Length of time required for digestion of various foods.

Hours.

Min.

Rice.................................................

1

0

Eggs, raw...............................

1

30

Apples...................................

1

30

Trout, boiled.........................

1

30

Venison, broiled..................

1

35

Sago, boiled..........................

1

45

Milk "...................................

2

0

Bread, stale............................

2

0

Milk, raw ..............................

2

15

Turkey, boiled.......................

2

25

Goose, roast ..........................

2

30

Lamb, broiled.......................

2

30

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

2

30

Beans, boiled.................

2

30

Parsnips, boiled..................

2

30

Oysters, raw......................

2

55

Eggs, boiled.......................

3

0

Hours.

Min.

Mutton, boiled....................

3

0

Beef, roast........................

3

0

Bread, fresh.....................

3

15

Carrots, boiled....................

3

15

Turnips, " .....................

3

30

Potatoes "...........................

3

30

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

3

30

Cheese................................

3

30

Oysters, stewed....................

3

30

Eggs, hard........................

3

30

Pork, boiled......................

3

30

Fowl, roast........................

4

0

Beef, fried .........................

4

0

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

4

30

Wild fowl..............

4

30

Pork, roast........................

5

15

Veal, roast.........................

5

30