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considerable febrile excitement, the readings of the thermometer on 

 December 22 being 99 and 98.6 F. and the number of pulsations 

 101 and 103, respectively, before and after dinner. The next day the 

 febrile excitement has almost disappeared, and by the 26th, so far as 

 temperature is concerned, has gone entire!} 7 , although the pulsations 

 seem to be normally somewhat high 93 and 94, respectively. The 

 condition of pulse and respiration remains quite uniform to the end of 

 the preservative period, the temperature being on January 3, 98.4 

 and 98.6 F., and the pulsations 85 and 89, respectively, before and 

 after dinner. 



During the after period the conditions of temperature and pulse 

 remain practically without change until the end of the period of obser- 

 vation, the record being on January 13 for temperature 98.4 and 

 98.6 F., and for pulsations, 83 and 86, respectively, before and after 



dinner. 



No. 6 L. M. S. 



The record for temperature for No. 6 on December 9, the second 

 day of the fore period, shows 98 and 98 F., and for the pulse 78 and 

 80, respectively, before and after dinner. On the 15th there is a slight 

 febrile movement, the recorded temperature being 99 and 99.2 F. 

 before and after dinner. There is, however, no increase in the rate of 

 pulsation in fact, a small decrease the rate being 74 and 77, respec- 

 tively. This febrile disturbance is noticed to a small extent on the 

 16th, but has disappeared on the 17th. On December 22, the begin- 

 ning of the preservative period, the recorded observations for temper- 

 ature are 98.7 and 99 F. and the pulsations 80 and 87, respectively, 

 before and after dinner. On December 28 there is a slight febrile 

 movement, indicated by a temperature of 98.6 and 98.2 F., respec- 

 tively, while the rates of pulsation are 78 and 80, before and after 

 dinner. This febrile movement is continued through the 30th and 

 31st, and on January 1 the temperature has returned almost to normal, 

 registering 98.5 and 98.7 F., respectively. On January 3, the last 

 day of the preservative period, the temperatures registered are 98.6 

 and 99 F., and the rates of pulsation 76 and 82 beats per minute, 

 respective!} 7 , before and after dinner. 



On January 5 there is a slight recurrence of febrile symptoms, the 

 registered temperatures being 98.2 and 98.5 F. There is no marked 

 departure from the normal in the temperature and the rate of pulsation 

 during the remainder of the after period. 



SERIES II. 

 No. 7E. R. M. 



Observations made on the third day of the fore period, January 21, 

 show recorded temperatures for No. 7 of 98 and 98.4 F., and the 

 pulsations 78 and 81 per minute, respectively, before and after dinner. 



