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TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATIONS IN THE HUMAN BODY. 



p. m. to 12 h 38 m p. m. he was eating, the thermometers in the mouth and in 

 the axilla being removed during this time. Before reinserting the thermometer 

 in the left axilla, the cavity was heated by a hot-water bottle at a temperature 





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of 40 C; this resulted in a rapid rise to constancy. Toward the end of the 

 experiment the subject became very tired and uncomfortable, and at 2 h 14 m 

 p. m. rested his feet on the couch again. 



