. The protein element in nutrition . tional deductions could be drawnwhen any gross departure from the normal was met with inpathological conditions. Marked differences were obtained as compared with thestandards given for Europeans in the ordinary textbooks. The following tables show the results arrived at: The Urine. Constituents. Euro]>ean. Bengali. Quantity 1,440 CO. 1,200 Specific gravity 1020 1013 Urea 35 grms. 13 grms. Total nitrogen 18 „ 6 „ Freezing-point -2-5° 0. -1-24> C. Chlorides 15-00 grms. 10-000 grms. Phosphates .. 3-50 „ 0-918 „ Uric acid 0-75 ., 0-452 „ Sulphates 2
. The protein element in nutrition . tional deductions could be drawnwhen any gross departure from the normal was met with inpathological conditions. Marked differences were obtained as compared with thestandards given for Europeans in the ordinary textbooks. The following tables show the results arrived at: The Urine. Constituents. Euro]>ean. Bengali. Quantity 1,440 CO. 1,200 Specific gravity 1020 1013 Urea 35 grms. 13 grms. Total nitrogen 18 „ 6 „ Freezing-point -2-5° 0. -1-24> C. Chlorides 15-00 grms. 10-000 grms. Phosphates .. 3-50 „ 0-918 „ Uric acid 0-75 ., 0-452 „ Sulphates 2-60 „ 1-880 „ Very decided differences were therefore found to exist betweenthe urine of the Bengali and that of the European. The im-portant of these are—The lower specific gravity, the very muchless quantity of urea and of total nitrogen, and the higherfreezing-point, owing to the smaller quantities of different salts. * Chittenden, loc. cit. t Scientific Memoirs, Government of India, Nos. 34, 37, and 48. PLATE //.
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