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seventeenth day the diet was discontinued and the prisoner 

 returned to the regular prison ration. The next day the follow- 

 ing note was made: Well-nourished individual; pulse 80; no epi- 

 gastric nor pi*a^cordial pulsation ; point of maximum impulse is 

 not visible nor palpable ; the heart sounds appear to be as at the 

 beginning of the experiment; the area of cardiac dulness is not 

 increased beyond the normal limits; there is no complaint of 

 pain in the legs, and there is no oedema and no tenderness; the 

 knee jerks are active; he says he feels well. From the ninety- 

 seventh to the one hundred fifth day he gained 2.04 kilograms 

 (4.5 pounds). The urine contained no albumin and no casts. 





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followed by red rice for 100 days, together I Total period of experi- 

 with the special diet common to all the | ment, 117 days. 



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Dried codfish and potatoes were added to the diet on the 97th day. 



Following is a summary of the notes of the case : Percussion 

 and auscultation of the lungs reveal nothing abnormal ; the area 



