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original weight, on the 15th day it was 11^ parts above, on the 

 23rd day (after 8 days more, having been fed from the 12th to 

 the 23rd day on oats and water alone) its weight had reached 32| 

 parts above its original weight. 



The following shows the increase in each of the mice after 23 

 days: — i.e. After feeding with special foods including Lean beef, 

 Plasmon, and Somatose for 12 days changed to oats and water for 

 the succeeding 1 1 days. 



Increase above the 

 original weight taken 

 as 100. 

 No. 5 Mouse previously fed with 



Plasmon, Oats, and Glucose... ... 64 



No. 2 Mouse previously fed with Beef 



and Oats 50* 



No. 6 Mouse previously fed with 



Plasmon, Oats, and Glucose... ... 40£ 



No. 1 Mouse previously fed with Lean 



beef and Oats ... ... ... ... 35 



No. 4 Mouse previously fed with 



Somatose, Oats, and Glucose. ... 32-J 



On the 23rd day a fresh series of experiments was started with 

 the same mice, which were all much above their original weights. 



0.71 gramme of the Oats was removed, and for it substituted 

 1 gramme (a) of the residue obtained by evaporating Port Wine 

 to dryness, which contained Somatose equivalent in Nitrogen con- 

 tent to 7 per cent, of Lean beef, and (b) of the residue obtained by 

 evaporating ordinary Port Wine to dryness. 



Percentages. 

 The Wines consisted of : Somatose Ordinary 



Port Wine. Port Wine. 



Alcohol and water 87.64 ... 88.66 



*Total dry solid residue 12.36 ... 11.34 



100.00 100.00 



* Containing Nitrogen ... 0.221 ... .02 



0.221 Nitrogen is equal to 1.69 Somatose and 7'0 of lean beef. 

 These wines contained about 9 per cent, of sugar. 



The three mice, No. 1, No. 5, and No. 6, had the Somatose wine 

 residue, and No. 2 and No. 4 the ordinary Port Wine residue 

 ration, and this series was continued for 19 days more, that is, till 

 the 42nd day of the experiment. 



