54 Influence of Inanition on Metabolism. 



the so-called respiratory quotient. This respiratory quotient is based upon 

 relations of the volume of these two gases, and therefore the volumes of carbon 

 dioxide eliminated and oxygen consumed have been recorded in columns f and g. 

 These are readily obtained from the weights of carbon dioxide and oxygen by 

 means of the factors given in the column headings. The respiratory quotient 

 is the ratio between them, as expressed in the last column. Numerous incidental 

 errors affect at times very noticeably the value of the respiratory quotient for 

 the different periods. These errors have been discussed in detail elsewhere." 

 For the 2-i hours, however, the respiratory quotients are probably not far from 

 correct. These values range from 0.78 on the first day of the experiment to 

 0.73 on the last day. 



"Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication No. 42; U. S. Dept. Agric, 

 Office of Exp. Sta. Bui. 175. 



