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Of the 101 cases forming the middle group, 83.1 per cent gained 

 in weight, and 11.8 per cent lost weight. Of the 45 advanced 

 cases, 68.8 per cent gained weight, and 26.6 per cent lost weight. 

 . While this experiment was not conducted on a rigidly scientific 

 basis, due to lack of proper laboratory facilities, the conclusion 

 seems justified, from the above results, that a high-calorie diet, 

 with an adequate supply of mineral matter, of vitamines, and 

 of that substance found in green vegetables which aids in the 

 deposition of calcium is beneficial to lepers and that their weight 

 and general health are improved thereby. 



ACKNOWLEDGMENT 



I am deeply indebted to Dr. Jose Avellana, of Culion Leper 

 Colony, for his help in completing the records given below, 

 also to Dr. Vicente de Jesus and Dr. M. Griffin for valuable 

 cooperation. 



Underhill, F. P.; Honeij, J. A.; and Bogert, L. J. Calcium and mag- 

 nesium metabolism in Leprosy. Journ. Exp. Med. No. 1 32 (1920) 41. 

 McCollum and Simmons. Studies on experimental rickets. Journ. Biol. 



4. Embrey, Hartley. The investigation of sc 

 Journ. 35 (1921) 420. 



Table 2.— Six days' menus, illustrative of I 

 given in the experimental feeding of two 

 Colony, January 21 to 26, 1922. 



JANUARY 21. 1922. 



Poo. 



We*H, 



P TOtei ,J F a, 



<xr 



jat 



Co., 



Momino. 



i 



I'Zs 



M 



5 'i. 5 



3 5, 



s 





















Rice 



2.800 105 



4.20 



«*.-*—*.. 





„.. 363 44< L. 



36, r 



185,640 



16.92 





1.5 







1.270.2 









