Metabolism Experiment No. 71. 



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Jan. 8, 1905: 



10 h 30 m p. m. Sleepy feeling has passed 



away; only feel weak. My brain is 



becoming clearer; bad taste in 



mouth less noticeable. Feel listless. 



Jan. 9, 1905: 



7 b 30 m a. m. Did not sleep as well as the 

 night before, possibly because I 

 slept during the day. Feel very 

 weak, for want of fresh air; during 

 my previous fasts I have taken a 

 walk in the open air whenever I 

 commenced to feel sleepy or weak, 

 and the feeling would soon pass 

 away. My tongue is still coated and 

 have sour taste in my mouth. My 

 colon is filled with fecal matter 

 which I can not pass out. 



10"30 m a. m. Feel very sleepy. My brain 

 is tired; can not think much; feel 

 more like a caged animal than a 

 human being. 



l''30 m p. m. Not uncomfortable but weak; 

 do not feel hungry yet. The air in 

 here is very dry. Much gas is pass- 

 ing out via rectum. 



5 h 30 m p. m. Have had no headache all 

 day; tongue still coated, but bad 

 taste slowly passing away. 



7 h 30 m p. m. Am commencing to have a 

 slight headache (bilious); my mind 

 is very much clearer than it was 

 this morning. 

 Jan. 10, 1905: 



7 h 30 m a. m. Did not sleep very well last 

 night. Changed my position too 

 often to be comfortable, but did not 

 have any " danger " forebodings as 

 on the first night. Feel very weak 

 but not hungry; tongue coated. I 

 can scrape it off. This morning 

 upon arising my tongue appeared to 

 be swollen and sticking to the roof 

 of my mouth. Eyes look red; am 



commencing to have a slight head- 

 ache again. My nerves are very 

 shaky; brain is not clear. 



lO'-SO" 1 a. m. Feel a little stronger to- 

 day; brain is clearer and nerves are 

 not so shaky. Have better self-con- 

 trol. Feel very dirty; my body is 

 commencing to give off a very disa- 

 greeable odor. 



l h 30 m p. m. Received some newspapers, 

 and after reading them became 

 more cheerful. It is commencing to 

 become tedious staying in here; be- 

 ing of a nervous temperament I al- 

 ways want to be moving about, 

 changing my position, etc. The 

 drinking-water is beginning to have 

 an ill effect on me. Am commencing 

 to have cramps intermittently in 

 stomach and intestines. The water 

 is also causing the disagreeable 

 taste and coated tongue. 



2 h 30 m p. m. Have a little nausea and 

 hiccough frequently; my heart is 

 commencing to pain me a little. 



4 h 30 m p. m. Swallowed some water and 

 hiccoughs commenced again, also 

 heart pain. 



5 h 30 m p. m. Am commencing to feel weak 

 again; feel all relaxed. Have cramps 

 in my intestines continually now. 

 The water tastes very badly to me; 

 it is bitter and nauseating. 



7 h 15 m p. m. My head is commencing to 

 ache a little. Have had a desire to 

 defecate all day. 

 Jan. 11, 1905: 



7 ll 15 m a. m. Did not sleep well; do not 

 believe I slept 1 hour all told. Was 

 not in any discomfort; simply lay 

 down and occasionally changed my 

 position. Did not feel tired on aris- 

 ing. Eyes red. 



Pulse. The records of pulse as taken by the subject are given below. 



Experiment No. 71. 1 



1 Pulse taken while sitting unless otherwise specified. 



2 Lying down. 



3 Standing. 



