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THE ANIMAL AS A MACHINE. 



starch, and fat for thorough nutrition with minimum 

 consumption of food and at minimum cost. Of these 

 the following is an example of a dietary which would 

 serve where low wages or other conditions compel the 

 adoption of most economical rations : 

 LOW-COST DIETARY.* 

 Article. Pounds. Proteid. Fat. Carbo- Calories. Cost at Bos- 





. 22 



2.64 



.44 



15.18 



36,520 



$0.55 





• 12 



T flR 



.04 



7 • 60 



IQ, 800 



/I 8 

 .40 





2 



.02 



1.73 





7>230 



.56 



Suet 



2 





1.78 





7,200 



.12 



Sugar 



2 







1.93 



3,600 



.10 





. 10 



.20 





2.10 



4.300 



.25 



Beets 















Carrots 















Onions 



-.. 7 



.13 



.03 



•50 



1,120 



.25 



Squash 





Cabbage 















Parsnips 















For 30 days. 



. 57 



4.67 



4.R2 



27.31 



79,770 



$2.31 



For I day 1.90 .155 -160 .910 2,659 -077 



Variables in Table Showing Method of Analysis. 

 Beef, neck or 



shin 12 Cwiste^) 2.00 .40 5,200 .72 



Mutton, neck. 5 .62 .34 2,476 .30 



Bacon 4 .40 2.80 11,840 .48 



Beef-liver 2 .40 .10 1,120 .12 



Veal I .19 .03 460 .08 



Salt Pork i .03 .78 3,160 .08 



For 30 days.. 25 3.64 4.45 24,256 1.78 



Total 82 8.31 9.27 27.31 104,026 $4.09 



For I day 2.73 .277 .309 .910 3,467-5 .136 



The succeeding dietary is one which is considered 

 an economical and satisfactory scheme for families of 



* The prices on which these computations are made were the retail 

 prices in Boston, Mass., U. S. A., in the first six months of the year 

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