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Influence of Inanition on Metabolism. 



Metabolism Experiment No. 74. 



Immediately following the 5-day fast (experiment No. 73), an experiment 

 was made with the same subject in order to obtain additional information 

 regarding the effect on metabolism of the ingestion of food. The experiment 

 began February 2, 1905, at 7 a. m., and continued without interruption for 

 72 hours. Thus, the series (experiments Nos. 73 and 74) represents a contin- 

 uous 8-day experiment inside the respiration chamber, of which 5 days were 

 without and 3 days with food. As previously pointed out the data obtained 

 in the experiment with food, especially on the first and second days, indicate 

 the transformations during transition from fasting to food. 



Notes from diary, pulse records, and records of body movements. Such notes 

 from the diary as are deemed essential to an understanding of the condition 

 of the subject during his stay in the calorimeter, the records of his pulse rate, 

 and the usual records of body movements are given below : 



Notes from diary. 



Feb. 2, 1905: 



7 h 30 ,n a. m. Passed a fairly good night; 

 awoke first time at 3 h 25 m a. m., fell 

 asleep again at 3M5 m a. m. and 

 awoke at 6 h 25 m a. m. My tongue 

 has a white coat and is swollen, 

 showing my teeth marks on it; have 

 a sweet taste in my mouth. Have 

 just taken a little orange juice. 



4 p. m. Feel very comfortable. The 

 swelling of the tongue is gradually 

 diminishing. I feel so good I could 

 undertake another 5 days' fast to- 

 morrow. 



10 p. m. Have passed a very comfortable 

 day, but it is becoming a little mo- 

 notonous in here and I will be ex- 

 tremely glad to come out. 



10 h 30 m p. m. Pain in heart. 

 Feb. 3, 1905: 



7 h 30 m a. m. Have passed a fairly good 

 night; was still sleepy when called. 



8 h 15 m a. m. Have just defecated, but 

 with difficulty. 



12 m. Finished my second allotment of 



milk. It is very rich and has a dif- 

 ferent taste from that I usually 

 drink. Tongue still swollen and 

 coated; taste in the mouth only 

 moderately bad. 



4 p. m. Feel very comfortable, but a 

 little sleepy. 

 Feb. 4, 1905: 



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

 was still very sleepy when I re- 

 ceived the rising signal. My tongue 

 is heavily coated with a brownish 

 fur; taste in mouth is bad. I think 

 the milk is making me bilious, as it 

 is very heavy and rich. 



8 a. m. My tongue is still swollen a 



little. 

 8 h 15 m a. m. Defecated with much diffi- 

 culty. 



9 p. m. Have a slight dull (bilious) 



headache. 



10 p. m. My headache is increasing and 



I have a nauseated feeling; did not 

 take sufficient acids for the amount 

 of milk I drank. 



l . 1'ulse taken while sitting. 



2 Strong. 



