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