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 birds to apparently normal condition, despite the fact that where the pecan ration had been omitted, death followed quickly. In other cases an increased ration of pecan achieved the same results.

As little as 1 gram of pecan per day served to overcome marked losses in weight, even though polyneuritis might develop slowly.

It was observed that if 17 to 20% of the food taken daily was macerated pecan kernel {or 1% of the weight of the bird) the birds were pro- tected against polyneuritis. :

Similar experiments on white rats showed that pecans to only 10% of the daily ration were required to protect them against polyneuritis and that a 60% pecan ration resulted in appreciable growth.

Such experiments regarding this highly desir-. able Vitamin B would seem to show that pecans have great value in overcoming mal-nutrition, boils, Beri Beri and similar ailments.

Therefore it is doubtful whether the average human being can better safeguard himself on assurance of all needed vitamins than by the sim- ple expedient of making pecans a part of his daily staple food, along with daily use of accessory foods of high vitamin value, such as fresh fruits