Water. 



473 



If the weight of the skeleton be deducted from that of the body the pro- 

 portion of water in the flesh and other tissues is considerably greater than 

 60 per cent. Assuming such an increased percentage, from the relative 

 amounts of water lost during inanition it would appear that the observations 



Table 230. Proportion of total loss of flesh due to preformed water. 



Experiment 

 number. 



Subject and day of 

 experiment. 



Weight 



of 

 solids 

 kata- 



bolized. 



Per cent 



of total 



loss due to 



water. 



69. 



71. 



73. 



75. 



77. 



A.L.L., First day. . . 

 Second day. . 

 Third day.. . 

 Fourth day. . 



Average. 



S.A.B., First day 



Second day. . 

 Third day . . . 

 Fourth day. . 



Average. 



S.A.B., First day 



Second day. . 

 Third day... 

 Fourth day. . 

 Fifth day . . . 



Average, 



S.A.B., First day 



Second day. . 

 Third day. .. 

 Fourth day. . 

 Fifth day. . . 

 Sixth day. . . 

 Seventh day. 



Average 



S.A.B., First day 



Second day. 

 Third day . . 

 Fourth day. , 



Average 



Grams. 

 306 

 298 

 291 



268 



291 



Per cent. 

 48.3 

 68.9 

 41.1 

 59.1 



54.4 



341 

 254 

 249 

 229 



268 



56.4 

 65.2 

 69.3 

 57.3 



62.0 



314 

 248 

 235 

 229 

 225 



250 



66.3 

 71.5 

 59.8 

 61.2 

 57.3 



63.2 



271 

 263 

 243 

 247 

 226 

 222 

 217 



240 



69.1 

 68.6 

 64.7 

 48.9 

 53.6 

 52.4 



3 59.6 



294 

 263 

 273 

 257 



272 



1942 



1965 



927 



578 



853 



1236 



1228 



1200 



835 



1125 



76.2 

 78.6 

 77.3 

 69.2 



75 . 3 



1 Does not include water of feces. 



2 Gain. Water of feces not taken into account. 

 8 Average of 6 days. 



of Lichtenfelt 16 on the flesh of fish during inanition are likewise true for 

 the flesh of fasting man, i. e., inanition results in an increase in the proportion 

 of water in the body. 



160 Loc. cit. 



