18 Influence of Inanition on Metabolism. 



the experimental man. 



In computing the changes in body-weight, the moisture given ofE from the 

 man, the changes in body temperature, and consequently fluctuations in total 

 heat produced, and various other factors of a similar nature, theoretically, 

 the man should be without clothing in the chamber; but this is neither prac- 

 tical nor comfortable, and hence the body-weights were, in most instances, 

 taken with the man plus union suit and stockings. This was considered 

 our experimental man. If the body temperature fell 1, it was assumed 

 that the union suit and the stockings likewise fell 1. The error seemed 

 almost impossible to avoid, especially with the other discomforts attending on 

 a fasting experiment. However, the exact statement of the conditions in which 

 the weights and measurements were taken is here recorded. It should be said 

 that the average weight of union suit plus stockings has been found to be 483 

 grams. 



