TABLE 11.—SUMMARY OF RESULTS*
| Rations | Total Normal Gain, Gm. | Total Actual Gain, Gm. | Average Normal Gain, Gm. | Average Actual Gain, Gm. | |||
| Hagee ration | 24 | -36 | .2 | 6 | -9 | .1 | |
| Cod liver oil ration | 114 | 156 | .4 | 28 | .5 | 39 | .1 |
| Vinol ration | 42 | -1 | .5 | 10 | .5 | -0 | .4 |
| Cod liver oil ration | 42 | 87 | .5 | 10 | .5 | 21 | .9 |
| Wampole ration | 83 | 51 | .4 | 20 | .8 | 12 | .9 |
| Cod liver oil ration | 62 | 81 | .5 | 15 | .5 | 20 | .4 |
| Waterbury ration | 32 | 0 | .3 | 10 | .7 | 0 | .1 |
| Cod liver oil ration | 42 | 87 | .4 | 14 | 29 | .1 | |
| * In this table are given the totals and averages of the figures alreadypresented in Tables [4], [6], 8 and 10. | |||||||
In considering the effect of these preparations as general medicines, their alcohol content must not be overlooked. Hagee’s Cordial contains 7.50 per cent. of alcohol by volume, Vinol 18.60 per cent., Wampole’s Preparation 16.59 per cent., and Waterbury’s Compound 11.25 per cent. Full strength whisky contains 50 per cent. of alcohol by volume. By following the doses prescribed by the manufacturers of these preparations, the user would consume daily the following equivalents of full strength whisky:
| In Hagee’s Cordial | 0.24 | fluidounce |
| In Vinol | 0.8 | fluidounce |
| In Wampole’s Preparation | 0.7 | fluidounce |
| In Waterbury’s Compound | 0.6 | fluidounce |
These amounts of alcohol are by no means negligible and doubtless explain to a considerable extent the source of the alleged tonic virtues of these preparations.
The results of the experiments may be summarized as follows:
Hagee’s Cordial failed to sustain rats during periods of seven and fourteen days, the rats showing a loss in weight of 36.2 gm., instead of the normal gain of 24 gm.
Vinol in two cases sustained and in two cases failed to sustain growth during periods of from eleven to thirty-five days, the net loss in weight of the four rats being 1.5 gm., instead of the normal gain of 42 gm.
Wampole’s Preparation in three Cases sustained and in one case promoted growth in rats during periods of eighteen and thirty-nine days, showing, however, only 51.4 gm. gain in weight instead of the normal 83 gm.
Waterbury’s Compound in two cases sustained and in one case failed to sustain rats during periods of fourteen and thirty days, the net gain in weight, however, being but 0.3 gm. instead of the normal 32 gm.