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Bhagalpur Jail.

Beharis.

(ii) Country rice.—Investigations to determine the average amount of nitrogenous
metabolism by Behari prisoners on the ordinary scale of diet sanctioned for Beharis.

Country rice 160 ozs. One batch of 10 prisoners observed
for five consecutive days.

Wheat ata 100 ,,

Arhar dal 60 „

Vegetables 60 „

The full amount of country rice—16 ozs. per man daily—was consumed.

BATCH A. Quantity
of urine. Total N.
of urine. Weight
of pri-
soners. N. of
country
rice. N. of
wheat
ata. No. of
arhar dal. N. of
vege-
tables.

C. C. Grms. Lbs. Grms. Grms. Grms. Grms.

Ten prisoners, Beharis 15,310 92.16 125.6 49.95 56.16 59.64 4.72

15,710 93.91 125.5 49.95 56.16 59.64 4.72

15,630 88.84 125.9 49.95 56.16 59.64 4.72

15,980 91.50 125.7 49.95 56.16 59.64 4.72

17,110 94.13 125.7 49.95 56.26 59.64 4.72

Total intake of nitrogen— Output of nitrogen—

N. of country rice 249.75 grms. N. in urine 460.54 grms.

N. of wheat ata 280.80 „ .5 grm. N. constant 25.00 „

N. of arhar dal 298.20 „

N. of vegetables 23.60 ,, Total N. metabolism 485.54 „

= 9.71 grm. N. per man daily,

Total N. of intake 852.35 „ = 59.96 per cent. of N. of diet is absorbed.

We may therefore conclude that the amount of nitrogenous metabolism from a diet
composed of—

Country rice 16 ozs. for each prisoner per day,

Wheat ata 10 „

Arhar dal 6 „

Vegetables 6 ,,

and equivalent to an intake of 17.07 grms. nitrogen daily is 56.96 per cent, or 9.71
grms. of nitrogen per day per man.

Contrast this result with the average nitrogenous metabolism of prisoners in
Buxar jail on Burma rice, in whose case only 52.36 per cent. of the nitrogen of

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Country rice	160	ozs.	One batch of 10 prisoners observed for five consecutive days.
Wheat ata	100	,,
Arhar dal	60	„
Vegetables	60	„

BATCH A.	Quantity of urine.	Total N. of urine.	Weight of pri- soners.	N. of country rice.	N. of wheat ata.	No. of arhar dal.	N. of vege- tables.
	C. C.	Grms.	Lbs.	Grms.	Grms.	Grms.	Grms.
Ten prisoners, Beharis	15,310	92.16	125.6	49.95	56.16	59.64	4.72
	15,710	93.91	125.5	49.95	56.16	59.64	4.72
	15,630	88.84	125.9	49.95	56.16	59.64	4.72
	15,980	91.50	125.7	49.95	56.16	59.64	4.72
	17,110	94.13	125.7	49.95	56.26	59.64	4.72

Total intake of nitrogen—			Output of nitrogen—
N. of country rice	249.75	grms.	N. in urine	460.54	grms.
N. of wheat ata	280.80	„	.5 grm. N. constant	25.00	„
N. of arhar dal	298.20	„
N. of vegetables	23.60	,,	Total N. metabolism	485.54	„
			= 9.71 grm. N. per man daily,
Total N. of intake	852.35	„	= 59.96 per cent. of N. of diet is absorbed.

Country rice	16	ozs.	for each prisoner per day,
Wheat ata	10	„
Arhar dal	6	„
Vegetables	6	,,

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