364 Messrs. Parkes and Wollowicz on the Effect of [May 19, 



Weight of Body without clothes. 



(Accuracy of Machine = turns with one ounce avoirdupois.) 



Taken at 8 a.m., after the bladder was emptied, before breakfast and at 

 the end of the twenty-four hours constituting the day. 



Days. 



Water alone or alcohol and water, 

 taken as drink. 



Weight in lbs. 



Weight in 

 kilogrammes. 



1 





133-5 



60 68 



a 



Water 



133 75 



60795 







133 75 



60795 



A 

 ■i 





1 3 J.- ~\ 



Ol 1 



5 



Water 



1355 



61-59 



6 



Water 



135-8 



61-72 



7 





135-9 



61-77 



3 



Water 



136 



61-61 



9 





136 



61-81 



10 





136 



6181 



11 



Four fluid ounce* 



135 75 



61-7 



12 





136 



61-81 



13 



Ei^ht fluid onnces 



136 



61-81 



14 





136 



61-81 



15 





136 



61-81 



16 





136 



61-81 



17 





135-5 



61-59 



18 





135-25 



61477 



19 





133-5 



61-59 



20 



Water 



135-5 



61-59 



21 



Brandy twelve fluid ounces (containing 









six fluid ounces of alcohol ) 



135-5 



61-59 



22 



135-5 



61-59 



23 





136 



61-81 



24 





136 



61-81 



25 



Water 



136 



61-81 



26 



Water 



136 



61-81 



During the first few days there was a gradual increase in weight, owing 

 probably to the food being rather greater and the exereise less than 

 before j equilibrium was reached on the eighth day, and the weight re- 

 mained almost unchanged during the alcoholic period. There was slight 

 decrease after alcohol ; and on the last brandy day a slight increase, which 

 was maintained in the after period. The general result appears to be that 

 (other conditions remaining constant) the effect of alcohol in modifying 

 weight is quite unimportant. 



The Temperature of the Axilla and Rectum. 



The temperature of the axilla was taken (inFahr. degrees) every two hours, 

 from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., the man being in bed and covered with the clothes. 

 The temperature of the rectum was taken at 10 a.m., 2 p.m., and 10 p.m. 

 The thermometer was in each case kept in for twenty minutes. "We did 

 not take the night temperatures for fear of injuring the health by destroy- 

 ing rest. 



