| Nitrogen balance for six days | = | -3.741 | grams. |
| Nitrogen balance per day | = | -0.623 | gram. |
Daily diet same as Oakman’s, except on January 13, when 8 grams of boiled rice were uneaten at breakfast and 100 grams of fried rice at supper. Correction in nitrogen-content made accordingly.
NITROGEN BALANCE.—Bates.
| Nitrogen Taken in. | Output. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen in Urine. | Weight of Fæces (dry). | ||||||
| Jan. | 12 | 7.706 | grams. | 7.46 | grams. | ||
| 13 | 9.916 | 7.03 | |||||
| 14 | 7.375 | 7.13 | 36 | grams. | |||
| 15 | 8.439 | 8.04 | 30 | ||||
| 16 | 7.226 | 7.66 | 34 | ||||
| 17 | 8.349 | 7.38 | 34 | ||||
| 134 | grams contain 7.17% N. | ||||||
| 49.011 | 44.70 | + | 9.61 | grams nitrogen. | |||
| 49.011 | grams nitrogen. | 54.31 | grams nitrogen. | ||||
| Nitrogen balance for six days | = | -5.299 | grams. |
| Nitrogen balance per day | = | -0.883 | gram. |
Daily diet same as Oakman’s, with the following exceptions:
| Jan. | 12 | Supper: | 8 | grams | Potato chips, | uneaten. |
| 13 | Dinner: | 113 | ” | Apple sauce, | ” | |
| 14 | ” | 50 | ” | Coffee, | ” | |
| 15 | Supper: | 81 | ” | Prunes, | ” | |
| 16 | Breakfast: | 75 | ” | Coffee, | ” |
NITROGEN BALANCE.—Coffman.