BORIC ACID AND BORAX. 53 



further abnormality in the vital data are exhibited during the preserv- 

 ative period. 



In the after period, extending from January 5 to January 13, inclu- 

 sive, the following observations were made: On January 4 there is a 

 slight rise in temperature noticed, the recorded data being 98.8 and 

 99 F. There is a slight rise of temperature noted at the observation 

 taken before dinner on January 8, which is accounted for by a footnote 

 stating that some exercise had been taken a quarter of an hour before 

 the observation was made. On January 11 two evacuations of the 

 bowels were noted, both of which are recorded as soft. No further 

 departures from normal conditions are noted in this case during the 

 after period. 



No. 2F. C. W. 



The temperature of the body of No. 2 recorded December 8 is consid- 

 erably below the normal, being 97.7 and 97.4 before and after 

 dinner; the pulsations are recorded as 82 and 81 per minute. The 

 probabilities are that some slight mistake was made in the recording 

 of the temperature, as this abnormality does not manifest itself on 

 other days of the fore period, during which the temperatures average 

 about 98.2 F. For instance, on the 10th of December the recorded 

 observations are 98.2 and 98.2 F. before and after dinner, and the 

 pulsations 82 and 81 before and after dinner. The highest temperature 

 recorded during the fore period is 98.5 F. on December 11. There 

 are no abnormal symptoms of any kind developing during the fore 

 period except now and then an increase in the rate of pulsation, which 

 may have been induced simply by walking somewhat rapidly imme- 

 diately before the pulsations were recorded. There are no abnormal 

 variations in the number of times of voiding the feces, nor in any 

 other of the vital data observed during the fore period. 



The first da} T of the preservative period, namely, December 22, 

 before and after dinner the recorded temperatures are 98.6 and 98.4 

 F., and the pulsations 80 and 84. A few abnormalities are observed 

 during the preservative period in the vital data recorded. There is an 

 apparent depression of the pulsations on the 2d of January, where, in 

 the observation before dinner, the number of pulsations has fallen to 

 64 and the recorded temperature at the same time is 97.9 F. This 

 condition seems to be only temporary, however, and not traceable to 

 any effect of the preservative, since on the following day the temper- 

 atures are again about normal, namely, 98.3 and 98.1 F., and the 

 pulsations 80 and 84. No other abnormalities are observed during the 

 preservative period. 



During the after period the observed vital data remain practically 

 constant. There is a slight depression of the pulsation on the 6th of 

 January to 67 beats per minute, the temperature remaining normal. 



