Photographs taken at the close of the experiment.
NITROGEN BALANCE.—Cohn.
| Nitrogen Taken in. | Output. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen in Urine. | Weight of Fæces (dry). | ||||||
| Jan. | 12 | 7.793 | grams. | 6.49 | grams. | ||
| 13 | 9.957 | 9.10 | 29.0 | grams. | |||
| 14 | 7.412 | 7.33 | 8.5 | ||||
| 15 | 8.320 | 8.04 | 44.0 | ||||
| 16 | 7.282 | 8.58 | 19.0 | ||||
| 17 | 8.349 | 7.44 | 5.5 | ||||
| 106.0 | grams contain 6.48% N. | ||||||
| 49.113 | 46.98 | + | 6.87 | grams nitrogen. | |||
| 49.113 | grams nitrogen. | 53.85 | grams nitrogen. | ||||
| Nitrogen balance for six days | = | -4.737 | grams. |
| Nitrogen balance per day | = | -0.789 | gram. |
Daily diet same as Oakman’s, except that on the 15th inst. at supper 60 grams fritters were uneaten, and on the 13th at breakfast 30 grams coffee, and at dinner 22 grams apple sauce were uneaten. Corrections made accordingly.
NITROGEN BALANCE.—Broyles.
| Nitrogen Taken in. | Output. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen in Urine. | Weight of Fæces (dry). | ||||||
| Jan. | 12 | 7.475 | grams. | 5.38 | grams. | ||
| 13 | 9.495 | 6.99 | |||||
| 14 | 6.814 | 7.47 | |||||
| 15 | 8.036 | 9.67 | 35 | grams. | |||
| 16 | 6.695 | 7.65 | 14 | ||||
| 17 | 7.762 | 5.28 | 20 | ||||
| 69 | grams contain 6.61% N. | ||||||
| 46.277 | 42.44 | + | 4.56 | grams nitrogen. | |||
| 46.277 | grams nitrogen. | 47.00 | grams nitrogen. | ||||
| Nitrogen balance for six days | = | -0.723 | gram. |
| Nitrogen balance per day | = | -0.120 | gram. |