... loss of valuable food- material in feeding animals for food, one authority stating that it takes nearly 4 lbs. of barley, which is a good wholesome food, to make 1 lb.of pork, a food that can hardly ... majority of people partake greatly in excess of food rich in protein.No hard and fast rule can be laid down to different persons require different foods and foods and amounts atdifferent times under ... fresh they are unfit for food; moreover, (according toDr. Haig) they contain a considerable amount of xanthins, and cannot, therefore, be considered a desirable food. Dairy foods, we emphatically...