RICE AS FOOD. 



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Balance sheet, per day. 



Outgo in urine 

 Outgo in fseee-s 



Total outgo 

 Intake, total 



Balance 



Grams of 

 nitrogen. 



4.26 

 2.33 



6.59 

 4.91 



— 1.68 



Grams of 

 PsOe. 



1.04 

 0.83 



1.87 

 1.42 



— 0.45 



Experiment No. 8. — September 27 to October 1, 1910 (subject, medical student 



F; loeight, 54-0 kilograms). 



Daily food. 



Nitrogen. 



Calories 

 (estimated). 



400 grams rice 11 

 120 grams fish (da 







Grams. 

 4.46 

 4.26 

 0.S3 

 0.85 



1,300 

 100 

 120 

 340 

 160 



Iflfi-l 





150 grams bananas - - - - 



200 grams rice cake IT 



40 grams sugar 







150 grams coffee 



0.02 



10 grams lard _ _ _ _ _ 



80 



Total intake T)er dn.v 





9.92 



2,100 









Day. 



Analyses of urine. 



Analyses of faeces. 



Quantity. 



Nitrogen. 



September 27 



September 28 



September 29 



September 30 



October 1 



Total 



cc. 

 690 

 915 

 1,475 

 1,315 

 Lost. 



Grams. 

 7.37 

 7.60 

 9.09 

 8.71 



46 grams dried faeces containing 6.85 per cent nitrogen 

 and 98 grams dried faeces containing 7.73 per cent 

 nitrogen. Total, 10.73 grams nitrogen (5 days). 







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1 



» 4 days. 

 Balance sheet, per day. 



Outgo in urine 

 Outgo in faeces 



Total outgo 

 Intake, total 



Balance 



Grams of 

 nitrogen. 



8.20 

 2.15 



10.35 

 9.92 



—0.43 



106073- 



