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Vorderman AG (1897). Onderzoek naar het verband tusschen den aard der rijstvoeding in de gevangenissen op Java en Madoera en het voorkomen van beri-beri onder de geïnterneerden. [Investigation into the association between the type of rice used as nutrition in the prisons of Java and Madoera and the occurrence of beri-beri amongst inmates.] Batavia: Jav. Boekh. & Drukkerij.
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Translation
"My remark, that in accordance with the results of his (Eijkman's) experiments with poultry, I recalled never to have seen Beri-beri in prisons where red rice was used as the main nutrition but that I had always seen white rice given as the main nutrition in prisons where Beri-beri occurred, prompted Dr Eijkman to ask me whether he might use this at some point in time. For my part, there was no objection. Only, I wished first to have data from all prisons of Java and Madoera, not only for the sake of completeness, but also to verify whether this peculiarity was also present in the prisons that I had not so far visited."
"Therefore, I wrote a letter to all Heads of the Local Governments, with questions about the main type of nutrition of the prisoners, and about the occurrence of Beri-beri among these people, without, however, mentioning any possible relation between these two factors."(page 2)
Translation
"Mention of this special part of the aim of the visit was kept secret, however, to prevent it becoming known, in case the Chinese suppliers who delivered the food would show types of rice other than the one they usually provided."(page 3)
"Even if the rice was of inferior quality, or if there were other remarks to be made about the food, these were temporarily withheld, to prevent the Chinese suppliers guessing the special aim of the mission, and warning each other about my visit." (page 5)