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and 74, respectively, at end of the subperiod. The average body 

 weight was 64.34 kilograms. 



On the first day of the second after subperiod No. 3 reported a 

 slight feeling of malaise and that he easily became tired. His tem- 

 perature was 99.3 F. and pulsation 80. He felt all right the following 

 day, but had a headache in the morning of the third day of the period, 

 which passed away before evening. No symptoms are shown on the 

 last two days of the period, his temperature and pulse being normal. 



The average body weight for this subperiod was 64.66 kilograms 

 and for the entire after period 64.50 kilograms. The small trace of 

 albumin in the urine still persisted during the after period. 



No. 4.F. E. B. 



At the beginning of the fore period No. 4 was suffering with a severe 

 cold. He had some fever, his temperature on the first day of the period 

 registering 100.1 F. and pulsation 96. He weighed 63.31 kilograms 

 on this day. In the evening he took 4 grains of quinine and 15 grains 

 of phenacetin. The next day his temperature had fallen to 99.6 

 and his pulse was 86 beats per minute. The cold was still quite severe, 

 but improving. It gradually wore off as the period advanced, till at 

 the end of the first fore subperiod the subject felt about normal, 

 though he still had a slight cold with an occasional headache. His 

 temperature on the last day of this period was 98.6 F., pulse 74, and 

 body weight 62.91 kilograms. The average weight for the period was 

 63.11 kilograms. 



He still suffered slightly from the cold during the first part of the 

 second fore subperiod, but gradually improved, till at end of the 

 period he reported himself as entirely normal and feeling all right. 

 The average temperature for this subperiod was 98.4 and pulse 69, 

 with only slight variations from these averages. The average body 

 weight was 62.89, the average weight for the entire fore period being 

 62.97 kilograms. 



No. 4 passed through the first preservative subperiod without any 

 feeling of discomfort, and in a normal condition. His temperature 

 was a little below normal, 98.2 F., and pulse averaged 67 beats per 

 minute. His average weight for this period was 63 kilograms. There 

 were no abnormal symptoms during the second preservative sub- 

 period, temperature and pulse being also normal and the average body 

 weight 62.82 kilograms. 



The same statement also applies to the third preservative subperiod, 

 with the exception of the temperature, which is a little subnormal, 

 especially toward the end of the period, when only 98 is recorded. 

 The body weight for this period averaged 62.69 kilograms. 



