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grippe, is the reason for separating No. 9 from the regular table of 

 observation and making him special. On the 29th the cold is reported 

 better, but the temperature is still about 1 degree above the normal. 

 Conditions are worse on January 30, and still worse on the 31st. No 

 preservatives are administered to No. 9 and he is practically with- 

 drawn from the table during the remainder of this period, namely, to 

 the 10th of February, inclusive. At this time No. 9 has almost 

 returned to a normal state, his weight on February 11 being 50.25 

 kilograms and his temperature only a little above the normal. On 

 the 16th a progressive administration of the preservative is commenced, 

 beginning with 1 gram and increasing 1 gram per day for four days, 

 the quantity given on the 19th being 4 grams. Quite a serious illness 

 develops on the administration of this increasing quantity of preserva- 

 tive, and the amount given on the 20th is diminished to 3i grams. 

 The body disturbance is so great at this point that no preservative is 

 given on the 21st. After the cessation of the administration of the 

 preservative there is a gradual improvement in the body conditions, 

 and on the 24th of February the temperature and pulsations are normal, 

 but the weight of the body has been reduced to 49.6 kilograms. 



No. 9 is now changed to No. 14 and placed upon a special table, and 

 no further preservative is administered until March 9, when one-sixth 

 of a gram of boric acid is given. On this date the temperature and 

 pulsations are but little above the normal. On the 10th the amount 

 of preservative administered is increased to one-fourth of a gram, 

 and on the ilth and 12th one-half gram of boric acid is given each 

 day. On March 13 no preservative is given on account of the decided 

 disturbance produced by the administration of the small quantities 

 during the previous days. On the 14th No. 14 is feeling much better, 

 and the administration of the preservative is recommenced in quanti- 

 ties of one-half gram per day, which is continued uninterruptedly until 

 the 2J st of March, inclusive. On the 22d and the 23d the disturbed 

 conditions, similar to those due to the administration of the preserva- 

 tive, are again established, being a feeling of heaviness, malaise, and 

 general indisposition, but without any febrile excitement. No boric 

 acid is given on these two days. On the 24th the administration of 

 the preservative is recommenced, one-half gram per day being given 

 from the 24th until the 26th, inclusive; one-fourth of a gram on the 

 27th and 28th, and one-half gram per da}' from March 29 to April 4, 

 inclusive. During this time, up to about the 3d of April, the normal 

 conditions of the body prevail. On the 5th the malaise and ill feeling, 

 apparently due to the action of the small quantity of preservative, are 

 established and no preservative is given on the 5th and 6th. The 

 normal conditions being reestablished on the 7th, the administration 

 of the preservative is recommenced and continues in half -gram quan- 

 tities daily to the 10th, inclusive. On the Ilth there appears to be a 



