Metabolism Experiment No. 59. 



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Movements of subject. Continued. 



Pulse. B. F. D. took his pulse throughout the experiment at intervals of 

 from 30 to 45 minutes from 7 a. m. to 11 p. m. daily. The pulse was counted 

 for 2 minutes and the average recorded in his diary. The records are tabulated 

 below. 



1 At 7 a.m. Dec. 21, pulse=67. 



Drinking-water. No attempt was made in the experiments here reported to 

 insist upon complete abstinence by the subject, and consequently drinking-water 

 was allowed whenever desired. A bottle filled with water and previously 

 weighed was passed to the subject through the food aperture. The temperature 

 of the water was taken immediately before it entered the chamber. The amount 

 of water consumed was determined in all cases by deducting from the weight 

 of the bottle plus water at the time it entered the calorimeter the weight of the 

 bottle plus water when it left the chamber. This method takes account of the 



