CONTENTS 



Page. 



Introduction 235 



Purpose of the experiments 235 



Questions actually studied 236 



Apparatus and methods of inquiry 236 



Accuracy of apparatus and met hoc Is 237 



The experiments 238 



General plan 238 



The men who served as subjects of the experiments 239 



Symptoms observed in experiments with alcohol 240 



( iciieral description of individual metabolism experiments 240 



List of metabolism experiments with and without alcohol and grouping for comparison 240 



Group A. Rest experiments Nos. 9 and 10. Experiments with ordinary diet and with alcohol diet.. 242 



Group B. Rest experiments Xos. 22 and 24. Experiments with ordinary diet and with alcohol diet.. -44 



Group ('. Rest experiments Nos. 26 to 28. Experiments with ordinary diet and with alcohol diet.. 245 

 (irouj. D. Work experiments Nos. 11 and 12. Experiments with ordinary diet and with alcohol 



diet 246 



Group E. Work experiments Nos. 29 to 31. Experiments with ordinary diet and with alcohol diet. . 247 



Group F. Work experiments Nos. 32 to 34. Experiments with ordinary diet and with alcohol diet. . 249 

 Group G. Rest experiments Nos. 7, 13, and 14. Experiments with ordinary diet and with alcohol 



diet 250 



Group II. Rest experiments Nos. 5 and 15 to 17. Experiments with ordinary diet and with alcohol 



diet - 251 



Group I. Rest experiments Nos. 18 to 21. Experiments with ordinary diet and with alcohol diet.. 253 



Digestion experiments - 255 



Discussion of the results of the experiments 256 



Effect of alcohol upon the digestion of food 256 



Proportions of alcohol oxidized and unoxidized - 258 



Metabolism of the energy of alcohol 259 



The protection of body material by alcohol -'61 



Protection of body fat 263 



Protection of body protein 264 



Effect of alcohol upon the radiation of heat from the body 272 



Rapidity of combustion of alcohol in the body 276 



Alcohol as a source of heat in the body '-> • 



Alcohol as a source of muscular energy 277 



Summary of plan and results of the experiments 285 



APPENDIX. 



Data — Experimental methods 289 



Metabolism experiments 289 



Statistical details of metabolism experiments -"■ I| 



Experiment No. 12. Work with alcohol diet 291 



Experiments Xos. 15-17. Rest with alcohol diet 305 



Experiments Nos. 18-21. Rest. Nos. 18-20 with alcohol diet 317 



Experiments Xos. 22-24. Rest. No. 22 with alcohol diet 330 



Experiments Xos. 26-28. Rest. No. 27 with alcohol diet 342 



Experiments Nos. 29-31. Work. No. 30 with alcohol diet 354 



Experiments Nos. 32-34. Work. No. 33 with alcohol diet 366 



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