48 INFLUENCE OF FOOD PRESERVATIVES ON HEALTH. 



The advisabilit} 7 of a constant medical supervision of the subjects of 

 the experiment resulted, as has already been stated, in the detail by 

 authority of the Secretary of the Treasury, at the request of the Sec- 

 retary of Agriculture, of Dr. H. D. Geddings, from the Public Health 

 and Marine-Hospital Service, by Surgeon-General Wyman, in charge 

 of that service. An inspection of the physical condition of each one 

 of the subjects was made once a week by Doctor Geddings, and, in 

 case of illness, special examinations were conducted on intermediate 

 dates. The data obtained by Doctor Geddings have been by him con- 

 solidated and reduced to a short medical history of each of the subjects 

 while under his supervision. These data are as follows: 



No. 1J. N. r age 29. 

 Preliminary observations: 



Heart Sounds normal; rate very slow. 

 Lungs Normal. 



Previous indisposition Indigestion and diarrhea during Spanish- American war. 

 Periodical observations: 



Feb. 26. No deviation from normal. 



Mar. 6. Some diarrhea in two different days; otherwise feels well. 



12. Slight headache for past two days; appetite impaired for past twenty- 

 four hours; no diarrhea. 

 19. Has regained normal condition. 



Apr. 2. Has had an excess of diarrheal trouble in past three or four days; sug- 

 gested taking of bismuth tablet No. 1 . 

 9. Has improved; diarrhea relieved. 



23. Diarrhea has given no trouble; is in his normal condition. 

 30. Is feeling well. 

 May 7. Is feeling well; normal. 

 15. Is feeling very well. 



No. 2F. C. W., age 24* 

 Preliminary observations: 

 Heart Normal. 

 Lungs Normal. 



Previous indisposition Erysipelas; recent cicatrices on chest. 

 Periodical observations: 



Feb. 26. No deviation from normal. 



Mar. 6. Symptoms are those of a mild attack of grippe; better than yesterday. 

 12. Normal. 



19. Better; has regained normal condition. 

 Apr. 2. Continues doing well. 

 9. Normal. 



23. Seems in thoroughly normal condition. 

 30. Is feeling all right. 

 May 7. Feeling well. 

 15. Feeling well. 



No. 8W. S. 0., age 81. 

 Preliminary observations: 



Heart Normal; apex beat slightly displaced outward; forcible. 



Lungs Normal. 



Physical condition Robust. 



