OAKMAN.

Monday February 29, 1904.

Breakfast.—Boiled rice 175 grams, milk 125 grams, sugar 25 grams, baked potato 150 grams, one cup coffee 350 grams, butter 10 grams.

Dinner.—Baked spaghetti 250 grams, mashed potato 250 grams, bread 75 grams, boiled tomato 150 grams, apple pie 112 grams, one cup coffee 350 grams.

Supper.—Biscuit 175 grams, fried bacon 20 grams, fried sweet potato 150 grams, butter 20 grams, one cup tea 350 grams.

Food.Grams.Per cent Nitrogen.Total Nitrogen.
Boiled rice175×0.34=0.595grams.
Milk125×0.55=0.687
Sugar25×0.00=0.000
Baked potato150×0.34=0.510
Coffee (breakfast)350×0.082=0.287
Butter10 + 20 =30×0.16=0.480
Spaghetti250×0.73=1.825
Mashed potato250×0.30=0.750
Bread75×1.61=1.207
Tomato150×0.16=0.240
Apple pie112×0.46=0.515
Biscuit175×1.21=2.117
Fried bacon20×3.80=0.760
Fried sweet potato150×0.22=0.330
Tea350×0.06=0.210
Coffee (dinner)350×0.11=0.385
Total nitrogen in food10.466grams.
Total nitrogen in urine6.880
Fuel value of the food2670 calories.

Tuesday, March 1, 1904.

Breakfast.—Fried rice 150 grams, syrup 50 grams, baked potato 150 grams, butter 10 grams, one cup coffee 350 grams.

Dinner.—Thick pea soup 250 grams, boiled onions 150 grams, boiled sweet potato 150 grams, bread 75 grams, butter 20 grams, one cup coffee 350 grams.

Supper.—Celery-lettuce-apple salad 120 grams, crackers 32 grams, American cheese 20 grams, Saratoga chips 79 grams, one cup tea 350 grams, rice custard 100 grams.

Food.Grams.Per cent Nitrogen.Total Nitrogen.
Fried rice150×0.34=0.510grams.
Syrup50×0.00=0.000
Baked potato150×0.33=0.495
Butter10 + 20 =30×0.16=0.048
Coffee (breakfast)350×0.042=0.147
Pea soup250×0.54=1.350
Boiled onions150×0.27=0.405
Boiled sweet potato150×0.13=0.195
Bread75×1.65=1.237
Coffee (dinner)350×0.084=0.294
Salad120×0.14=0.168
Crackers32×1.50=0.480
Cheese20×3.92=0.784
Saratoga chips79×1.22=0.963
Tea350×0.054=0.189
Rice custard100×0.56=0.560
Total nitrogen in food7.825grams.
Total nitrogen in urine7.420
Fuel value of the food2279 calories.

Wednesday, March 2, 1904.

Breakfast.—Wheat griddle cakes 200 grams, syrup 50 grams, butter 10 grams, one cup coffee 350 grams, banana 75 grams.

Dinner.—Boiled salt mackerel 25 grams, boiled potato 250 grams, boiled turnip 150 grams, bread 75 grams, one cup coffee 350 grams, apple sauce 150 grams.

Supper.—Chopped fresh cabbage with salt, pepper, and vinegar 100 grams, bread 75 grams, butter 20 grams, chocolate cake 150 grams, cranberry sauce 100 grams, one cup tea 350 grams.

Food.Grams.Per cent Nitrogen.Total Nitrogen.
Griddle cakes200×0.80=1.600grams.
Syrup50×0.00=0.000
Butter10 + 20 =30×0.16=0.048
Coffee (breakfast)350×0.066=0.231
Banana75×0.20=0.150
Mackerel25×3.92=0.980
Boiled potato250×0.27=0.675
Boiled turnip150×0.071=0.106
Bread75 + 75 =150×1.63=2.445
Coffee (dinner)350×0.066=0.231
Apple sauce150×0.048=0.072
Cabbage100×0.28=0.280
Chocolate cake150×0.95=1.425
Cranberry sauce100×0.045=0.045
Tea350×0.057=0.199
Total nitrogen in food8.487grams.
Total nitrogen in urine7.580
Fuel value of the food2391 calories.

Thursday, March 3, 1904.

Breakfast.—Boiled hominy 175 grams, milk 125 grams, sugar 25 grams, baked potato 150 grams, butter 10 grams, one cup coffee 350 grams.

Dinner.—Hamburg steak with much bread, fat, and onions 150 grams, boiled potato 250 grams, bread 75 grams, butter 10 grams, one cup coffee 350 grams.

Supper.—Tapioca-peach pudding 250 grams, bread 75 grams, jam 75 grams, butter 20 grams, one cup tea 350 grams.

Food.Grams.Per cent Nitrogen.Total Nitrogen.
Boiled hominy175×0.19=0.330grams.
Milk125×0.40=0.500
Sugar25×0.00=0.000
Baked potato150×0.28=0.420
Butter10 + 10 + 20 =40×0.16=0.064
Coffee (breakfast)350×0.075=0.262
Hamburg steak150×2.12=3.180
Boiled potato250×0.27=0.675
Bread75 + 75 =150×1.48=2.220
Coffee (dinner)350×0.093=0.325
Tapioca-peach pudding250×0.22=0.550
Jam75×0.034=0.025
Tea350×0.057=0.199
Total nitrogen in food8.750grams.
Total nitrogen in urine6.850
Fuel value of the food2375 calories.

Friday, March 4, 1904.

Breakfast.—Fried hominy 150 grams, syrup 50 grams, baked potato 150 grams, one cup coffee 350 grams, butter 10 grams.

Dinner.—Codfish-balls (1 part fish, 4 parts potatoes, fried in pork fat) 150 grams, stewed tomato 200 grams, stewed potato 150 grams, bread 75 grams, one cup coffee 350 grams, apple pie 130 grams.

Supper.—French fried potato 200 grams, fried sausage 50 grams, butter 10 grams, bread 50 grams, stewed prunes 125 grams, sponge cake 35 grams, one cup tea 350 grams.

Food.Grams.Per cent Nitrogen.Total Nitrogen.
Fried hominy150×0.32=0.480grams.
Syrup50×0.00=0.000
Baked potato150×0.37=0.555
Coffee (breakfast)350×0.099=0.346
Butter10 + 10 =20×0.16=0.032
Fish-balls150×1.73=2.595
Stewed tomato200×0.19=0.380
Bread75 + 50 =125×1.54=1.925
Coffee (dinner)350×0.069=0.241
Apple pie130×0.38=0.494
French fried potato200×0.49=0.980
Sausage50×2.75=1.375
Prunes125×0.17=0.212
Sponge cake35×0.83=0.290
Tea350×0.072=0.252
Stewed potato150×0.18=0.270
Total nitrogen in food10.427grams.
Total nitrogen in urine7.950
Fuel value of the food2374 calories.

Saturday, March 5, 1904.

Breakfast.—Boiled Indian-meal 200 grams, milk 125 grams, sugar 25 grams, one cup coffee 350 grams, fried sweet potato 150 grams, butter 10 grams.

Dinner.—Tomato soup, thick with potatoes and onions boiled together 325 grams, bread 100 grams, scrambled eggs 50 grams, mashed potato 150 grams, one cup coffee 350.

Supper.—Bread pudding with raisins 250 grams, stewed peaches 150 grams, bacon 20 grams, French fried potato 150 grams, bread 50 grams, butter 10 grams, one cup tea 350 grams.

Food.Grams.Per cent Nitrogen.Total Nitrogen.
Boiled Indian-meal200×0.20=0.400gram.
Milk125×0.52=0.650
Sugar25×0.00=0.000
Coffee (breakfast)350×0.10=0.350
Fried sweet potato150×0.22=0.330
Butter10 + 10 =20×0.16=0.032
Tomato soup325×0.10=0.325
Bread100 + 50 =150×1.57=2.355
Scrambled eggs50×2.22=1.110
Mashed potato150×0.25=0.375
Coffee (dinner)350×0.075=0.262
Bread pudding250×0.80=2.000
Stewed peaches150×0.24=0.360
Bacon20×4.00=0.800
French fried potato150×0.56=0.840
Tea350×0.084=0.294
Total nitrogen in food10.483grams.
Total nitrogen in urine6.100
Fuel value of the food2302 calories.

Sunday, March 6, 1904.

Breakfast.—Fried Indian-meal 150 grams, syrup 50 grams, sliced banana 100 grams, baked potato 150 grams, one cup coffee 350 grams, butter 10 grams.

Dinner.—Corned beef 50 grams, boiled cabbage 200 grams, mashed potato 250 grams, bread 75 grams, one cup coffee 350 grams, fried rice 100 grams, jam 75 grams.

Supper.—Sponge cake 150 grams, apple sauce 150 grams, crackers 32 grams, butter 10 grams, one cup tea 350 grams, sardine 14 grams.

Food.Grams.Per cent Nitrogen.Total Nitrogen.
Fried Indian-meal150×0.38=0.570gram.
Syrup50×0.00=0.000
Banana100×0.19=0.190
Baked potato150×0.37=0.555
Coffee (breakfast)350×0.072=0.252
Butter10 + 10 =20×0.16=0.032
Corned beef50×5.24=2.620
Cabbage200×0.34=0.680
Mashed potato250×0.32=0.800
Bread75×1.67=1.252
Coffee (dinner)350×0.093=0.325
Fried rice100×0.23=0.230
Jam75×0.034=0.025
Sponge cake150×1.02=1.530
Apple sauce150×0.044=0.066
Crackers32×1.50=0.480
Tea350×0.054=0.189
Sardine14×3.35=0.469
Total nitrogen in food10.265grams.
Total nitrogen in urine7.960
Fuel value of the food3173 calories.

NITROGEN BALANCE.—Oakman.

Nitrogen
Taken in.		Output.
Nitrogen in Urine.Weight of Fæces[34] (dry).
Feb.2910.466grams.6.88grams.
Mar.17.8257.42
28.4877.5817grams.
38.7506.8572
410.4277.9539
510.4836.1019
610.2657.9635
182grams contain
6.81% N.
66.70350.74+12.394grams nitrogen.
66.703grams nitrogen.63.134grams nitrogen.
Nitrogen balance for seven days=+3.569grams.
Nitrogen balance per day=+0.509gram.

Average Intake.

Calories per day2509.
Nitrogen per day9.50 grams.

NITROGEN BALANCE.—Henderson.

Nitrogen
Taken in.		Output.
Nitrogen in Urine.Weight of Fæces (dry).
Feb.2910.261grams.8.36grams.
Mar.17.3846.80
28.4878.2885grams.
38.5557.37
410.4278.22
510.4838.09
610.2658.2028
113grams contain
6.21% N.
65.86255.32+7.017grams nitrogen.
65.862grams nitrogen.62.337grams nitrogen.
Nitrogen balance for seven days=+3.525grams.
Nitrogen balance per day=+0.503grams.

NITROGEN BALANCE.—Morris.

Nitrogen
Taken in.		Output.
Nitrogen in Urine.Weight of Fæces (dry).
Feb.2910.466grams.6.40grams.
Mar.17.7206.6445grams.
28.3195.4043
38.7506.5541
410.4274.9945
510.4835.3838
610.2657.0113
225grams contain
7.18% N.
66.43042.37+16.155grams nitrogen.
66.430grams nitrogen.58.525grams nitrogen.
Nitrogen balance for seven days=+7.905grams.
Nitrogen balance per day=+1.129grams.

NITROGEN BALANCE.—Coffman.

Nitrogen
Taken in.		Output.
Nitrogen in Urine.Weight of Fæces (dry).
Feb.2910.466grams.8.63grams.
Mar.17.8257.48
28.4878.62
38.7507.18
410.4277.9365grams.
510.4837.6783
610.2657.9520
168grams contain
6.14% N.
66.70355.46+10.315grams nitrogen.
66.703grams nitrogen.65.775grams nitrogen.
Nitrogen balance for seven days=+0.928gram.
Nitrogen balance per day=+0.132gram.

ZOOMAN COHN

Photographs taken at the close of the experiment.

NITROGEN BALANCE.—Steltz.

Nitrogen
Taken in.		Output.
Nitrogen in Urine.Weight of Fæces (dry).
Feb.299.989grams.7.90grams.23grams.
Mar.18.0905.9822
28.4876.5821
39.3008.1045
411.1074.6618
510.0248.6936
610.3928.2031
10
206grams contain
6.66% N.
67.38950.11+13.719grams nitrogen.
67.389grams nitrogen.63.829grams nitrogen.
Nitrogen balance for seven days=+3.560grams.
Nitrogen balance per day=+0.508gram.

NITROGEN BALANCE.—Loewenthal.

Nitrogen
Taken in.		Output.
Nitrogen in Urine.Weight of Fæces (dry).
Feb.2910.466grams.7.38grams.16.5grams.
Mar.17.8257.0538.0
28.4877.0721.0
38.7507.83
410.4277.3515.0
510.6544.2922.0
610.8868.0756.0
168.5grams contain
7.11% N.
67.49549.04+11.980grams nitrogen.
67.495grams nitrogen.61.020grams nitrogen.
Nitrogen balance for seven days=+6.475grams.
Nitrogen balance per day=+0.925gram.

NITROGEN BALANCE.—Cohn.

Nitrogen
Taken in.		Output.
Nitrogen in Urine.Weight of Fæces (dry).
Feb.2910.442grams.9.74grams.
Mar.17.8256.86
28.4877.2943grams.
410.2155.5924
510.4839.5557
68.1646.7725
149grams contain
6.63% N.
= 9.878gr.
-1.401[35]
55.61645.80+= 8.477grams nitrogen.
55.616grams nitrogen.54.277grams nitrogen.
Nitrogen balance for six days=+1.339grams.
Nitrogen balance per day=+0.223gram.

NITROGEN BALANCE.—Zooman.

Nitrogen
Taken in.		Output.
Nitrogen in Urine.Weight of Fæces (dry).
Feb.2910.466grams.7.02grams.18grams.
Mar.17.6046.6625
28.4877.2652
38.7507.5640
410.4277.5114
510.4837.0830
610.2656.8110
189grams contain
6.54% N.
66.48249.90+12.36grams nitrogen.
66.482grams nitrogen.62.26grams nitrogen.
Nitrogen balance for seven days=+4.222grams.
Nitrogen balance per day=+0.603gram.

NITROGEN BALANCE.—Sliney.

Nitrogen
Taken in.		Output.
Nitrogen in Urine.Weight of Fæces (dry).
Feb.2910.466grams.9.50grams.15grams.
Mar.17.8258.0935
28.4877.9725
38.7347.7845
410.4277.4928
510.4757.5421
610.2658.2332
201grams contain
6.70% N.
66.67956.60+13.467grams nitrogen.
66.679grams nitrogen.70.067grams nitrogen.
Nitrogen balance for seven days=-3.388grams.
Nitrogen balance per day=-0.484gram.

NITROGEN BALANCE.—Broyles.

Nitrogen
Taken in.		Output.
Nitrogen in Urine.Weight of Fæces (dry).
Feb.2910.179grams.5.74grams.
Mar.17.4689.26
28.4876.9713grams.
38.7506.184
410.4277.6846
510.4835.5629
610.2657.6942
134grams contain
6.24% N.
66.05949.08+8.361grams nitrogen.
66.059grams nitrogen.57.441grams nitrogen.
Nitrogen balance for seven days=+8.618grams.
Nitrogen balance per day=+1.231grams.

ZOOMAN COHN

Photographs taken at the close of the experiment.

NITROGEN BALANCE.—Fritz.

Nitrogen
Taken in.		Output.
Nitrogen in Urine.Weight of Fæces (dry).
Feb.2910.466grams.6.22grams.
Mar.17.8257.44
28.4874.0071
38.7507.0528
510.4838.7149
610.2654.7844
192grams contain
6.61% N.
= 12.691gr.
-1.813[36]
56.27638.20+= 10.878grm. N.
56.276grams nitrogen.49.078grams nitrogen.
Nitrogen balance for six days=+7.198grams.
Nitrogen balance per day=+1.199grams.