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STRONG AND CROWELL. 



there was marked oedema of the legs and moderate tenderness 

 of the calf muscles. In No. 21 slight cardiac disturbances, 

 oedema of the legs, and hypersesthesia of the muscles of the 

 calves were present. The loss of weight in the subjects of this 

 group during the course of the experiment was as follows : 



Group IV. 



Case. 



Lost- 



Then gained- 



Kilograms. 



Equivalent 

 in poTinds. 



Kilograms. 



1 

 Equivalent 

 in pounds. 



No. 19« -1 



1.3 

 2.7 

 6.8 

 7.4 

 3.6 

 2.0 

 2.2 

 2.9 

 4.5 

 2.7 

 0.0 



8.0 

 6.0 

 15.0 

 16.5 

 8.0 

 4.5 

 5.0 

 6.5 

 10.0 

 6.0 

 0.0 



2.2 



5.0 



No. 206 



No. 21 - 



8.6 



8.0 



No. 26b - 



No. 25b ... 







No. 22» . 







No. 23 



2.4 



5.6 



No. 24 



No. 27 



1.3 

 1.5 



3.0 

 3.6 



No. 28 



No. 29b 









* Developed symptoms of beriberi. 



b Developed beriberi. 



In Group III, where the diet consisted largely of red rice, 

 only 1 (No. 13) of the 6 developed rather marked symptoms 

 of beriberi, while 1 (No. 18) developed only slight cardiac 

 symptoms. In Nos. 14, 15, 16, "and 17 no symptoms at all of the 

 disease developed. In No. 13 the most striking symptoms sug- 

 gestive of beriberi were pain and tenderness in the epigastrium, 

 symptoms suggesting parsesthesia, epigastric pulsation, cardiac 

 disturbances and dyspnoea, and marked diminution and almost 

 disappearance of the knee jerks, so that it was very difficult or 

 impossible at times to elicit them. The condition of this indi- 

 vidual, at the time that his diet was changed, certainly led 

 one to believe that had the diet been persisted with, a well- 

 marked case of beriberi would have developed. In No. 18, 

 epigastric pulsation and slight cardiac disturbances appeared, 

 but these symptoms did not persist. In No. 15 erosions at the 

 edges of the lips and conjunctivitis developed, and in No. 17 

 catarrhal conjunctivitis also occurred. The loss of weight in 

 the subjects of this group during the experiment was as follows: 



