DIGESTIBILITY OF THE GRAIN SOEGHUMS. 23 



Data of digestion experiments ivith hafir mush in a simple mixed diet — Continued. 





Weight. 



Water. 



Protein. 



Fat. 



Carbohy- 

 drates. 



Ash. 



Experiment No. 241, subject O. E. S.: 



Grams. 

 3,089.0 

 1,069.0 

 156.0 

 1. 580. 

 52.0 



Grams. 

 2,262.1 



970.6 

 17.1 



669.7 



Grams. 



121.7 



2.6 



1.6 



Grams. 



1.2 



3.2 



132.6 



Grams. 



653.6 



90.7 



Grams. 

 50.4 





1.9 



Butter 



4.7 





910.3 

 52.0 

























5, 946. 

 196.0 



3,919.5 



125. 9 

 93.5 

 32.4 



137.0 



17.7 



119.3 



1, 706. 6 



65.9 



1,640.7 



57.0 





18.9 







38.1 

















25.7 



87.1 



96.1 



66.8 











Estimated digestibility of mush alone 







23.5 

 43.5 





94.2 

 557.6 





Average food consumed per subject per 



1,846.8 



1, 159. 1 



66.5 



20.1 







Summary of digestion experiments with hafir mush in a simple mixed diet. 



Experi- 

 ment No. 



Subject. 



Protein. 



Carbohy- 

 drates. 



239 

 240 

 241 



D.G. G 

 R. L. S. 

 O.E. S. 



Per cent. 

 59.4 

 61.5 

 23.5 



Per cent. 

 96.8 

 97.4 



94.2 



5.1 



The results of the data tabulated above show that, while 96.1 per 

 cent of the carbohydrate of kafir mush was digested, an average of 

 only 48.1 per cent of the protein was available to the body. It was 

 found that the mush supplied 42 grams of protein and 227 grams of 

 carbohydrate per man per day. 



DIGESTION EXPERIMENTS WITH FETERITA MUSH. 



Feterita mush prepared in the manner already described formed 

 a large part of the diet of the following experiments, and the same 

 basal ration, consisting of apple sauce, butter, sirup, and sugar, was 

 eaten with the mush. The following tables record the data of the 

 digestion experiments. 



Data of digestion experiments with feterita mush in a simple mixed diet. 





Weight. 



Water. 



Protein. 



Fat. 



Carbohy- 

 drates . 



Ash. 



Experiment No. 258, subject H. F. B.: 



Grams. 

 2,915.0 

 1, 174. 



205.0 

 1,346.0 



220.0 



Grams. 



1,929.1 



1,066.0 



22.6 



350.0 



Grams. 



131.2 



2.8 



2.0 



Grams. 



8.7 



3.5 



174.3 



Grams. 

 803.7 

 99.6 



Grams. 

 42.3 





2.1 





6.1 





996.6 

 220.0 

























5, 860. 

 53.0 



3, 367. 7 



136.0 

 29.6 

 106.4 



186.5 



4.4 



182.1 



2,119.3 



15.0 



2, 104. 3 



50.5 





4.0 







46.5 











Digestibility of entire ration (per cent) . 







78.2 



97.6 



99.3 



92.1 









Estimated digestibility of mush alone 







77.5 





99.3 















