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| 5 (i) The relative value of Burma and Country rice | 157 |
| (ii) The relative value of the different dals | 157 |
| (iii) The relative value of wheat and makkai ata | 158 |
| GENERAL SUMMARY OF RESULTS OBTAINED | 159 |
| CHAPTER III. | |
| REPORT ON SIX MONTHS' USE OF SPECIAL DIETS IN PURI JAIL | 164 |
| CHAPTER IV. | |
| THE EFFECTS OF THE LARGE QUANTITY OF SALT GIVEN IN BENGAL JAIL DIETARIES | 169 |
| CHAPTER. V. | |
| SOME SIDE-ISSUES OF THE INVESTIGATION | 183 |
| 1. The relationship between the quantity of rice in the diet and the quantity of urine passed |
183 |
| 2. The influence of Burma and Country rice on the excretion of urine | 188 |
| 3. The quantity of fæces passed by prisoners on Bengal jail dietaries | 189 |
| 4. The average amount of nitrogen contained in the fæces | 191 |
| 5. The average amount of uric acid excreted in the urine by prisoners on the Bengal Jail diets |
191 |
| 6. The quantity of purins excreted | 192 |
| 7. The percentage of urea to the total excretion of nitrogen | 193 |
| 8. The relation of ammonia nitrogen to the total nitrogen of the urine | 193 |
| 9. The relative absorption shown by Hindus and Mahomedans on an animal diet | 196 |
PART II.
| THE RELATIONSHIP OF FOOD TO PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT | 199 |
| Discussion of Chittenden's views on the level of nitrogenous metabolism in con- nection with the work in Bengal. |
199 |
| The evidence afforded by the Bengali on the effects of a low protein absorption . | 204 |
| The evidence afforded by the Behari on the effects of a low protein absorption | 206 |
| Examination of Dr. J. H. Kellogg's views as to the cause of the defective develop- ment of the Bengali |
207 |
| The evidence afforded by the Hill-tribes of Bengal on the effects of a low protein absorption. |
211 |
| Conclusions regarding the relationship of food to physical development. | 220 |
| Note on the aboriginal tribes of Chota Nagpur | 222 |