social features of the meal a sum which often is equal character, and beverages than for the mere purpose from the point of view of comparative expense for such parts of the meal as go to mere nutrition and such coholic beverages is not wasted, but on the contrary, erly spent upon the mere social features of a meal necessary for the highest degree of well-being as the for saying that the money spent by the people for al- whereby he means largely foods having a condimental with the foods which serve mere nutrition, that state- of nutrition." I had never approached the subject of the meal. But it is a useful question to investigate. lions are spent by the people on alcoholic beverages. Dr. Wiley says that as much or more may be prop- ment seems conservative. We have ample justification goes to the satisfaction of a food requirement fully as publication generally designate all this expenditure as as go to the social features and the general enjoyment 101 of nutrition. When it is considered that these food tion's drink bill," wherein we are told how many mil- And those who get up these figures or secure their a mere waste and worse. mere supply of nutriment. to or greater than that expended for the mere purpose adjuncts are, as a rule, quite expensive as compared We are met at least once a year by the so-called "Na-