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Dr. E. A. Parkes on the 



[Feb. 1.2, 



1. Mean Temperature of the fourteen lioursivhen the man ivas under 



observation. 



144 observations in the water days give a mean daily temperature in 

 the axilla of 97'9, and 137 observations in the brandy days give a mean 

 daily temperature of 97'71. In the rectum the observations were 144 

 and 138 respectively, giving a mean daily rectum temperature of 98*89 

 in the non-brandy and 98'78 in the brandy days. 



This difference is so slight as to fall within the range of unavoidable 

 error ; but it might be that the effect of the brandy was only perceptible 

 for a short time. It is necessary then, to take the temperature of the 

 periods. 



2. Mean Temperature of tlie Periods. 



The differences, especially in the case of the rectum mean tempera- 

 tures, are slight even in the hours between 11 and 2. In every case, 

 however, the mean of the thermometer is lower, though to a very slight 

 extent, in the alcoholic series. This, however, is not conclusive, as will 

 be evident from a consideration of the mean rectum temperatures on the 

 several days. 



