IXDEX 



917 



Bacteriology, intestinal, of normal 

 nursling, effects of sugars upon in- 

 testinal flora, experimental evidence 

 of, IV.)4. 



relation between diet and mi- 



crobic response, 691. 



So ur milk therapy and intestinal 



metabolism, 700. 



Bag method of Kegnard, for measuring 

 respiratory exchange, 537. 



Barium, in intravenous infusion, $00. 



Barral (1819-1884), experiments of, on 

 metabolism of human beings, 38. 



Basal metabolic rate, determination of, 

 Boothby and Sandiford, 611. 



Basal metabolism, 607. 



in anemia, 822. 



of children, up to puberty, 649. 



awake and sleeping, table, G58. 



of fat and thin boys, table, 



658. 



influence on, of muscular ac- 

 tivity, 654. 



of sex, 652. 



influence on, of puberty, 654. 



comparison of, per kgm. and per sq. 

 meter, of surface, table, 610. 



Basal metabolism, of infant, new-born, 

 632. 



influence on, of crying, 637. 



of food and external tem- 

 perature, 638. 



of sex, 635. 



from two weeks to one year of 



age, 642. 



influence on, of age, 646. 



influence on, of age, 612. 



* of blood transfusion, 828. 



of physical characteristics, 608. 



of radiation, 883. 



of sex, 614. 



Basedow's disease, treatment of, by 



roentgen rays, 887. 

 Baths, cold, and cold douches, 863. 



effects of, 856. 



extra energy, 858. 



fever reduction, 856. 



on heat production, Ignatow- 



ski, 857. 



Lusk, 858. 



Matthes, 857. 



Rubner, 858. 



redistribution of blood, 859. 



refreshing, 860. 



friction in, 863. 



effervescent, 865. 



hot, effects of, on metabolism, 860, 

 861. 



Baths, hot, effects of, on oxygen con- 

 sumption, 860, 861. 



on pulse and blood pressure, 



862. 



on respiratory quotient, 861. 



on temperature of body, 860, 



861. 



with sand, 863. 



influence of mechanical and chemi- 

 cal stimulation accompanying, 862. 



mustard, 863. 



peat and mud, 867. 



radioactive, 867. 



salt, effects of, 863. 



on blood pressure, 865. 



on metabolism, 863, 864. 



and sweat secretion, 867. 

 Beeswax, 185. 



Benedict's method of measuring respir- 

 atory exchange, 544. 



Benzoates, effect of, on metabolism, 

 726. 



Benzol poisoning, blood transfusion in, 

 832. 



Berthelot (1827-1907), work of, on me- 

 tabolism, 77. 



Berzelius (1779-1848), experiments of, 

 in history of metabolism, 33. 



Bidder, F. W. (1810-1894) and 

 Schmidt, C. (born 1822), combined 

 work of, on metabolism, 57. 



basal metabolism described by, GO. 



bile, excretion of, in relation to 



the total ingesta and excreta of body, 

 .58. 



carbon metabolism, 61. 



respiratory quotient, 63. 



total metabolism computed by, 00. 



"typical food minimum" of, 63. 



weight of feces following meat in- 



gestion, 58. 



Bile, absorption of, 49. 



character of, 464. 



considered as both a secretion and 

 excretion, 404. 



constituents of, 465. 

 table of, 465. 



digestive action of. in making mate- 

 rials more fluid, 59. 



excretion of, its relation to total 

 ingesta and excreta of body, 58. 



as factor in fat digestion and absorp- 

 tion, 193. 



function of, 464. 



pigments of, 465. 



urobilin in, 165. 



clinical significance of increased 



elimination of, 168. 



