SALICYLIC ACID AND SALICYLATES. 501 



At the beginning of the preservative period the weight of No. 10 

 was 56.95 kilograms; temperature and pulsation normal. During the 

 first preservative subperiod he did not report any unusual hunger. 



During the second subperiod he remained in excellent condition, 

 without any apparent disturbance of any of the functions of the bod} 7 . 

 A slight cold developed at the beginning of the third preservative sub- 

 period on November 8, but it was of no consequence and passed away 

 on the following day. 



At the beginning of the fourth subperiod the weight of No. 10 was 

 57.32 kilograms. A feeling of fullness was reported by the subject on 

 that day. There was a slight depression of temperature amounting to 

 about three-tenths of a degree. No unfavorable symptoms were mani- 

 fested during the rest of this period. 



At the beginning of the fifth preservative subperiod the weight of 

 No. 10 was 57.26 kilograms and he was in excellent condition. 



At the beginning of the sixth subperiod the weight of No. 10 was 

 57.10 kilograms, the temperature and pulse normal, and he was feel- 

 ing very well. At the close of the sixth preservative subperiod the 

 weight of No. 10 was 57.10 kilograms and no unfavorable symptoms 

 had developed. No. 10 did not even complain of the hunger which 

 was a characteristic symptom in most of the other cases. The average 

 weight of No. 10 during the preservative period was 57.33 kilograms. 



The subject entered the after period in excellent condition and on 

 the second day complained of being hungry. He again complained of 

 hunger on December 1. 



At the beginning of the second after subperiod his weight was 56. 30 

 kilograms and he still complained of being hungry. On December 4 

 No. 10 was taken ill and was unable to appear at his meals. On the 5th 

 he reported for duty with a temperature about 1 degree above the 

 normal and with a pulse of 90 per minute. He complained of feeling 

 weak, his stomach was out of order, and his tongue coated. His con- 

 dition was somewhat improved on the following day, but he did not 

 feel entirely well. On the 7th the temperature and pulse were normal 

 again and No. 10 reported himself as feeling well. The subject's 

 weight on the last day of the after period was 52.2 kilograms, having 

 lost about 4 kilograms from his illness. 



It does not appear that in the above case the administration of the 

 salicylic acid had any apparent effect either in increasing or decreas- 

 ing the appetite or affecting in any way the ordinary functions of the 



organs of the body. 



No. 11. A. F. M. 



The weight of No. 11 at the beginning of the fore period was 65.46 

 kilograms. His temperature and pulse were normal. During the 

 whole of the fore period No. 11 remained in excellent condition and 

 no variations of any consequence in his condition were noted. His 



