778 INFLUENCE OF FOOD PRESERVATIVES ON HEALTH. 



No. 6.L. M. S. 



No. 6 was confined to his room eleven days during the relaxation 

 period with an attack of la grippe, his temperature at one time rising 

 to 103 F. He still felt weak at the beginning of the period of obser- 

 vation, but was regaining his strength and feeling normal with good 

 appetite. Aside from the facts above noted the subject passed 

 through the fore period in good condition. He gained weight 

 slightly, as might be expected, the average for the first fore subperiod 

 being 58.65, for the second fore subperiod 58.82, and for the entire 

 fore period 58.74 kilograms. Temperature and pulse were somewhat 

 irregular during the fore period, but not to such an extent as to be 

 abnormal. 



The subject passed through the first preservative subperiod in good 

 condition; temperature and pulse were normal. The average body 

 weight for this subperiod was 58.77 kilograms. 



In the second preservative subperiod No. 6 had an average tem- 

 perature of 98.5 F. and pulse constant at 78 beats per minute. He 

 had a slight attack of indigestion but was normal in all other respects. 

 The average body weight for this subperiod was 58.71 kilograms. 



Temperature and pulse remained normal throughout the third pre- 

 servative subperiod. The subject complained of slight loss of appe- 

 tite on the first day, which he regained, however, on the two succeed- 

 ing days. He also complained of indigestion and an uncomfortable 

 feeling in the stomach and headache after meals. He was taken with 

 nausea after lunch on February 24, but retained food, and the nau- 

 seated feeling finally passed away. The average body weight was 58.66 

 kilograms for this subperiod. 



No preservative was given during the fourth preservative period. 

 The first three days of this period No. 6 had a temperature of 98.2 F., 

 pulsations 78. He had sensations of pain in the region of the stom- 

 ach, felt faint at times and dizzy; reported headache on one or two 

 occasions. On the last two days of this period his temperature and 

 pulse were normal, but he still had a touch of indigestion. His aver- 

 age body weight for this period was 58.50; for the entire preservative 

 period 58.66 kilograms. 



This subject's general appearance during the preservative period 

 was decidedly below normal, and he showed the effects of the preserv- 

 ative to quite an extent. 



In the first after subperiod there was shown a tendency to a subnor- 

 mal temperature, though on the first day the temperature and pulse 

 were normal. He complained on this day of a faint feeling in the 

 stomach, which was relieved after eating ; this same feeling manifested 

 itself on the following day, though in other respects he was feeling 

 well. On the last day of this subperiod his temperature was 98.2 F., 

 pulsations 78, average body weight 58.65 kilograms. 



