18 Effect of Alcohol on Psycho-Physiological Functions. 



affections, but sweetens the temper. Effect on routine work not known, as he 

 never takes it when working. No effect on morals. One glass aids digestion; 

 two glasses retard it; no effect upon the urine. 



Tea and coffee. — One cup strong coffee every morning. 



Life insurance. — Examined for life insurance a year previous. Northwest- 

 ern Mutual Life Insurance Company. Accepted. 



This personal history must be supplemented, particularly with regard 

 to the frequency with which alcohol was commonly taken by this sub- 

 ject, since during the later experiments no alcohol was used outside the 

 Laboratory or for four days previous to beginning the work. It is 

 stated that alcohol is used "at banquets," and in the same paragraph 

 "last used, October 3, 1913, one glass of beer." This last quotation, 

 which really refers only to the pre-experimental condition for October 

 7, 1913 (see table 1, section n), might be taken as meaning a period of 

 abstinence during the following months in which the experiments were 

 interspersed. From the original protocols the following facts are dis- 

 covered ■} 



October 22, 1913 (normal experiment), 3 bottles of beer taken within previ- 

 ous week, one-half bottle two days previous to experiment. October 29, 1913 

 (alcohol experiment), 3 bottles of beer and 1 bottle of wine taken within the 

 previous week; one-half bottle of beer taken two days previous to experiment. 

 November 12, 1913 (alcohol experiment), 1 glass of beer four days before. 

 November 19, 1913 (normal experiment), 2 bottles of beer taken within pre- 

 ceding week, one of them three days previous to experiment. December 2, 

 1913 (alcohol experiment), 3 bottles of beer taken during the previous week, 

 two of these on the evening of November 29. December 9, 1913 (normal 

 experiment), 2 glasses of beer on the evening of December 6. December 16, 



1913 (alcohol experiment), 2 ounces of port wine taken previous evening, a 

 total of 1 pint of port wine taken during the week previous to the experiment. 

 January 1, 1914 (normal experiment), 2 bottles of beer in the previous week. 

 January 22, 1914 (alcohol experiment), 2 glasses of beer taken during the week 

 previous. January 28, 1914 (alcohol experiment), 1 glass of beer and 1 glass 

 of wine taken January 27. February 4, 1914 (alcohol experiment), 2 glasses 

 of beer during previous week, one of these taken the evening of February 3. 

 February 12, 1914 (alcohol experiment), " 1 glass of ale last night." March 2, 



1914 (normal experiment), "1 glass of beer last Saturday night." The notes 

 in the protocols do not cover all the dates on which experiments occurred. 

 The subject ordinarily drank from 1 to 6 glasses of beer and wine during Sat- 

 urday and Sunday. The experiments were usually made on Tuesday and 

 Wednesday. Those on December 8, 1913, and March 2, 1914, occurred on 

 Monday. 



A personal communication from Subject VII adds the information 

 that he and Subject VI roomed together during the school year in which 

 these experiments were made. Their custom was to buy a case of beer 

 and several bottles of wine at a time. Subject VI drank beer and 

 wine only (see above). Subject VII drank these and stronger bev- 

 erages which were frequently on hand. His usual consumption was, 

 he thinks, greater than that of Subject VI. Subject IX roomed near 

 and the three frequently spent the evenings together. 



1 See p. 13, table 1, section II, for other data concerning the dates which follow. 



