NUTRITION AND GROWTH: I. 

 Table 13, Experiment IV. — Composition of dogs A to D. 



23 





DogD 



(killed 



Sept. 18, 



1909). 



Dog C 



(died 



Dec. 3, 



1909). 



Dog A 



(killed 



Dec. 20, 



1910). 



DogB 



(killed 



Dec. 21, 



1910). 





Grams. 



1,985 



. 62 



13 



20 



5 



18 



125 



79 



Grams. 

 3,410 



Grams. 



5,474 



152 



38 



58 



12 



32 



250 



167 



Grams. 



7,178 



171 



59 



87 



17 



59 



316 



227 



Liver 



Heart 

















Dieestive tract emDtv 





Remainder of internal organs 





Total weight of organs 





322 





709 



936 







Organs in per cent of live weight 



Per cent. 

 16.2 



Per cent. 



Per cent. 

 12.9 



Per cent. 

 13.0 





Blood collected 



Grams. 



95 



320 



52 



1,164 



Grams. 



Grams. 

 263 



808 

 56 



3,637 



Grams. 



418 



869 



65 



4,816 



Skin _- 



601 

 60 



Brain 



Remainder of body= (muscles, bones, 

 etc.) 







Bodv in per cent of live weight 



Per cent. 

 58.6 



Per cent. 



Per cent. 

 66.4 



Per cent. 

 67.0 







Content of intestines by difference 



Grams. 

 84 





Grams. 



57 



Grams. 

 141 





Weight of: 



Femur 



Grams. 



11.0 

 8.6 

 5.0 



10.0 

 4.05 

 3.75 

 4.25 



Grams. 



17.3 



15.1 



8.8 



16.85 



7.75 



7.1 



8.8 



Grams. 



16.23 



12.89 



7.10 



15.45 



.5.92 



5.72 



•5.78 



Grams. 



24.74 



20.63 



13.61 



22.84 



9.16 



8.59 



9.90 



Tibia-fibulare 



Scapula _ - - 



Humerus - - 



Radius 



Ulna 



Three ribs (5, 6, 7) 



Total weight of nine bones 



47.00 



81.6 



69.09 



109. 47 



Total of pine bones in per cent of live 

 "weight _ . _ - 



Per cent. 

 2.37 



Per cent. 

 2.39 



Per cent. 

 1.26 



Per cent. 

 1.53 





