TIME REQUIRED TO DIGEST VARIOUS FOODS
| Hrs. | Mins. | |
| Rice | 1 | 00 |
| Apples, sweet, mellow, raw | 1 | 00 |
| Granola | 1 | 00 |
| Eggs, whipped | 1 | 30 |
| Trout, boiled | 1 | 30 |
| Venison, broiled | 1 | 35 |
| Sago | 1 | 45 |
| Tapioca | 2 | 00 |
| Barley | 2 | 00 |
| Eggs raw | 2 | 00 |
| Apples, sour, mellow, raw | 2 | 00 |
| Milk, boiled | 2 | 00 |
| Milk, raw | 2 | 15 |
| Turkey, boiled | 2 | 25 |
| Parsnips, boiled | 2 | 30 |
| Potatoes, baked | 2 | 30 |
| Beans, string, boiled | 2 | 30 |
| Cabbage, raw | 2 | 30 |
| Turkey, roasted | 2 | 30 |
| Goose, roasted | 2 | 30 |
| Lamb, boiled | 2 | 30 |
| Oysters, raw | 2 | 55 |
| Eggs, soft boiled | 3 | 00 |
| Beef, lean, raw, roasted | 3 | 00 |
| Beefsteak, broiled | 3 | 00 |
| Chicken soup, boiled | 3 | 00 |
| Mutton, broiled | 3 | 00 |
| Bean soup | 3 | 00 |
| Mutton, roasted | 3 | 15 |
| Bread, corn-meal | 3 | 15 |
| Mutton soup | 3 | 30 |
| Bread, white | 3 | 30 |
| Potatoes, boiled | 3 | 30 |
| Turnips, boiled | 3 | 30 |
| Eggs, hard boiled | 3 | 00 |
| Eggs, fried | 3 | 30 |
| Oysters, stewed | 3 | 30 |
| Butter, melted | 3 | 30 |
| Cheese | 3 | 30 |
| Beets, boiled | 3 | 45 |
| Corn and Beans, green | 3 | 45 |
| Veal, broiled | 4 | 00 |
| Fowl, broiled | 4 | 00 |
| Beef, lean, fried | 4 | 00 |
| Salmon, salted, boiled | 4 | 00 |
| Beef, salted, boiled | 4 | 15 |
| Soup, marrow-bone | 4 | 15 |
| Pork, salted, fried | 4 | 15 |
| Veal, fried | 4 | 30 |
| Duck, roasted | 4 | 30 |
| Cabbage, boiled | 4 | 30 |
| Pork, roasted | 5 | 15 |