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and 2100 calories of energy. The diet was extremely simple, consisting of 

 crackers, sugar, and milk. The details of the preceding experiments are 

 given in another publication. 18 



The subject had undoubtedly become thoroughly accustomed to life inside 

 the respiration calorimeter and to the daily routine during the previous 11 

 days, consequently the fasting experiment was made under conditions ideal 

 for obtaining minimum muscular activity. No prescribed program was insisted 

 upon. He was provided with reading and writing materials and every care was 

 taken to make him as comfortable as possible. 



The clothing worn by the subject was essentially the same as that worn by 

 all others, namely, union suit, stockings, trousers, sweater or coat as desired, 

 and slippers or rubber-soled shoes. 



A. L. L. was a student in the university. In temperament he was rather 

 phlegmatic and slow in speech and movement. His physical strength was above 

 the ordinary. The records of his body measurements are given below. From 

 the date of the anthropometric records, it will be seen that these measurements 

 were taken six months prior to the date of the experiment. 



Measurements of A. L. L. Date, Oct. 2Jf, 1903. Age 22 years, 8 months. 



Weight kilograms. 



Height centimeters . 



Length of 



Sternum do . . . 



Navel do . . . 



Pubis do . . . 



Sitting do. . . 



Knees do. . . 



Shoulders, elbow do . . . 



Elbow to tip do . . . 



Arm reach do . . . 



Right foot do . . . 



Left foot do . . . 



Girth of 



Head do. . . 



Neck do. . . 



Chest- 

 Depressed do . . . 



Inflated do. . . 



Normal do . . . 



At 9th rib, full do... 



At 9th rib, depressed. .do. . . 



Waist do. . . 



Hips do... 



Right biceps do. . . 



Left biceps do . . . 



Right arm do . . . 



73.3 

 166.3 



138.9 



101 

 83.4 

 90.2 

 44.1 

 37.5 

 45.2 



175.9 

 26.8 

 26.7 



57.1 



37 



93.5 

 102 

 99.8 

 94.5 

 93.4 

 81.3 

 97.7 

 33.6 

 33.5 

 30.2 



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 . . 



30.5 



24.8 



24.9 



30 



29.5 



17.3 



17.5 



56.5 



56 



37.8 



38.2 



36.9 



36.7 



25.9 



25.6 



15.1 

 11.4 

 43.2 

 28.8 

 27.3 

 33.9 



21 



20.4 



10 U. S. Dept. Agriculture, Office of Exp. Sta. Bui. 175. 



