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he was getting considerable food. Thinks he could have stayed on that diet 



indefinitely; was getting practically enough to satisfy him. During actual 



period of reduction in attempt to lose 10 per cent (15 pounds or so) was 



uncomfortable and hungry all the time. Frequently, at night, would go to 



bed because of hunger, and realized he would sleep and in the morning would 



wake up and go through respiration experiment; then would get something to 



eat. "When you are getting a very small diet, for the hour and a half after 



the meal you notice being hungry more than before the meal; you feel almost 



starved, and crave any food you see; after that this condition seems to pass 



away. It was a hard matter to have the men at the other tables in the dining- 



hall eating so much and getting such large helpings and yourself be cut down 



so low. " 



George A. Brown (Bro). 



November 10, 1917. — 1,402 net calories on this date. "At times I feel a 

 little weak, but as compared with last year, when eating all I wanted, I now 

 feci much better and have 'pep' left after the day is over." One of the 

 greatest deprivations has been the fact he could not eat candy, etc., be- 

 tween meals; had been in the habit of getting candy and peanuts between 

 meals when going downtown and passing a drugstore; has not felt painfully 

 hungry at any time, but sometimes hungry just before supper. In general 

 potatoes and milk taste best to him. Craves nothing except candy; would 

 order a large steak with plenty of gravy. 



December 6, 1917. — Was "terribly" hungry the other day; could not study. 



December 8, 1917. — "I feel all right. It is too near meal-time to feel 

 otherwise. I am occasionally hungry. " 



December 12, 1917. — In evening stomach feels rumbling and queer. 



December 19, 1917.— "Not so hungry." 



January 12, 1918. — Net calorie intake, 1,536 calories; previous two days, 

 699 and 883 calories. "I do not have enough to eat. I feel better now than 

 right after supper. I seem to notice the reduction in food more this time than 

 I did the first time. Perhaps the cut is a greater one." 



January 14, 1918. — Hungry. 



January 15, 1918. — Hungry. 



January 16, 1918. — Weak but better (double portion of food). 



January 17, 1918.— Feel good but lack "pep," i. e., life and snap (double 

 portion of food) . 



January 26, 1918. — Net calorie intake, 1,927; averaged about 1,500 calories 

 for the previous 6 days. "The past few days I have been rather weak and 

 hungry at times." 



January 29, 1918. — Feel good (double portion of food). 



February 2, 1918. — "Is the food you are now getting sufficient to satisfy 

 hunger?" "Yes." "Any hunger pains?" "Not in the last two days." 

 "What has been the chief disagreeable feature of the whole experiment to 

 you?" "Feeling hungry and thinking of all the good things I might have 

 to eat, but particularly hated to go without candy and sweet things of that 

 nature." 



February 8, 1918.— "Following the experiment I found that I had lots of 

 gas and a sour stomach, no indigestion or diarrhea, or special pains. Con- 

 cerning the experiment in general I think several of the men tried to arrange 

 their work to accommodate themselves to the hunger. In my own case I 

 could study pretty well following meals, but an hour or an hour and a half 

 before meals I found it much better to occupy myself in arranging the books 

 on the shelves in the library. I thought of the food so much and it had to 

 be so scientific. If I only could have had a httle candy I would have given 



