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The total consumption, therefore, was 



In the meat .... 967-50 oz. of carbon. 

 In the fat . . 44-80 ditto 



In the lentils, pease, and beans 169*10 ditto 



In the potatoes . . . 1936-87 ditto 



In the bread . . . 8771-50 ditto 



Consumed by 855 men 11889-77 ditto 

 Consumed by 1 man . . 13-9 ditto f 



The faeces of a soldier weigh 5-5 oz., and contain, in 

 the fresh state, 1 1 per cent, of carbon. For 86 kreutzers 

 (about 2s. 5d. sterling) there may be bought, on an aver- 

 age, 172 Ibs. of vegetables, such as cabbages, greens, 

 turnips, &.c. : 25 maas of sour krout weigh 100 Ibs. ; and 

 for 48| kreutzers (Is. 5d, sterling) there are bought, on an 

 average, 24| Ibs. of onions, leeks, celery, &c.J 855 men 

 consumed 



Of green vegetables .... 2,802 oz. 

 Of sour krout ..... 1,600 

 Of onions, &c 388 



In all , 4,790 



And one man .... 5.6 oz. 



For this reason, the carbon of the last mentioned arti- 

 cles of food has been assumed as equal to that of the 



t Taking the composition of bread as given on page 273, 100 oz. 

 contain 30-68, which would give 8570-76, reducing each man's con- 

 sumption -23. 8771-50 disagrees even with the percentage 30-15. 

 W. 



\ In the original table, the quantities of these vegetables are en- 

 tered according to their value in kreutzers, but they are here calcu- 

 lated by weight from the above data, as this appeared better adapted 

 for comparison in this country than the prices would have been. G 



According to the table, 2752. 



