DISCUSSION OF RESULTS. 



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whenever the subject moved his legs. Of particular interest, however, is the 

 fact that while the curve for the shallow rectal thermometer is much lower 

 than that for the deeper thermometer, the two curves follow each other very 

 closely, thus indicating simultaneously the temperature gradient previously 

 discussed, and also a constancy in the curve of body-temperature at different 

 parts of the body. The temperature curves for the axillas show, first, the 

 long time required to warm the axilla to constancy, and second, the fact that 

 unless special precautions are taken to hold the thermometers in place and 

 fully covered with flesh, the results will have but little value. There is a 

 marked lack of uniformity between the temperature curves for the axillas 

 and that for the rectal thermometer. This can be explained only by the fact 

 that the subject was very sleepy and proper precautions were not taken to 



374C 



37 2 



37.0 



36.8 



36.6 



36.4- 



36.2 



36.0 



35.8 



35.6 



2.20 PM. 2.40 3.00 3.20 3.4-0 4.00 4.20 4.40 5.00 5.20 



7. i 1 5 . Temperature curves for experiment of January 9, 1911, with Mrs. B 1. 



insure a thorough closure of both axillas, although it is a significant fact that 

 both the axilla temperature curves show a tendency to fall off at about the 

 same degree of rapidity. 



The results of the temperature measurements are given in fig. 17, the curves 

 being designated in the usual manner. 



Experiment of January 9, 1911, with Mrs. B I. A single thermometer was 

 used in the rectum and another in the vagina, each being inserted to a depth 

 of 7 centimeters. A thermometer was also used in each of the axillas and one 

 between the breasts, which were drawn together and folded over the ther- 

 mometer by means of a cloth belt. The thermometers in the artificial cavities 

 required a long time to reach constancy, doubtless on account of the imperfect 

 closure of the cavities. At 3 h 30 m p. m. both the thermometer in the right 



