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Influence of Inanition on Metabolism. 



October 13, 1905: 

 7 a.m. Rose; stomach seems somewhat 



empty. 

 7 b 40 m a. m. Was getting very hungry but 



after I took a drink of water the 



feeling was not so noticeable. 

 ll"35 m a. m. Am getting rather hungry 



and my belt hangs very loosely 



about me. 

 l h 15 m p. m. Do not feel hungry now. 

 4 h 14 m p. m. All the afternoon I have had 



a queer feeling on my lungs every 



time I drew a breath longer than 



Notes from diaries. 



Experiment No. 79, H. E. S. 



usual. Am not especially hungry 

 but feel as if I could eat. Lay down 

 from 5 h 10 m to 7*'2 m p. m. 

 October 14, 1905: 



7 a. m. Am very sick at my stomach ex- 

 cept when lying down. 



7 h 2 m p. m. Have felt weak and tired all 

 day, and have been dizzy when I 

 stood up. 



ll h 2 m p. m. Went to bed; got up at some 

 time in the night, about 1 a. m. I 

 believe. Thought it was morning. 



Experiment No 

 October 26, 1905 (preliminary 

 night) : 



Entered calorimeter chamber about 8 p. 

 m. Attempted to read but was so 

 sleepy that I had to stop; had slept 

 only 5 hours the night before. Re- 

 tired at 11 p. m. 

 October 27, 1905: 



7 a.m. Arose at signal; followed the 

 usual morning routine. Sat down 

 and read. 



7"45 m a. m. Took strength test. Feel all 

 right this morning; not hungry at 

 all. 



10"30 m a. m. Began to read, sitting near 

 window. 



12 h 20 m p. m. Lay down on bed; slept 

 some of the time. 



ll h 20 m p. m. Drank about one-half glass 

 of cold water before retiring, though 

 not very thirsty. 



80, C. R. Y. 



October 28, 1905: 



7 a. m. Do not feel ill, but have bad taste 



in mouth. Am a little weaker than 



yesterday, but not especially hungry. 

 7 h 20 m a. m. Drank some water, which I 



vomited some time between 8 and 9 



a. m. 

 ll h 20 m a. m. Reclined on bed, sleeping 



part of the time. 

 6 p. m. Have been lying down most of 



the afternoon. Felt all right except 



for bad taste in mouth. 



8 p.m. Went to sleep about 8 or 8 h 30 ,n 



p. m. and didn't wake up until 11 

 p. m. 

 ll h 20 m p. m. Drank some cold water; it 

 tasted good. During the latter part 

 of the night I slept but very little; 

 was anxious for morning to come. 

 Had bad taste in mouth whenever I 

 was awake. 



Experiment No. 81, A. H. M. 



November 21, 1905: 



7 h 30 m a. m. Slept all through the night; 

 well rested. Awoke at about 6"15 m 

 a. m., lay awake until 7. Feel per- 

 fectly normal this morning; have 

 good appetite. Felt somewhat 

 thirsty, drank a little water. 



l h 10 m p. m. Studied and read almost all 

 of the morning. Feel very well. 

 Could eat a pretty good dinner now, 

 but fasting does not trouble me very 

 much. 



7 t '5 m p. m. Feel just the same as at 

 noon; just about as hungry. Feel 

 perfectly strong. Read and studied 

 during the afternoon. 

 November 22, 1905: 



7 h 45 m a. m. Slept well through the whole 

 night; woke at about 6 h 15 m a. m., 

 rose at 7 a. m. Don't feel quite as 

 strong this morning. Was thirsty 



when I got up; drank some water 

 and feel better, though somewhat 

 weak when standing. Am all right 

 when sitting down. Head perfectly 

 clear. 



1 p. m. Feel stronger now than when I 

 rose this morning, began to feel bet- 

 ter after I had been about an hour 

 and a half. Think perhaps the 

 water made me feel better. Spent 

 nearly all the morning writing an 

 essay. Read a little. 



7 1, 10 m p. m. Feel all right, not very hun- 

 gry now. Lay down on bed from 1 

 p. m. to 6; had a few naps. Prob- 

 ably asleep about half the time. 

 Have been reading since 6. 



ll h 2 m p. m. Have been lying down all 

 the evening, reading a part of the 

 time. Feel well. 



