SALICYLIC ACID AND SALICYLATES. 499 



jVo. 9. G. W. L. 



The weight of No. 9 at the beginning of the fore period was 62.10 

 kilograms. The temperature was very slightly above the normal and 

 the rate of pulsation 84 per minute. The general physical condition 

 was good. This subject had suffered from no serious disease within a 

 year and had a long history of good health. Physical examination 

 disclosed all the organs in sound state and performing their normal 

 functions. There was but little variation in the condition of No. 9 

 during the fore period. The pulsation remained at about the original 

 rate, which was slightly above normal. The average weight for the 

 fore period was 62.25 kilograms, but the weight on the last day of the 

 fore period was exactly that of the first day, namely, 62.10 kilograms. 



No. 9 entered the preservative period in good condition. The first 

 day there was a slight increase of temperature, almost 1 degree, but 

 not sufficient to indicate a fever. This condition passed away, and on 

 the second day the usual normal conditions were restored. The first 

 preservative subperiod passed without any unusual incident. No. 9 

 did not, as most of the others had done, complain of being hungry 

 during this period. Normal conditions were continued until Novem- 

 ber 3, when a slight cold was noticed, with an increase of temperature 

 of about three-fourths of a degree. This condition continued on the 

 following day, a slight degree of fever being manifested, with head- 

 ache and a feeling of drowsiness during the day. These symptoms 

 evidently were to be attributed to the cold rather than to the preserva- 

 tive. The conditions were very much improved on the 5th instant; in 

 fact, with the exception of a slight cold in the head, the conditions 

 were normal. The slight cold continued but without any inconveni- 

 ence on the 6th instant, and the temperature and pulsation were nor- 

 mal. At this time there was a loss of weight amounting to about half 

 a kilogram. This loss of weight was due in part to a rather larger 

 evacuation than usual. Conditions were practically normal on the 7th 

 with the exception of a slight continuation of the cold. All condi- 

 tions were reported as favorable on November 9, during the second 

 preservative subperiod, but a dislike for mutton and lamb was 

 expressed when these meats were served. There was a slight increase 

 of the cold on November 10, but without any unpleasant results. 

 During the night of the 10th a restless condition which interfered to 

 some extent with sleep developed, and on November 12 the cold was 

 worse, but without any increase of temperature or other unfavorable 

 symptoms. 



No. 9 entered the fourth preservative subperiod feeling reasonably 

 well and weighing 61.90 kilograms, almost the same as at the begin- 

 ning of the period. There was a complaint of slight blurring of the 

 vision during the previous day, and though the cold in the head was 



