1870.] 



Alcohol on the Human Body. 

 Temperature of the Rectum. 



367 



Days. 



Fluid taken. 



Hours. 



8 a.m. 



2 p.m. 



4 p.m. 



G p.m. 



10 p.m. 



1 



2 

 3 

 4 

 5 

 6 

 7 

 8 

 9 

 10 

 11 

 12 

 13 

 14 

 15 

 16 

 17 

 18 

 19 

 20 

 21 

 22 

 23 

 24 

 25 

 26 



Water 



Water 



Water 



Water 



Water 



Water 



Water 



Water 



Alcohol, 1 fluid ounce . . 

 Alcohol, 2 fluid ounces.. 

 Alcohol, 4 fluid ounces.. 

 Alcohol, 6 fluid ounces.. 

 Alcohol, 8 fluid ounces.. 

 Alcohol, 8 fluid ounces.. 



Water 



Water 



Water 



Water 



Water 



Water 



Brandy, 12 fluid ounces 

 Brandy, 12 fluid ounces 

 Brandy, 12 fluid ounces 



Water 



Water \ 



Water 



98-2 

 98-1 

 986 



98- 1 

 992 

 99 



99- 4 

 98-4 



98- 6 

 976 



100-2 



99- 6 

 99 

 98-8 

 98-6 



98- 4 

 99 

 99 



99- 6 

 100 



98- 6 

 99 

 988 



99- 2 



98-9 



99 



992 



991 



99 



98- 9 

 100-4 

 101 



996 



99- 5 

 99-7 



100-4 

 99-6 



98- 8 



99- 4 

 99-4 

 99-5 



98- 4 



99- 6 

 99 

 99-4 

 99-6 

 99-8 

 99-6 

 99-6 



99-9 

 100-5 



99-4 

 100 

 99-6 

 99-7 

 99-2 



979 

 981 

 98-9 

 98-1 

 991 

 99 

 101 



98- 2 



99- 6 

 99-6 



100-2 

 98-2 

 98-4 

 98-8 

 98-2 

 98 

 98-4 



98- 6 



99- 5 

 99-8 

 991 

 99 

 98-8 



98- 6 



99- 5 



The mean results are as follows : — 



Hours. 



Eectum mean temperature. 



First 

 period. 

 Water. 



Second 

 period. 

 Alcohol. 



Third 

 period. 

 Water. 



Fourth 

 period. 

 Brandy. 



Fifth 

 period. 

 Water. 



10 p.m 



98- 5 



99- 21 

 98-87 



9896 

 99 96 

 99-03 



98- 8 



99- 18 

 98-6 



99-4 

 99-3 

 99-3 



99 



99-66 

 98-96 



Mean of the three observations 



98-86 



99-31 



98-86 



99-33 



99-21 



The rectal observations show that alcohol and brandy in the above 

 quantities cause no lessening of temperature in the rectum ; on the con- 

 trary, there is slight increase in both the second and fourth periods as 

 compared with the first and third (which were precisely the same), though, 

 as in the case of the axilla, the difference is not great, being in each case 

 very nearly half a degree Fahr. 



In this man the rectum temperature is slightly greater than the axil- 

 lary. As no great number of observations have been made on this point, 



