Daily out- 
goings. 
ZZ ON THE PLACE OF JISH IN 
narrow gauge on the Great Western Railway. In 
both cases the amount of nitrogen compounds was 
increased also. (See Appendix.) 
It is the oxidation of Carbon in the body which is 
the chief source or origin of muscular power as apart 
from muscle structure. The oxidation of Hydrogen 
is known to have much the same duty, though the 
extent is hardly so well established by experiment. 
As the result of the comparison of inany sets of 
observations we get the following table of 
DAILY OUTGOINGS. 
CARBON given off in Ib. (0Z. (ok 
Carbonic acid by lungs... 4. 320 
sy - byfskin.78*.2"% 40 
Organic matter by kidneys . . 170 
Bs =f by intestines. 308 
§ 400 
HYDROGEN given off in 
Water formed in body by lungs and skin 1 70 
Organic matter by kidneys and 
intestines. . 100 
1 170 
OXYGEN given off in 
Carbonic acid by lungs .°:2 « 1 7 325 
Fa af byskin dp. )A kau. 111 
Organic matter by kidneys and 
intestines .. 357 
Water formed in body by lungs and skin 9 1380 
22 47 
NITROGEN given off in = 
Urea, etc. by kidneys . . 245 
Waste by intestines. . 46 
291 
* Reckon 438 [strictly 437°5] grains to oz, and 16 oz. to Ib, 
