74 THE ANIMAL AS A MACHINE. 



THE RELATIVE VALUES OF FOODS. 



Articles. 



As 

 Material 

 for the 

 Muscles. 



As 



Heat- 

 givers. 



As Food, 

 for the 

 Brain and 

 Nervous 

 System. 



Water. 



Waste. 





14.6 



66.4 



1.6 



14 0 



3-4 





12.8 



52.1 



4.2 



14.0 



16.9 





17.0 



50.8 



3-0 



136 



16.9 





12.3 



67.5 



I.I 



14.0 



5-1 





34-6 



39-2 



4.1 



14.0 



8.1 





8.6 



53-0 



1.8 



14.2 



22.4 





6.5 



75-2 



0.5 



13-5 



4-3 





24.0 



40.0 



3 5 



14.8 



17.7 





23.4 



41.0 



2.5 



14. 1 



19.0 





5-1 



82.0 



0-5 



9.0 



3.4 





1.4 



15-8 



0.9 



74.8 



7.1 





2.1 



I4«5 



1.0 



794 



3-0 





1.2 



4.0 



0.5 



90.4 



3-9 





1.2 



6.2 



0.8 



91.3 



05 



Milk 



5.0 



8.0 



1.0 



86.0 





Veal 



17.7 



14-3 



2-3 



65.7 





Beef 



19.0 



14.0 



2.0 



65.0 







19.6 



14-3 



2.2 



63.9 







21.0 



14.0 



2.0 



63.0 





Pork 



17-5 



16.0 



2.2 



64-3 







21.6 



1.9 



2.8 



73-7 







16.5 



I.O 



2.5 



80.0 







16.9 



0.8 



4-3 



78.0 







20.0 



Some fat 



6 or 7 



74.0 



.... 





12.6 





0.2 



87.2 





" (yolk of) 



13.0 





2.8 



84.2 



.... 



16.9 



29.8 



2.0 



51-3 









100.0 











' 8.4 



62.5 



0.5 



*28'.6 







30.8 



28.0 



4.7 



36.5 







8.8 



88.0 



1.8 





1.4 





3-5 



4.5 





92.0 







35.0 



32.0 



4.4 



28.6 









100.0 











0.5 



5-2 



0.5 



93-8 







4-7 



78.0 



0.2 



9-5 



■7.6 



The study of these figures permits the construction 

 of a proper dietary for any case in which stated 

 rations are required or desirable. Professor Atwater 

 gives the following^ : 



Century Magazine, 1858, p. 258. 



