In addition to this, 3 Tablespoonfuls of powdered charcoal may be mixed with the feed three times a day, and a piece of rock salt should be placed where the animal can lick it at will.
"Special Report on Diseases of Cattle"
U.S. Department of Agriculture J.R. Mohler
"Two Tablespoonfuls three times a day," he read, slowly.
"At Sunwich Port, Complete"
W.W. Jacobs
In order that you may know what I am talking about, I will give a rough idea of the quantity of the more common foods which it takes to make 100 calories: one medium sized slice of bread, a piece of lean cooked steak the size of two fingers, one large apple, three medium Tablespoonfuls of cooked rice or potatoes, one large banana, a tablespoonful of raisins, five dates, one large fig, a teaspoonful of sugar, a ball of butter the size of your thumbnail, a very large head of lettuce, three medium sized tomatoes, two-thirds of a glass of milk, a tablespoonful of oil.
"The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society"
Upton Sinclair