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Experiment No. 12. — July 23 to 23, 1910 (subject, prisoner E; weight, 54-0 



kilograms ) — Continued. 



Day. 



Analyses of urine. 



Analyses of feeces. 



Quantity. 



Nitrogen. 



P0O5. 



July 23 



July 24 



July 25 



Total 



cc. 



2, 030 



1,250 



830 (1,000) 



Grams. 

 9.09 

 8.80 

 9.01 



Grams. 

 1.65 

 1.13 

 0.91 



174 grams containing 8.26 per cent nitrogen 

 i and 3.01 per cent P2O5. Total, 6.112 grams 

 nitrogen and 2.29 grams P2O5. 





26.90 



3.69 







Balance sheet, per day. 



Grams of Grams of 

 nitrogen. P2O5. 



Outgo in urine 

 Outgo in faeces 



Total outgo 

 Intake, total 



Balance 



8.96 

 2.03 



10.99 

 10.27 



-0.72 



1.23 

 0.76 



1.99 



1.77 



— 0.22 



Experiment No. 13. — July 26 to 30, 1910 {subject, prisoner E; weight, 



5Jf kilograms ) . 



Daily food. 



Nitrogen. 



P.,05. 



Calories 

 (estimated). 



250 grams 



riee B ^ _ _ _ 





Grams. 

 8.075 

 2. ,56 

 4.37 



Grams. 

 0.925 

 0.34 

 0.346 



800 

 400 

 150 

 400 



200 grams bread 



100 grams 



salt codfish 





100 grams sugar _ _ 



500 grams coffee 



0.26 



0.16 









Total intake per da^ 





10. 265 



1.77 



1,750 









Day. 



Analyses of urine. 



Analyses of faeces. 



Quantity. 



Nitrogen. 



P2O5. 



July 26 - 

 July 27 - 

 July 28 __ 

 July 29 .. 

 July 30 .- 



cc. 

 660 (1,000) 

 640 (1,000) 

 670 (1,000) 

 600 (1,000) 

 580 (1,000) 



Grams. 

 8.66 

 8.41 

 9.13 



8.45 

 8.76 



Grams. 

 1.08 

 0.98 

 1.28 

 1.29 

 1.25 



195 grams dried faeces containing 7.18 per cent ni- 

 i trogen and 2.30 per cent P2O5. Total, 6.82 grams 

 nitrogen and 2.19 grams P2O5. 



