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MAINE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 



DIGESTION EXPERIMENT No. 3. 



Kind of food ; "white bread. 



Subieet; L. H. H. 



Beef tea, coffee, tea and water were drunk ad libitum. 



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ci c3 aj 



1st 



ci B S 



i^s5 





Weight food 

 material- 

 Grams. 



Total organic 



material— 



(irams. 



I 



£5 



1 



31 

 III 



30 



1 s 



33 i. 



Heats of 

 combustion, 

 determined- 

 Calories. 



6003 



White bread 



Total 



l,Osu.O 



691.3 



93.8 



20.6 



.576.9 



14.1 



3,160 



6022 



1,080.0 



691.3 

 37.5 



93.8 

 17.5 



20.6 

 6.7 



576.9 

 13.3 



14.1 

 9.5 



3,160 

 213 





Amount digested 



Per cent digested — 



Estimated heat of 

 combustion of uiine 



Energj' of food oxl- 











653.8 

 94.58 



76.3 

 81.68 



13. S 

 67.47 



563.6 

 97.69 



4.6 

 32.62 



•2,947 

 66 





















2,&81 





Per cent energy utll- 















91.2 







i ' 







DIGESTION EXPERIMENT No. 4. 

 Kind of food ; white bread. 

 Subject; I. \V. F. 

 Beef tea, coffee, tea and water were drunk ad libitum. 



op 



o-Sft 



1-1 C X 



2i 



a. cj g 



°^2 

 o S - 



1 





1 



31 





= « 



31 



• *? 31 



31 



J) - 





.-/ X — 













O es 







•5 * 







S >,'" 





Z^'J> 



&-;5 



'O^Z 



<'J 



X * r* 



6004 





1,069 



689.5 



93.3 



18.6 



577.6 



14.9 



3,141 





Total 







1,069 



689.5 

 36.8 



93.3 

 23.0 



18.6 

 6.1 



577.6 

 7.7 



14.9 

 4.9 



3,141 



6023 





205 





Amount digested 











652.7 

 94.66 



70.3 

 75.35 



12.5 

 67.20 



569.9 

 98.67 



10.0 

 67.11 



2,936 





Per cent digested 







Estimated heat of 

 combustion of urine 



Energy of food oxi- 





61 





















2,875 





Per cent energy 

 utilized 













91.5 



















