52 Dr Davy's Voyage from England to Barhadoes. 



the skin to be moist with perspiration. It may not be amiss 

 here to give a few precise observations on the temperature of 

 different parts of the body, ascertained with as much accuracy 

 as possible. When the situation permitted, the bulb of the 

 thermometer was completely covered ; when otherwise, the 

 bulb was gently pressed on the surface, and barely covered 

 with a small pledget of cotton-wool. The following observa- 

 tions of the kind alluded to were made at sea, on the morn- 

 ing of the 6th of July, between 6 and 7 A.M., before rising, 

 when the temperature of my cabin was 82°. On commencing 

 them, it may be premised, that the temperature under the tongue 

 was 98*7 ; of the closed hand 98°; the pulse 60 ; the respira- 

 tions 14 ; and just after finishing them, the temperature under 

 the tongue was 98*9 ; of the closed hand 98*4 ; the pulse 64 ; 

 the respirations 15 ; an augmentation probably owing more to 

 the excited attention than to bodily exertion, which was in- 

 tentionally as little as possible, keeping chiefly in the horizon- 

 tal posture. 



o 



Closed hand, 98' 



Back of hand, bulb covered, ....... 94*45 



Do. uncovered, 94*4 



) 98-9 



Axilla, in different parts, .......> 93*4 



I 98- 



Lower part of groin, . . . . . . . . 98*9 



Groin over femoral artery, 98*4 



Do. about 2 inches from the line of the artery, where the in- 

 teguments are less lax than immediately over the artery, 99*1 

 Region of stomach, drawn in by stooping forward, so as to 



cover well the bulb, 99'2 



Right hypochondrium, the bulb, in like manner, covered, . 99*25 



Umbilical region, . . < 99'2 



Ham, 96- 



Two mornings previously, viz., on the 4th of July, between 

 6 and 7 A.M., when the air of my cabin was also 82°, the 

 temperature under the tongue 98°- 7, the pulse 60°, the re- 

 spirations 13°, the observations which follow were made : — 



o 



Between great and second toe of foot, . . * . . 97* 



Ham, ^^' 



Over femoral artery in thigh, about midway, the bulb covered, 967 



Do. in the same place, uncovered, .... 96*2 



