/ hour z ~ 4 S 6 



same chart gives the normal digestion curve for fried chicken 

 on this subject as obtained a week later under the best mental 

 conditions. 



58 (1518) 



Is unpalatable food properly digested? 



By Clarence A. Smith, Ralph C. Holder, and Philip B. 



Hawk. 



[From the Laboratory of Physiological Chemistry, Jefferson Medical 

 College, Philadelphia, Penna.] 



It is well known that different psychic stimuli promote or re- 

 tard the secretion of digestive juices. The following experiment 

 was conducted to determine whether the ultimate return to the 

 body from unpalatable food was different from the return from 

 the same food palatably served. 



The experimental procedure was simple. A 7-day period 

 during which the subjects were on a uniform diet, served palatably 

 and amid pleasant surroundings, was followed by a 2-day period 



