Nitrogenous Matter.

Hydro-carbonate Matter.

Saline Matter.

Water.

Lean beef

19.3

3.6

5.1

72.0

Fat beef.............................

14.8

29.8

4.4

51.0

Lean Mutton

18.3

4.9

4.8

72.0

Fat mutton.......................

12.4

31.1

3.5

53.0

Veal..................................

16.5

15.8

4.7

63.0

Fat pork...........................

9.8

48.9

2.3

39.0

Dried ham

8.8

73.3

2.9

15.0

Tripe.................................

13.2

16.4

2.4

68.0

White fish..........................

18.1

2.9

1.0

78.0

Red fish (salmon)..............

16.1

5.5

1.4

77.0

Oysters

14.010

1.515

2.695

80.385

Mussels.............................

11.72

2.42

2.73

75.74

White of egg

20.4

1.6

78.0

Yolk of egg........................

16.0

30.7

1.3

52.0

Cow's milk (lactin)

4.1

3.9

0.8

86.0

Cream

2.7

26.7

1.8

66.0

Butter...............................

83.0

2.0

15.0

Gruyere cheese

31.5

24.0

3.0

40.0

Roquefort..........................

26.52

30.14

5.07

34.55

Dutch................................

29.43

27.54

36.10

Chester..............................

25.99

26.34

4.16

35.92

Parmesan

44.08

15.95

5.72

27.56

Cheddar............................

28.4

31.1

4.5

36.0

Carbohydrates.

Nitrogenous Matter.

Hydro-carbonate Matter.

Saline Matter,

Water.

Beans.......................

55.86

30.8

2.0

3.65

8.40

55.7

25.5

2.8

3.2

9.9

Dried peas................

58.7

23 8

2.1

2.1

8.3

Lentils......................

56.0

25.2

2.6

2.3

11.5

Potatoes..................

21.9

2.50

0.11

1.26

74.0

Black truffles............

16.0

8.775

0.560

2.070

72.0

Mushrooms..............

3.0

4.680

0.396

0.458

91.010

Carrots

14.5

1.3

0.2

1.0

83.0

Sea-kale....................

2.8

2.4

(?) 3.0

93.3

Turnips....................

7.2

1.1

0.6

91.0

Cabbage...................

5.8

2.0

0.5

0.7

91.0

Garden beet..............

13.5

.4

(?) 1.0

82.2

Tomato....................

6.0

1.4

(?) .8

89.8

Sweet potato...........

26.25

1.50

0.30

2.60

67.50

Water-cress..............

3.2

1.7

(?) .7

93.1

Arrowroot

82.0

18.0

Dry southern wheat.

67.112

22.75

2.61

3.02

Dry common wheat..

77.05

15.25

1.95

2.75

Oat-meal..................

63.8

12.6

5.6

3.0

15.0

Barley-meal..............

74.3

6.3

2.4

2.0

15.0

Rye-meal..................

73.2

8.0

2.0

1.8

15.0

Dry maize

71.55

12.50

8.80

1.25

Dry rice

89.65

7.55

0.80

0.90

Buckwheat...............

64.90

13.10

3.0

2.50

13.0

Quinoa-meal.............

56.80

20.0

5.0

(?) 1.0

15.0

Dhoorra-meal...........

74.0

9.0

2.6

2.3

Dried figs..................

65.9

6.1

0.9

2.3

17.5

Dates

65.3

6.6

0.2

1.6

20.8

Bananas................... (

?)19.0

4.820

0.632

0.791

73.900

Walnuts (peeled)......

8.9

12.5

31.6

(?) 1.7

44.5

Filberts....................

11.1

8.4

28.5

(?) 1.5

48.0

Ground-nuts (peeled)

11.7

24.5

50.0

(?) 1.8

7.5

Cocoa-nut

8.1

5.5

35.9

(?) 1.0

46.6

Fresh chestnuts (peeled)

42.7

3.0

2.5

(?) 1.8

49.2

Locust bean.............

67.9

7.1

1.1

(?) 2.9

14.6

Cocoa-nibs

11.10

21.20

50.0

3.0

12.0

Chocolate

The analyses are those of Fresenius, Letheby, Pavy, Church, and others.

From " The Perfect Way in Diet."

"O Golden Age, whose light is of the dawn, • And not of sunset, forward, not behind, Flood the new heavens and earth, and with thee bring All the old virtues, whatsoever things Are pure and honest and of good repute, But add thereto whatever bard has sung Or seer has told of when in trance or dream They saw the Happy Isles of prophecy! Let Justice hold her scale, and Truth divide Between the right and wrong; but give the heart The freedom of its fair inheritance."

- Whittier.