STATISTICS OF EXPERIMENTS. 



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kilos., without clothes. During the latter part of March she was troubled with 

 indigestion for which her physician gave calomel, and a sore mouth resulted. 

 She continued to lose flesh, had considerable distress from food, with anorexia 

 and sleepiness. April 1, 1910, moderate jaundice developed, and she died in 

 coma upon April 13, 1910. Death was preceded by a convulsion, which was 

 followed by hemiplegia. The urine was not examined after March 1, 1910. 



CASE G. 



DESCRIPTION OF THE CASE. 



Male; born December 1874; married; broker; sugar in urine, January 3, 

 1901; came under our observation February 13, 1909, but the case had pre- 

 viously been closely studied for many years; died in coma May 4, 1910. 



Full details regarding the history of the case and the results of the three 

 calorimeter experiments made with him have been given in the earlier publica- 

 tion. 1 No new experiments were made with this subject. During the succes- 

 sive 15 months he gradually failed, despite an increase of carbohydrates in his 

 diet up to 100 grams and large doses of sodium bicarbonate. The urine 

 remained acid in reaction until death. Albumen was present on May 2, 1910. 

 The urinary record is given in table 6. 



'Weight without clothing, Apr. 20, 1910, 53.1 kilos. 



CASE H. 



DESCRIPTION OF THE CASE. 



Female; born May 19, 1872; single; nurse; developed diabetes at 17 years 

 of age; sugar found in urine at 20 years of age; came under our observation 

 January 17, 1910; died in coma May 3, 1910. The details of the history of this 

 case may be found in the earlier publication previously referred to. 2 



Later history of the case. During the spring of 1910 the patient continued 

 her occupation as superintendent of nurses of a large out-patient department 

 for tuberculosis. Fair health and strength were maintained. On March 25 

 the patient had a body-weight of 54.5 kilos., and was reported as being better 

 than she had been for years. On April 11 an examination showed that the 

 lungs were normal, but the patient was suffering from pains in the legs. The 

 urine was pale in color, acid in reaction, and with a very slight trace of albumen. 

 The urinary record is given in table 7. 



The patient suddenly decided to go to Europe and would not be dis- 

 suaded. On the first day out, as rough weather was encountered, she became 

 seasick, and for the next three days was unable to take food; thereupon coma 

 developed and death ensued May 3, 1910. Attention is called to the similar 

 period of starvation preceding coma which took place in Case A. It would 



Benedict and Joslin, loc. cit. p. 111. 



! Benedict and Joslin, loc. cit., p. 118. 



