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ILLINOIS DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



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Dr. Dobell gives four food rations, any one of which is sufficient for 

 twenty-four hours: 



No.l. 



6 ounces of meat, poultry or game, 



4 " offish, 

 10 '' of bread, 



8 " of potatoes, 



2 " of rice, 



2i " of sugar, 



2i '^ of butter, 



5 " of milk, 

 16 " of coffee, 



16 '' of tea, 



17 '' of water. 



Total, 



Total, 



Total, 



89 ounces. 







No. 2. 



18 ounces 



; of bread. 



Si " 



of cheese. 



3 



of bacon, 



li " 



of sugar. 



5 



of milk, 



20 



of chocolate. 



21 



of tea. 



20 



of water. 



92 ounces. 







Ko.3. 



16 ounces of oatmeal, 



22 '' 



of milk, 



If '^ 



of butter, 



Of " 



of sugar, 



49 



of water. 



89i ounces, 







No. 4. 



25 ounces of bread. 



3i " 



of cheese, 



9 '•'■ 



of butter, 



60 



of water. 



Total, 90i ounces. 



Each one of ^hese tables is supposed to contain the requisite variety and 

 quantity of food for a vigorous, healthy man. Tor me, the daily ration would 

 be pretty heavy. Very much depends on how a man is employed. 



I have intimated tha.t very much also depends on the condition of the food, 

 as well as its variety and quality. The best potato in a raw state is iu digest- 

 ible, or nearly so, in the human stomach ; but cook it, and few articles are 

 more digestible. But another illustration I wish to call your attention to. 

 I have spoken of minerals as essentials in food, and as naturally being there, 

 so that we need not pay much attention to their supply. But if we prepare 



