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some steak and johnnycake. In the evening some more johnnycake, and 



that evening suffered intensely with much gas. Tuesday I ate nothing, but in 



the evening when we had the banquet I took a small meal. It was a turkey 



dinner with all the fixings. I had to pay the penalty, and think it was because 



of the doughnuts, which were eaten first. All the members of the squad took 



their pulse at the banquet; the rate ranged from 72 to 104." On many 



evenings during the diet experiment it was necessary for the subject to go to 



bed immediately after supper, because he was so hungry he could not study 



satisfactorily. 



• Everett R. Kontner (Kon). 



November 10, 1917. — Feels hungry at times, especially just before noon. 

 Misses bread most; hkes milk best in present diet list; craves candy. 



November 16, 1917.— Boes not like food reduction; thinks if food is reduced 

 more he will not be able to study. Was shown his percentage loss in body- 

 weight. Complains of being reduced too rapidly. Asked whether he did 

 not understand that when he was selected to join the squad it was with the 

 understanding that he would have to lose weight rapidly, and replied: "Yes; 

 but I did not understand that I would have to reduce so rapidly that it would 

 interfere with my regular work and put me in a position to be unable to do my 

 work." Asked for double portion of spinach at noon, which he would have 

 received, but there was none left. Was promised all the spinach he wanted. 

 Several members of squad think that Kon will be all right later, and endeavor 

 to cheer him up. 



January 26, i^i 5.— Hungry, but not more than usual. 



February 2, 1918.— Last three days has not had hunger pains of any con- 

 sequence. Chief inconvenience has been from weakness and hunger. 



February 6, 1918. — Ate considerable at night. 



February 8, 1918.—" I did overeat Monday evening. I was not ill, but had 

 a very great feeling of fullness and produced vomiting artificially. The next 

 morning I was all right." 



Otto A. Gullickson (Gul). 



November 10, I917.—Tiied from overwork rather than from undereating. 

 No complaints; has felt hungry evenings about 11 o'clock after his work at the 

 Boy^' Club. "Feel fine; never felt better in my fife. Only disagreeable 

 feehngs are occasional hunger pains. Otherwise physical condition better 

 than ever before." 



November 12, 1917.— E.as disorder of bowels (after free Sunday). 



December 7, 1917.— Ras increased weight l}4 kg. Is dissatisfied because he 

 thinks he should not have been fed so well and "now I have to starve myself 

 again to get my weight down." 



December 8, 1917.— "Feel fine and dandy. Better than last week. Have 

 recently increased about 1 kg. and think this is reason why I feel better." 



January 7, 1918.— Has abstained from food completely for two days 

 (Saturday and Sunday, January 5 and 6) to reduce weight. 



January 12, 1918.— "I am not so effective as I should be, because of not 

 enough to eat, I think." 



January 17, 1918.— Said he would eat nothing for two to three days until 

 he had lost his 10 per cent. Had no supper the day before. Took three 

 sticks of gum on January 17 and 18 but nothing else. 



February 2, 1918.— "The diet which I have been gettmg durmg the last 

 week has been very comfortable. I could go on this diet for the rest of my 

 natural fife." "That is, you mean continually?" "Yes, judging by the way 

 I have felt the last three or four days, I believe I could. The hunger pangs 



