DIGESTIBILITY OF SOME ANIMAL FATS. 7 
acid and a relatively large amount of free fatty acids was eaten daily 
and 97.51 per cent digested. So far as can be ascertained, no experi- 
ments with human subjects have been recorded. In the work here 
reported a series of seven digestion experiments has been completed, 
the essential data of which are given below. 
Data of digestion experiments with goose fat in a simple mixed diet. 
Weight. 
Water. 
Pro- 
tein. 
Fat. 
Carbo- 
hydrates. 
Ash. 
Experiment No. 209, subject 0. E. S.: 
Grams. 
1,993.0 
162.0 
1, 735. 
206.0 
Grams. 
940.7 
14.6 
1,507.7 
Grams. 
36.7 
17.2 
13.9 
Grams. 
212.2 
2.4 
3.5 
Grams. 
789.2 
125.2 
201.2 
206.0 
G rams. 
14.2 
Wheat biscuit 
2.6 
Fruit 
8.7 
Total food consumed 
4,096.0 
71.0 .. 
2, 463. 
67.8 
18.6 
49.2 
72.6 
218.1 
9.7 
208.4 
1,321.6 
36.9 
1.284.7 
25.5 
£.8 
Amount utilized 
19.7 
95.6 
97.2 
77.3 
Experiment No. 2r2, subject H. F. B. : 
2, 424. 
602.0 
1, 178. 
173.0 
1, 100. 3 
54.2 
1,023.7 
44.6 
63.8 
9.4 
312.9 
9.0 
2.4 
947.8 
465.4 
136.6 
173. 
18.4 
9.6 
Fruit 
5.9 
Sugar. . » 
. Total food consumed 
4,377.0 
153.0 
2, 178. 2 
117.8 
39.7 
78.1 
324.3 
21.5 
302.8 
1, 722. 8 
80.4 
1,642.4 
33.9 
Feces 
11.4 
Amount utilized 
22.5 
Per cent utilized 
1 
66.3 
93.4 
95. 3 
66.4 
Experiment No. 264. subject R. L. S.: 
Blancmange oontaininp- poose. fat 
2,059.0 
321.0 
897.0 
72.0 
934.6 
28.9 
779.5 
37.9 
34.0 
7.2 
265.8 
4.8 
1.8 
805. 1 
248.1 
104.0 
72.0 
15.6 
Wheat biscuit 
5.2 
Fruit 
4.5 
Sugar 
Total food consumed 
3,349.0 
70.0 
1,743.0 
79.1 
22.6 
56.5 
272.4 
9.6 
262.8 
1,229.2 
31.9 
1,197.3 
25.3 
Feces 
5.9 
Amount utilized 
19.4 
Per cent utilized 
71.4 
96.5 
97.4 
76.7 
Experiment No. 265, subject 0. E. S.: 
Blancmange containing goose fat 
2,451.0 
370.0 
1,219.0 
127.0 
1,112.5 
33.3 
1,059.3 
45.1 
39.2 
9.8 
316.4 
5.6 
2.4 
958.4 
286.0 
141.4 
127.0 
18.6 
Wheat biscuit 
5.9 
Fruit 
6.1 
Sugar 
Total food consumed 
4,167.0 
108.0 
2,205.1 
94.1 
30.9 
63.2 
324.4 
17.5 
306.9 
1,512.8 
51.8 
1,461.0 
30.6 
Feces 
7.8 
Amount utilized 
22.8 
Per cent utilized 
67.2 
94.6 
96.6 
74.5 
Experiment No. 282, subject H. F. B.: 
Bla.rioma.ngfi rrmtaining ^nose fat 
2,357.0 
501.0 
1,406.0 
165.0 
1,118.4 
45.1 
1,221.8 
47.1 
53.1 
11.3 
356.6 
7.5 
2.8 
822.4 
387.3 
163.1 
165.0 
12.5 
Wheat biscuit 
8.0 
Fruit 
7.0 
Sugar 
Total food consumed 
4, 429. 
129.0 
2,385.3 
111.5 
34.3 
77.2 
366.9 
16.1 
350.8 
1,537.8 
68.7 
1,469.1 
27.5 
Feces 
9.9 
Amount utilized 
17.6 
Per cent utilized 
1 
G9.2 
95.6 
95.5 
64.0 
Experiment No. 284, subject E. L. S.: 
Blancmange containing goose fat 
1,469.0 
357.0 
452.0 
65.0 
697.0 
32.1 
392.8 
29.4 
37.8 
3.6 
222.3 
5.4 
0.9 
512.5 
276.0 
52.4 
65.0 
7.8 
Wheat biscuit 
5.7 
Fruit 
2.3 
Sugar 
Total food consumed 
2,343.0 
83.0 
1,121.9 
70.8 
26.8 
44.0 
22S. 6 
17.7 
210.9 
905.9 
29.7 
876.2 
15.8 
Feces 
8.8 
Amount utilized 
7.0 
Per cent utilized 
: 
62.1 
92.3 
96.7 
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