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bills of fare whieli sliall give us the proper quantity of food and in 

 proper proportions. Sucli bills of fare, especially it accompanied by 

 appropriate i-ecipes, giving quantities and amounts, can, of course, be 

 understood and acted upon by any housewife who can read. 



As our bills of fare were to be used in a special case, they were con- 

 structed to meet the needs of our theoretic family. Mr. Carrol D. 

 Wright's arbitrary method of estimating the size of a family was 

 employed. 



According to this, man equals 100 units ; woman equals 90 units ; 

 child of 10 equals 75 units ; child of 8 equals Y5 units ; child of 5 

 equals 40 units ; total, 380 units. In other words, the consuming ^Jower 

 of this family was equal to three and eight-tenths men. Assuming the 

 man to be a laborer at moderate work, the required quantities of the 

 three food principles necessary for one day's rations, expressed in ounces, 

 will be, proteids, 16.8 ; fats, 16.8 ; carbohydrates, 60.3 ; calories, 13,376. 



If, however, we use the American standard as given for man, woman 

 and children separately, we will have, proteids, 15.8 ; fats, 10.7 ; car- 

 bohydrates, 62.3. 



The bills of fare as planned, furnished for fifty-five cents a day pro- 

 teids and carbohydrates equal to the maximum in the estimates given 

 above, and fats in excess of the minimum. The cost was based upon 

 the retail prices in Brooklyn, JST. Y., in the spring of 1893. The prices 

 are shown in the accompanying table : 



Makket Pkices, Brooklyn, N. Y., Apeil, 1893. 



Food Purchased at Retail. 



Price per 

 Article. How purchased. pound. 



Beef (shoulder or leg). . . By the pound, 8 cents to 10 cents .- $0.08 



Corned beef By the pound, 8 cents to 10 cents 10 



Liver (cow's) By the pound 08 



Beef heart Each, 10 cents to 15 cents average .056 



Mutton (breast and neck) By the pound 06 



Bacon By the pound 17 



Salt pork By the pound 15 



Codfish (salt) By the pound .14 



Herring (dried) By the pound 10 



Butter By the pound 25 



Whole milk By the quart, 6 cents 028 



Skimmed milk By the quart, 3 cents 014 



Eggs By the dozen, 15 for 25 cents 150 



Eggs By the dozen, later, 12 cents 091 



Cheese Per pound 18 



Flour By the sack, 24 1-2 pounds for 65 cents 036 



Oatmeal By the pound 04 



Eice By the pound, 3 1-3 pounds for 25 cents 071 



Hominy By the pound, 5 pounds for 18 cents 036 



Corn meal By the pound 03 



Potatoes (old) By the bushel, 70 cents 0116 



Cabbage By the head, 10 cents (about 3 pounds) about . 033 



Dried peas By the quart, 8 cents 042 



Dried beans By the quart, 10 cents 053 



Onions By the pound 04 



Beets By the peck, 20 cents (about 17 pounds) about .011 



Dried apples By the pound, 8 pounds for 25 cents 083 



Dried prunes By the pound 10 



Sugar By the pound, 7 pounds for 36 cents 051 



Macaroni By the pound -12 



