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tatiBtics of experiments Continued. 



Metabolism experiment No. 74 L54 



Metabolism experiment No. 75 169 



Metabolism experiment No. 76 192 



Metabolism experiment No. 77 207 



A series of 2-day fasting experiments with 7 subjects, metabolism experi- 

 ments Nos. 79-83, 85, and 89 222 



Urine 243 



"Weight and composition of urine 244 



Elimination of water-vapor 245 



Elimination of carbon dioxide and absorption of oxygen 245 



Elements katabolized in the body 245 



Changes in body-weight compared with balance of income and 



outgo 262 



Output of heat 263 



Balance of energy 268 



Relations between oxygen consumption, carbon dioxide elimina- 

 tion, and heat production 268 



Nitrogen metabolism experiments 274 



PART 3. 



Discussion of results 300 



Experiments during inanition 301 



Body-weight 301 



Body temperature 311 



Pulse rate 316 



Rate of respiration 320 



Blood 322 



Strength tests 327 



Physician's report 334 



Subjective impressions and observations regarding general conditions 335 



Feces 337 



Urine 345 



Volume 345 



Relation of drinking-water to volume 348 



Reaction 351 



Specific gravity 351 



Total solids 352 



Ratio of the total solids to the specific gravity 353 



Constituents of total solids 356 



Proportions of ash and organic matter in total solids 360 



Nitrogen 361 



Total nitrogen 362 



Excretion of nitrogen on days preceding fast 366 



Ratio of total solids to nitrogen 378 



Ratio of organic matter to nitrogen 381 



Excretion of carbon in the urine 382 



Creatinine and creatine 386 



Uric acid 395 



