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Mr. W. North. The Influence of 



Experiment II, 1879. Work done March 23, 1879. 



Distance walked 33 miles. 



Total time of journey ... hours. 



Halts 1J hour. 



Actual time of walking 7^ hours. 



Average pace 4*55 miles per hour. 



Load carried 24 lbs. 



Remarks. — Stiff north- easterly gale blowing all day; heavy rain 

 and sleet, bitterly cold. 



Experiment III,. 1879. Work done April 6, 1879. 



Distance walked .................. 26 miles. 



Total time of journey 6"75 hoars. 



Actual time of walking . . 6 hours. 



Average pace 4 - 33 miles per hour. 



Load carried. 30*12 lbs. 



Remarks. — Rained heavily and without ceasing during the whole 

 journey. 



Experiment IV, 1879. Work done May 10, 1879. 



Distance walked 49 miles. 



Total time of journey 12 hours. 



Halts 1 J hour. 



Actual time of walking 10 -J hours. 



Average pace 4*66 miles per hour. 



Load carried 30*31 lbs. 



Remarks. — Had nearly one hour's sleep in the middle of the day ; 

 the pace during the last two hours was considerably above the day's 

 average. I returned to London by train very tired and stiff, but 

 slept soundly and was practically recovered the next day. 



Date. 



Time. 



Pulse, 

 lying- 



Temperature, 

 mouth. 



Body- 

 weight. 



Mean daily 

 body weight. 



1879. 













March 5. . . . 



8 A.M. 



56 



98-0 



129 31 





„ 6.... 



12.15 „ 



58 



98-8 



134 06 



131-68 





9 „ 



54 



98-0 



132 56 





„ 7.... 



12.30 „ 



53 



98-1 



134 31 



133 -43 





8.30 „ 



56 



98-3 



132-37 





„ 8.... 



12.15 „ 



52 



98-4 



134-18 



133-27 





8.30 „ 



49 



98-4 



133 25 





