1869.] Fluctuations in the Temperature of the Human Body. 421 



No. III. — From 11 p.m. till 1 a.m. 

 98° 99° 100° 



Standing in room (temp, of air 52° 

 F.) from 11 until 12. Fully clad 

 until 11.30, and then stripped in two 

 minutes, so nude at 11.32. Warm 

 in body all the while. At 12.2 got 

 to bed, and there the rest of the 

 time, closely wrapped. A glow came 

 on at 12.8^, lasting half a minut3, 

 after which feet became coldish. 



Pulse not so bounding when nude 

 as when body covered. 



Indicates the temperature of 

 the pectoral region, found by pla- 

 cing a spiral flat thermometer on it, 

 and keeping it there five minutes. 



No. IV.— From 11 p.m. till 12.45 night. 



97° 98° 99° 100° 



11 1 

































Nude at 11.11 in a room 

 (temp, of air 56°). Standing 

 from 10.50 until 12.20 nude. At 

 12.21 got to bed, and remained 



11.10 j 



















































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11.20 j 









































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11.30 j 

































there rest of time. At 11.45 be- 

 gan moving about and stooping, 

 and whenever stooped felt a chill. 

 Quite shivering from 11.57^ till 

 12.7^-, when, leaving off moving, 

 the shivering ceased. 



When in bed had no marked 

 glow, and feet continued to be 

 warm; skin of thighs not warm. 



































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 12.20 











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The following is the sphygmo- 

 graphic curve of radial artery at 

 wrist : when in bed at 12.40, pulse 

 same as at 11 (the same pressure 

 was used on the sphygmograph- 

 spring in all the traces) : — 







































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12.40 











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12.45 



















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97° 98° 99° 100° 



