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SCIENCE. 



[N. S. Vol. VIII. No. 185. 



the Experiment Station Record states that the 

 families were selected as typical of the so-called 

 poor classes usually encountered by philanthro- 

 pists and mission workers in the congested dis- 

 tricts of large cities. 



Tables are given showing the kind and amount 

 of food purchased, wasted and eaten, and its cost, 

 composition and fuel value. The results are 

 briefly summmarized as follows : 



possible to supply a more nutritious diet at less 

 cost. In many instances, while the foods 

 chosen were inexpensive, they were of svich a 

 character that they contained a small percent- 

 age of nutrients. Purchasing in quantity, where 

 possible, would also have diminished the cost. 

 Some of the families studied had a sufficient in- 

 come to enable them to live comfortably if cai-e 

 had been exercised in its expenditure. The 



Results of dietary 



-cost and composition of food eaten per person per day. 



Cost. 



Protein. 



Fat. 



Fuel Value.. 



Mechanic's family 



Carpenter's family 



Jeweler's family 



Sailor's family 



Watchman's family 



Carpet dyer's family 



Family of carver in a restaurant 



Sailors' boarding house 



Truckman's family 



Sewing woman's family 



Shopkeeper's family 



Housekeeper's (widow) family 



Laborer's family 



Porter's family 



Printer's family 



Truckman's family 



Family of caretaker at a day nursery 



Builder's family 



Do 



Salesman's family 



Tin roofer's family 



Do 



Family at a mission 



Children at a day nursery (per child per day) 



Cents. 

 31 

 23 

 18 

 26 

 13 

 16 

 13 

 17 

 22 

 9 

 15 

 18 

 23 

 28 

 22 

 22 

 23 

 41 

 42 

 16 

 20 

 16 

 37 

 4 



Grams. 



149 



148 



99 



139 



84 



71 



85 



95 



100 



54 



80 



93 



139 



142 



116 



136 



122 



187 



204 



79 



99 



84 



143 



30 



Grams. 



128 



144 



104 



143 



92 



93 



88 



125 



129 



41 



109 



104 



119 



142 



124 



135 



158 



219 



264 



125 



123 



114 



205 



20 



526 

 458 

 296 

 558 

 292 

 310 

 261 

 181 

 325 

 219 

 351 

 509 

 345 

 444 

 364 

 595 

 394 

 723 

 714 

 347 

 327 

 227 

 545 

 120 



Calories. 

 3,955 

 3,825 

 2,595 

 4,170 

 2,400 

 2,430 

 2,235 

 2,295 

 2,935 

 1,500 

 2,780 

 3,435 

 3,090 

 3,720 

 3,120 

 4,250 

 3,585 

 5,770 

 6,220 

 2,910 

 2,910 

 2,335 

 4,725 

 800 



From the data available the authors do not 

 feel justified in drawing specific deductions. 

 Some general suggestions for the improvement 

 of the dietaries are, however, made. By the 

 selection of cheaper though equally nutritious 

 articles of food, it would as a rule have been 



authors believe that permanent improvement 

 must come through education. The people 

 must be taught to select food wisely, and to 

 cook it and serve it in an acceptable manner. 



With these results may be compared the 

 report on the dietaries of nine institutions of 



Calculated amount and cost of nutrients consumed per person daily. 



