Metabolism Experiment No. 59. 



This experiment began December 18, 1903, and continued without inter- 

 ruption for three days. 



The subject, B. F. D., was a student in Wesleyan University, of athletic 

 temperament, and active in his movements. Since it is customary for each 

 student at the university to have his body measurements taken, very complete 

 records of the physical characteristics of the subject were available. The an- 

 thropometric records are given herewith. 



Measurements of B. F. D. Date, Oct. 20, 1903. Age, 22 years. 



Weight kilograms.. 67.3 



Height centimeters . . 170.3 



Length of 



Sternum do 138 



Navel do 98.7 



Pubis do 80.7 



Sitting do 94.1 



Knees do 43.3 



Shoulders, elbow do 34.3 



Elbow to tip do 44.2 



Arm reach do ... . 107.1 



Right foot do 26 



Left foot do 25.8 



Girth of 



Head do 55.2 



Neck do 37.3 



Chest- 

 Depressed do ... . 85.4 



Inflated do 94.5 



Normal do ... . 91 



At 9th rib, full do 85 



At 9th rib, depressed .. do 77.8 



Waist do 77.5 



Hips do 96 



Right biceps do 32.2 



Left biceps do ... . 31.9 



Right arm do 28.9 



Girth of 



Left arm centimeters 



Right elbow do . . 



Left elbow do . . 



Right forearm do . . 



Left forearm do . . 



Right wrist do . . 



Left wrist do . . 



Right thigh do . . 



Left thigh do . . 



Right knee do . . 



Left knee do . . 



Right calf do. . 



Left calf do.. 



Right instep do . . 



Left instep do . . 



Breadth of 



Head do. . 



Neck do. . 



Shoulders do . . 



Chest do. . 



Waist do . . 



Hips do. . 



Depth of 



Chest do. . 



Abdomen do . . 



28.7 



25 



25 



28.6 



28.2 



16.1 



16.5 



57 



56 



38 



37.2 



38 



37 



25.3 



24.5 



15.2 

 11.3 

 37 



27.7 

 25.2 

 31 



16.8 

 19.3 



No especial preliminary preparation was made by the subject for this 

 experiment, though in some of the later experiments the question of defecation 

 during an experimental period was eliminated by the use of enemata for the 

 removal of fecal matter. Moreover, although fasting experiments of one or two 

 days' duration had previously been made in this laboratory, no regular routine 

 for this type of experiment had been decided upon. 



The preparation of a regular program to be followed each day was therefore 

 deemed inadvisable. It was definitely provided, however, that the subject was 

 so to regulate his muscular movements as to have the same amount of activity, 



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