13G 



Influence of Inanition on Metabolism. 



Metabolism Experiment No. 73. 



The subject of this experiment was also the subject of experiments Nos. 71 

 and 72. Following experiment No. 72, from January 12 to January 27 

 (inclusive), he remained outside the calorimeter and lived on a diet of his 

 own selection. 



This diet consisted for the most part of fruits, nuts, and cereals, very little 

 meat being eaten. The return to his normal physical and mental condition 

 was so rapid that by the end of two weeks he was ready to begin another fast. 

 Accordingly, on the evening of January 27 he entered the respiration chamber 

 with the intention of remaining for a 5-day fast. The preliminary period 

 began at 1 a. m., January 28, the experiment proper beginning 6 hours later. 

 As usual the analyses of the respiratory products were made every 2 hours. 



Notes from diary, pulse records, and records of body movements. As in 

 previous experiments, the subject, S. A. B., kept a diary. This diary has been 

 abstracted, and a number of irrelevant notes omitted. The portions which 

 seemed essential are reported below, together with the pulse records made by the 

 subject, and the record of the grosser body movements. 



Notes from diary. 



Jan. 27, 1905 (preliminary night): 



9 h 20 m p. m. Entered calorimeter. 

 Jan. 28, 1905: 



7 h 30 m a. m. Did not sleep well; awoke at 

 3 a. m. and fell asleep again at 

 5 h 30 m a. m. My tongue is coated. 

 Do not feel as nervous as in my 

 former experiment. 



9 h 15 m a. m. Had a normal defecation. 



12 m. Am in splendid condition for a 

 fast; feel 100 per cent better than in 

 my former experiment. Nerves are 

 not overstrung. 



2 p. m. Am drinking distilled water and 

 like it very much. 



4 p. m. Have a slight bilious headache 

 and nausea; feel comfortable other- 

 wise. 



6 p. m. Headache is on left side of head 

 only. 



10 p. m. Feel sleepy. Have passed a very 

 comfortable day; feel considerably 

 better than in the previous experi- 

 ment. Have raised some catarrhal 

 phlegm during the day. 

 Jan. 29, 1905: 



7 h 30 m a. m. Passed a fairly good night. 

 Slept continuously until 3 h 30 m a. m.; 

 from then on woke nearly every 

 hour. My tongue has a whitish 

 coating and there is a sour taste in 

 my mouth; otherwise perfectly well. 



10 a. m. My nose feels very dry; a speck 

 of blood stained my handkerchief 

 while blowing my nose. 



12 m. Have been very quiet. 



2 p. m. Feel very comfortable and sur- 

 prisingly well. The distilled water 

 tastes considerably better than the 

 ordinary city water I drank in the 

 previous experiment. 



10 p. m. Have had a slight headache, 

 but it did not last. Passed a very 

 comfortable day. Some mucous 

 from throat during the day. 

 Jan. 30, 1905: 



7 h 30 m a. m. Have slept considerably bet- 

 ter than the night previous. Slept 

 continuously from 11 p. m. to 4 h 45 ra 

 a. m.; fell asleep again at 5"15 m a. 

 m., and awakened at 6 h 45 m a. m. 

 Tongue has a whitish fur on it and 

 there is a bad taste in my mouth. 



6 p. m. Comfortable day so far. 



10 p. m. Noticed a very pronounced odor 

 of burning wood between 9 and 10 

 p. m.; also noticed it yesterday 

 when the doctor was taking my 

 pulse rate. Considerable raising of 

 mucus from throat. Have passed a 

 very comfortable day. This stay in 

 calorimeter much pleasanter than 

 the former; then I felt miserable, 

 now I feel fine and could fast for an 

 indefinite period. 



