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In these observations the conditions were identical, except for the varying
amounts of Burma rice. The same relationship is noticeable between the amount
of rice and the quantity of urine excreted. Again will be evident the large
amount of urine that these prisoners passed daily; the work was carried out in
January 1909, i.e., in the middle of the cold weather.
(ii) Reference to table XI (Buxar Jail) bears out the same contention when the same
batches of prisoners on varying amounts of Burma rice are taken.
Thus—
| BATCH X, TABLE XI. | ||||||
| Per man daily. | Remarks. | |||||
| DIET— | ||||||
| Burma rice | 14 ozs. | Urine 1929 c.c. | Usual salt. | |||
| Wheat ata | 10 „ | |||||
| Mung dal | 6 „ | |||||
| DIET— | ||||||
| Burma rice | 12.6 ozs. | Urine 1761 c.c. | Ditto. | |||
| Wheat ata | 10. „ | |||||
| Mung dal | 6. „ | |||||
| BATCH Y, TABLE XI. | |||||||
| DIET— | |||||||
| Burma rice | 12 | ozs. | Urine 1893 c.c. | Ditto. | |||
| Wheat ata | 10 | „ | |||||
| Mung dal | 6 | „ | |||||
| DIET— | |||||||
| Burma rice | 8 | ozs. | Urine 1711 c.c | Ditto. | |||
| Wheat ata | 10 | „ | |||||
| Mung dal | 6 | „ | |||||
(iii) The only batch of prisoners in Table XIV—where varying quantities of rice
with makkai ata were in use—shows the same thing.
| BATCH P.—TABLE XIV. | ||||||
| Per man daily. | Remarks. | |||||
| DIET— | ||||||
| Burma rice | 12 | ozs. | Urine 2028 c.c. | Usual salt. | ||
| Makkai ata | 10 | „ | ||||
| Mung dal | 6 | „ | ||||
| DIET— | ||||||
| Burma rice | 10 | ozs. | Urine 1871 c.c. | Ditto. | ||
| Makkai ata | 10 | „ | ||||
| Mung dal | 6 | „ | ||||
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