1870.] Action of Claret on the Human Body, 75 



1 . Weight of the Body 



{taken at 8 a.m. before breakfast and after emptying the bladder). 



Days. 



Weight, 

 in lbs. 



Weight, 

 in kilo- 

 grammes. 



Days. 



Weight, 

 in lbs. 



Weight, 

 in kilo- 

 grammes. 



Days. 



Weight, 

 in lbs. 



Weight, 

 in kilo- 

 grammes. 



1. 



140 



63-6 



11. 



140-5 



63-86 



i 21. 



140-5 



6386 



2. 



140 



63-6 



12. 



140-5 



63-86 



22. 



140-6 



63-91 



3. 



140 



63-6 



13. 



140-6 



63-91 



23. 



140-6 



63-91 



4. 



140 



63-6 



14. 



140-6 



63-91 



24. 



140-6 



63-91 



5. 



140 



63-6 



15. 



140-6 



63-91 



25. 



140-5 



63-86 



6. 



1405 



63-86 



16. 



140-6 



63-91 



26. 



140-4 



63-81 



7- 



1405 



63 86 



17. 



140-6 



6391 



27. 



140-3 



63-77 



8. 



140-5 



63-86 



18. 



1406 



63 91 



28. 



140 



63 6 



9. 



140-5 



63-86 



19. 



140-5 



63-86 



29. 



140 



63-6 



10. 



140-5 



63-86 



20. 



140-5 



63-86 



30. 



140 



63-6 



Means 



140-25 



63-75 





140-55 



63-863 





140-35 



63-79 



Owing to the rather larger supply of food and the lessened exercise the 

 weight increased slightly, but remained, on the whole, in tolerable equili- 

 brium until the 24th day, when he became indisposed, and lost weight 

 regularly every day for 4 days. No obvious change in weight was caused 

 by the wine. 



2. The Circulation. 



Pulse before wine {taken in the recumbent position.) 











Hours. 











Days. 



















Mean of 





8 A.M. 



10 A.M. 



12 noon. 



2 P.M. 



4 P.M. 



6 P.M. 



8 P.M. 



10 P.M. 



the days. 



1st day ... 



74 



86 



74 



84 



77 



84 



72 



72 



77-87 



2nd day . . . 



67 



72 



72 



82 



77 



80 



75 



70 



74-37 



3rd day ... 



71 



80 



72 



82 



76 



82 



85 



72 



77-5 



4th day . . . 



65 



75 



80 



89 



73 



73 



78 



67 



75 



5th day . . . 



76 



82 



72 



84 



81 



82 



73 



73 



77-87 



6th day ... 



76 



74 



77 



87 



73 



76 



72 



78 



760 



7th day ... 



72 



78 



70 



90 



74 



75 



90 



69 



77-2 



8th day ... 



76 



79 



73 



83 



78 



84 



70 



72 



76-87 



9th day ... 



67 



78 



75 



77 



75 



76 



73 



73 



74-2 



10th day... 



73 



80 



77 



79 



74 



76 



78 



67 



75-5 



Mean 



71-7 



78-4 



74-2 



83-7 



75-8 



78-8 



76-6 



713 



76-3 



The pulse in this man had a daily course of great uniformity, the 

 changes being chiefly dependent on food and in a less degree on exercise. 

 If the last line (the mean of the hours) is read, and it is remembered that 

 breakfast was taken at 8, dinner at 1, and tea at 5, the increase in the 

 number of beats at 10, 2, and 6 o'clock is at once accounted for. It rose 

 after breakfast nearly 7 beats ; then fell 4 beats ; rose after dinner nearly 

 10 beats ; then fell, but not to its previous standard ; rose after tea 3 beats, 

 and then fell, till at 10 p.m. it was nearly the same as at 8 a.m. The 



