IN DIFFERENT ALIMENTS. 8i>3 



regions, European sailors prefer the fattest meat 

 they can obtain. And hence it is, that through- 

 out the northern and middle latitudes of Europe, 

 more animal food is consumed than in southern 

 France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Greece, 

 while it is well known that in southern Asia, 

 tropical Africa, the South Sea Islands, and 

 nearly all tropical or warm climates, the inhabit- 

 ants live chiefly on rice, bread, fruits, and vege- 

 tables, with a little milk, butter, and fat. 



It also follows from the foregoing data, that a 

 man who daily consumes 24 oz. of rice, flour, 

 oatmeal, barley, maize, or any other species of 

 farinaceous aliment, gum, sugar, &c. cannot 

 afford above 10 or 12 oz. of carbon and hydrogen 

 for the support of respiration ; whereas the same 

 weight of fresh lean meat deprived of water would 

 afford about 14*40 oz. ; and the various species 

 of oil above 20 oz. But as we have seen that 

 fresh lean meat does not contain above 25 per 

 cent, of solid matter, 24 oz. would afford only 

 6 oz. of nutritive matter, and 3-60 oz. of carbon 

 and hydrogen. In accordance with these facts, 

 we are informed by Mr. Ross Cox, an agent of 

 the American North Western Fur Company, that 

 the men employed in active service, and without 

 any other aliment, consume 8 Ibs. of fresh meat 

 per day ; and that their allowance is 10 Ibs. if it 

 contain any bone. I am also credibly informed 

 that, under the same circumstances, the hunters 



