A previous experiment made by Professor Fisher with a number of meat-eaters and vegetarians showed that "those who ate little or no flesh foods have greater endurance than those who use flesh foods in abundance" 14 - a fact which also tends to uphold the argument for the merits of a low-proteid diet.

Both Professor Chittenden's and Professor Fisher's experiments lead to the same conclusion - i. e., that man can live and thrive on from one-half to one-third of the amount of food prescribed by the so-called "standard" dietaries; and in the author's opinion seem to confirm, without scientifically proving, Mr. Fletcher's claim that, by the practice of complete mastication, the amounts of food demanded by the appetite may be brought naturally into conformation with these true physiologic needs.15

14 Fisher: " The Influence of Flesh-eating on Endurance." New Haven, Conn.

15 For the convenience of the reader, the terms of the metric system used by Professor Chittenden in designating the amounts of food, etc., used in his experiments, have been indicated in terms of the avoirdupois system.