Dr. A. Dupre on the Elimination of Alcohol. 



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Table I. — Left off taking alcohol February 26, 1871 ; first cub. centim. 

 of brandy taken March 8th at 6 p.m. 



Date. 



Cubic centimetre 

 deci- norma] soda 

 neutralized by acetic 

 acid obtained from 



Amount of alcohol, cor- 

 responding to this acid, 

 discharged in 24 hours, 

 in grammes, through 



Amount of 

 absolute 

 alcohol 



taken in the 

 24 hours. 



% hour's 

 breath. 



24 hours' 

 urine. 



Breath. 



Urine. 



March 8 , 



„ 9 



» 14 



„ 20 



„ 21 



003 



0-67 



0-0083 



0-0031 



None. 



005 

 005 

 0-04 



944 

 7-80 

 5-00 



00138 

 0-0138 

 00110 



0-0434 

 0-0359 

 0-0230 



52-16 

 52-16 

 52-16 





0-64 

 0-29 

 0-40 

 0-50 

 0-45 





0-0029 

 0-0013 

 0-0018 

 0-0023 

 0-0021 



None. 

 >> 



„ 22 







» 23 







„ 24 







.. 25 







1 





Total amount of absolute alcohol taken during the twelve days 

 625-92 grms. 



Total amount of absolute alcohol discharged by the kidneys during the 

 same twelve days, 0*3984 grm., taking the daily elimination at 0*0332 grm., 

 the mean of that on the 1st and 12th day. 



Total amount of absolute alcohol eliminated by the lungs, taking the 

 amount discharged at 3 p.m. on the 14th as representing the mean elimi- 

 nation during the day, and adding for loss, as shown by the control ex- 

 periments, 0*2064 grm. 



Table II. — 56 cub. centims. brandy (26*08 grms. absolute alcohol) taken 

 10 a.m. March 29th. 



Period of 

 elimination. 



Alcohol eliminated by 

 breath during 1 hour 



Alcohol 

 eliminated 

 by breath 



during 

 entire 



period. 



Quantity 

 of urine 



dis- 

 charged 

 in cub. 

 centims. 



Alcohol eliminated in 

 the urine. 



Yielded A, 



which 

 neutralized 

 cub. centim. 

 deci- nor- 

 mal soda. 



Equivalent 

 to grammes 

 of alcohol. 



A obtained 

 neutralized 

 cub. centim. 

 deci- nor- 

 mal soda. 



Equivalent 

 to grammes 

 of alcohol. 



First 3 hours 



6-9 

 0-3 

 0-25 



003174 

 •00138 

 00115 



009522 

 •00414 

 •00345 



570 

 92 

 180 

 120 

 350 

 900 

 1050 



36-36 

 •63 

 •45 

 •05 

 •36 

 •40 

 •46 



016720 

 •00290 

 •00207 

 •00023 

 •00166 

 ■00184 

 00212 



Second 3 hours 



Fourth 3 hours 











1st day following.... 

 2nd day following... 



0-25 

 025 



•00115 

 •00115 



•02760 

 •02760 



