CONTENTS. 



Organization of the experiment 479 



SERIES VI. 



Administration of the preservative 481 



Schedule of administration 481 



Method of administration 482 



Quantity of the preservative 483 



Excretion of the salicylic acid 483 



Method for determining salicylic acid in the urine 483 



Discussion of results 485 



Daily medical and clinical notes 486 



Individual data 486 



Conclusions 504 



Body weights 505 



Variations in body weights 505 



Ratio of food weight to body weight 508 



Microscopical examination of the blood 520 



Weight and water content of the feces 525 



The urine 531 



Volume, specific gravity, and total solids 531 



Individual data 531 



Summary for nine men 534 



Presence of albumin and the reaction of the urine 539 



Ratio of sulphur, sulphates, and phosphoric acid to nitrogen excreted in 



the urine 541 



Individual data 541 



Summary for nine men 543 



Changes in the relative quantities of sulphur compounds excreted in the 



urine 557 



Individual data 558 



Summary for nine men 561 



Microscopical examination of the urine 574 



Discussion of observations 575 



General conclusion 577 



Metabolic processes 582 



Nitrogen balance 583 



Individual data 583 



General discussion of individual data 589 



Summary .* 590 



Phosphoric acid balance 604 



Individual data 604 



Summary 612 



Sulphur balance 626 



Individual data 627 



Summary 632 



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