Mattieu Williams tells us, "When common sense and true sentiment supplant mere unreasoning prejudice, vegetables oils and vegetable fats will largely supplant those of animal origin in every element of our dietary."
EGGS
s will be seen from the analysis given below, an egg is particularly rich in nitrogenous elements. It is indeed one of the most highly concentrated forms of nitrogenous food, about one third of its weight being solid nutriment, and for this reason is often found serviceable in cases of sickness where it is desirable to secure a large amount of nourishment in small bulk.
Composition of the white of an ordinary hen's egg.
| Nitrogenous matter | 20.4 |
| Fatty matter | 10.0 |
| Mineral matter | 1.6 |
| Water | 68.0 |