4i 



41 



41 

 5i 

 5* 



These observations were made by Dr. Beaumont in 

 his treatment of Alexis St. Martin, who had a gunshot 

 wound which left an opening into the stomach from the 

 surface of his body. The doctor was able to make 

 many interesting and very important observations, for he 

 could look into the stomach .at any time and study the 



