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(2) The freer use of milk did not, as is supposed by some to 

 be the case, increase the gross weight of food eaten. The extra 

 amount of milk consumed replaced other animal foods to a 

 nearly corresponding extent in the first trial and caused a pro- 

 portionate diminution in the consumption of vegetable foods in 

 the second study. 



(3) The actual quantity of water-free nutrients eaten dimin- 

 ished rather than increased when more milk was supplied. This 

 is in marked contrast to the apparent effect of the free use of 

 maple sirup, which was accompanied by a notably large con- 

 sumption of nutrients. 



(4) In both trials the increased 'consumption of milk had the 

 effect of materially narrowing the nutritive ratio of the dietary, a 

 result which, in view of the recognized tendency of Americans 

 to consume an undue proportion of fats and carbohydrates, 

 appears to be generally desirable. 



(5) The dietaries in which milk was more abundantly sup- 

 plied were somewhat less costly than the others and at the same 

 time were fully as acceptable. 



(6) These results indicate that milk should not be regarded 

 as a luxury, but as an economical article of diet, which families 

 of moderate income may freely purchase as a probable means of 

 improving the character of the dietary and of cheapening the 

 cost of their supply of animal foods. 



