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CONTENTS. 



INTRODUCTION. 



Page. 



Object of the investigation 7 



Plan of the investigation 8 



Organization of the work 11 



Number of persona selected 12 



Control of members of the table 12 



Hours of meals and bill of fare 13 



Series and periods of observation 14 



Duration of the experimental stages 17 



Collection of excreta 18 



Medical supervision * 18 



Examination of the blood 19 



Determination of temperature and pulse '. 20 



Body weights 20 



Methods of analysis 21 



Analysis of foods 21 



Determination of water 22 



Determination of fat 23 



Determination of nitrogen 23 



Determination of phosphoric acid 23 



Determination of heat of combustion 23 



Analysis of urine . 23 



Analysis of feces .' . 24 



Special difficulties connected with the work 27 



Collection of excreta 27 



Effect of regular habits 28 



Mental attitude .' 29 



Classification and interpretation of the data 30 



EFFECTS PRODUCED BY THE PRESERVATIVE. 



Schedule of administration of the preservative 32 



Excretion of the boric acid and borax 38 



Medical history 44 



Physical and medical examinations .. 44 



Daily medical notes v 52 



Body weights 87 



Variations in body weights 87 



Ratio of food weight to body weight 102 



The number of corpuscles and the quantity of hemoglobin in the blood 124 



Composition of the feces 128 



The urine 154 



Nitrogen and phosphoric acid eliminated 154 



Reaction 159 



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