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Influence of Inanition on Metabolism. 



Notes from diary. Continued. 



December 5, 1905 (cont.) 



7 h 10 m p. m. Drank some water; it was 

 absolutely tasteless, but cool and re- 

 freshing. Am greatly refreshed by 

 my sleep. Feel perfectly well again, 

 head perfectly clear; less inclined to 

 move rapidly than I was this morn- 

 ing, but am quite as comfortable. 

 Not hungry now except when I 

 think of something in particular to 

 eat. 



9 h 25 m p. m. Feel well and comfortable; 

 no pain, nothing to annoy me. 



9 h 30 m p. m. Lay down; slept most of 

 time till signal at 11 p. m. 



11 p. m. Undressed and retired. It must 

 have been nearly 12 before I fell 

 asleep, then slept soundly. Awoke 

 at 5 a. m., looked at my watch, and 

 went to sleep again. 

 December 6, 1905: 



7 a. m. Feel rather faint and weak this 

 morning, but have no pain and am 

 quite comfortable, but hungry. 



8 h 5 m a. m. Very unpleasant taste in the 

 mouth. Drank some water and 

 went on writing. 



9 a. m. Lay down, after drinking some 

 water; went to sleep almost at once. 



10"30 m a. m. Awoke, but lay still. 



11a.m. Arose; took dynamometer test. 



12 a. m. Feel much better than when I 

 arose this morning; that is, feel 

 stronger. Still feel somewhat faint 

 but very comfortable. 



lp.m. Lay down; feel well. 



2 h 50 m p. m. Awoke. 



4 h 10 m p. m. Got up. Feel well; a little 

 weak, but no more so than this 

 morning. Quite comfortable. 



7 p. m. Feel well and rather stronger 



than earlier in the day, but some- 

 what faint even yet. 



7 h 10 m p. m. Took dynamometer test. 



7 h 45 m p. m. Am not in pain but am de- 

 cidedly faint. It requires very no- 

 ticeable effort to hold up my head, 

 also to write. Left hand weak and 

 rather unsteady, right hand some- 

 what better. Not at all pleasant sit- 

 ting up. 



8 p.m. Saw friends at the window; 



greatly pleased to see them. Made 

 me forget all about how I felt. 



9 p. m. Lay down, feeling comfortable, 



though a little faint and hungry; 

 went to sleep. 

 11 p. m. Awoke at signal. Retired and 

 went to sleep very shortly. Awoke 

 early, could not tell when, but prob- 

 ably about 5 h 30 m a. m., then went to 

 sleep again. 



Experiment No. 85, N. M. P. 



December 8, 1905 (preliminary 

 night) : 



Read until 9 h 45 m p. m.; light not good. 

 Very comfortable; stomach feels 

 full. 



December 9, 1905: 



Did not sleep very well. Woke at l h 30 m , 

 3 h 30 m , and 4 h 30 m a. m., staying 

 awake about three-quarters of an 

 hour the last time. The reason for 

 waking was that I kicked off the 

 loose blanket and became chilly. 

 Rose at 7. Drank some water at 

 7 h 40 m . Slightly cool, but not un- 

 comfortable. 



9 h 15 m a. m. Took dynamometer test and 

 drank a little water. 



9 h 30 m a. m. Feel somewhat hungry. 



12 1, 15 m to 12"20 m p. m. Walked around 

 the calorimeter and examined the 

 apparatus. 



12 h 20 m p. m. Began to study mathemat- 

 ics. 



l h 25 m p. m. Stopped studying. Made up 

 bed and lay down, read and rested; 

 slept a little. 



4 p. m. Dynamometer test. Everything 

 very comfortable; not feeling hun- 

 gry except when I think about it. 

 Read and rested until 7. 



7 p. m. Studied, read, and wrote all the 

 evening. Part of the time in chair 

 and part of the time reclining on 

 bed. 



11 p. m. Am not feeling uncomfortable 

 in any way nor particularly hungry. 

 December 10, 1905: 



Slept better than the previous night; 

 woke up twice, at 2 h 15 m , and 4 h 30 m 

 a. m. or thereabout. The pneumo- 

 graph makes me uncomfortable 

 when I lie down. 



7 h 50 m a. m. Felt dizzy when I got up; 

 my stomach seemed somewhat up- 

 set, and I felt weak. Drank some 

 water. After sitting for a few min- 

 utes the dizziness ceased; the bil- 

 ious feeling is also going. Desire 

 to urinate noticeable as it was all 

 day yesterday. 



