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7. The effect on general conditions of the body was most over- 

 whelmingly in favor of the omnivorous. The vegetarians were frail, 

 weak, and showed extreme lassitude and indifference. The omnivorous 

 were the reverse in all these respects. 



8. The average life of the omnivorous was 1020 days, that of the 

 vegetarian 555 days. This was a ratio of 1.84 : i. 



9. The control rats in stationary cages lived longer than the exer- 

 cised rats of the same group. 



10. All of the omnivorous rats surpassed the greatest age attain- 

 ed by the oldest vegetarian rats. 



11. From numerous observations and experiments of other inves- 

 tigators on man we would infer that similar results would obtain if he 

 were subjected to similar conditions throughout his lifetime. 



