540 



Influence of Inanition on Metabolism. 



The ratio of nitrogen to sulphur (S) was computed only for the first week 

 of the first nitrogen metabolism experiment. It was there found to be 12.7. 

 In the second nitrogen metabolism experiment, the ratios were 11.5 and 13.9 

 for the 2 weeks, respectively. 



Table 258. Gain (+) or loss ( ) of nitrogen, phosphorus (P 2 OJ, and sulphur 

 (SOJ, in nitrogen metabolism experiments Nos. 1 and 2. 



Date, 1905. 



Gain (+) or loss(-) 



(a) 



(6) 



Nitro- Phosphor- 

 ic acid 



gen. 



(P2O5). 



(c) 



Sulphur 



trioxide 



(S0 3 ). 



Date, 1905. 



Gain (+) or loss ( ) 



(a) 



Nitro- 

 gen. 



(&) 

 Phosphor- 

 ic acid 

 (P 2 Ob). 



(0) 



Sulphur 

 trioxide 



(SO a ). 



ExpHNo.l. 

 First week: 

 Mar. 14-15. 

 Mar. 15-16. 

 Mar. 16-17. 

 Mar. 17-18. 

 Mar. 18-19 . 

 Mar. 19-20. 

 Mar. 20-21. 



Total, 1st week 

 Av. per day.. 



Second week: 

 Mar. 21-22.. 

 Mar. 22-23.. 

 Mar. 23-24.. 

 Mar. 24-25.. 

 Mar. 25-26.. 

 Mar. 26-27.. 

 Mar. 27-28.. 



Orams. Grams. 

 + 5.66+ 6.671 

 + 9.111 + 10.547 

 + 8.18+ 8.331 

 + 6.93|+ 6.777 

 + 13.87J+ 5.265 

 + 3.30+ 4.037 

 + 10.13+ 6.626 



+ 57.18+48.254 

 + 8.171+ 6.893 



Grams. 



+ 1.494 



+ 2.225 



+ .845 



- .403 



+ 1.645 



+ .576 



+ 4.851 



+ 11.233 

 + 1.605 



8.03 

 7.02 

 4.30 

 9.08 

 5.15 

 9.73 

 8.19 



+ 2.755 

 + 3.744 

 + 1.243 

 + 3.327 

 + 4.387 

 + 3.270 

 + 3.940 



Total, 2d week +51.50 

 Av. per day. . . + 7.36 



Third week: 

 Mar. 28-29 . . 

 Mar. 29-30 . . 

 Mar. 30-31.. 

 Mar.31-Ap.lj 

 Apr. 1- 2 . . 1 

 Apr. 2- 3 . . 

 Apr. 3-4.. 



+ 22.666 

 + 3.238 



1.41 



1.51 



.85 



+ 13.61 



3.31 

 1.64 



Total, 3d week j + 22.33 

 Av. per day.. '+ 3.19 



+ 0.618 

 + .608 

 + .286 



+ 3.084 



+ 

 + 



.472 

 .666 



+ 5.734 

 + .819 



Fourth v. eek : 

 Apr. 4-5 . . . 

 Apr. 5-6. .. 

 Apr. 6-7. .. 

 Apr. 7-8... 



Grams. 



- 0.89 

 + 3.45 

 + 3.23 



- .69 



Grams. 

 + 0.414 

 + .672 

 + 1.848 

 + .779 



Grams. 



+ 0.487 



Total, 4 days 

 Av. per day.. 



ExpH No. 2, 

 First week: 

 Apr. 12-13.. 

 Apr. 13-14 . . 

 Apr. 14-15.. 

 Apr. 15-16.. 

 Apr. 16-17.. 

 Apr. 17-18.. 

 Apr. 18-19.. 



Total. 1st week 

 Av. per day. . 



Second'week: 

 Apr. 19-20.. 

 Apr. 20-21.. 

 Apr. 21-22.. 

 Apr. 22-23 . . 

 Apr. 23-24.. 

 Apr. 24-25.. 

 Apr. 25-26.. 



10 +3.7131 



27| + .928; 



4.94 

 2.55 

 2.45 

 6.94 

 2.42 

 7.42 

 4.28 



+ 21.12 

 + 3.02 



-0.746 

 + .264 

 + .523 

 + 1 . 563 

 + .664 

 + 1.720 

 + .620 



+ 4.608 

 + .658 



2.94 

 5.78 

 5.67 

 1.98 

 8.28 

 4.52 

 2.85 



Total, 2d week +32.02 

 Av. per day.. . -\ 4.57 



+ 1.454, +0.704 

 + 1.421, + .688 



+ .990 

 - .037 

 + 2.127 

 + .099 



+ 1.227 

 + .503 

 + 1.558 

 + .573 



1 + 6.054' + 5.253 

 ^LOO^ .876 



1 For 6 days. 



The ratio of nitrogen to phosphorus pentoxide in ordinary flesh has been 

 found to be not far from 6.6, and since these ratios are much smaller than 

 this, it is apparent that there was a much larger proportion of phosphoric acid 

 stored than of nitrogen, and hence they can not be taken as indicating in 

 any sense the storage of flesh. They rather imply that the probable heavy 



