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are the proportions of C and N on which it is found 

 the work is done, and to ascertain the proportions in 

 which they are met with in certain sources of food. 

 Differences in As a slight illustration of the great variation there 



the amounts . ., r , . ~ 



of C and N 1S in these proportions, the following figures are 

 foods. U m arranged for ready comparison. The object of giving 

 the table is to fix attention on the relative propor- 

 tions of nitrogenous and carbon compounds, there- 

 fore the proportions of water and of small amounts 

 of mineral matter are not given. The figures are taken 

 from the labels of the Food Collection at Bethnal 

 Green Museum, and those who wish for complete 

 details can find them there. 



