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played a certain part in the variations of loss of weight from day to 
day. But its influence over longer periods need not he considered, 
as is clearly indicated by some recent observations of L. Hermann 
(Pfliiger’s Arch ., Bd. xliii. p. 239). 
The first table gives the results of our daily observations. 
Table I . — Alexandre Jacques. Thirty Days Fast. 
Date. 
Weight 
in 
grms. 
Fluid 
taken, 
cub. cms. 
Urine 
passed, 
cub. cms. 
Differ- 
ence 
between 
Fluid 
taken 
and 
Urine 
passed. 
Urea 
in 
grms. 
Loss 
of 
Weight 
in 
grms. 
Loss of 
Flesh 
in 
grms. 
Exercise 
in 
Minutes 
(Walking). 
1888. 
fOct. 25, 
62,008 
566? 
1333 
0 
„ 26, 
60,675 
850? 
935 
105 
I. 
„ 27, 
59,740 
1672 
917 
755 
21-37 
510 
292-77 
120 
„ 28, 
59,230 
1672 
1037 
635 
29-70 
+ 7 
406-89 
90 
L „ 29, 
59,237 
1501 
1073 
428 
21-40 
262 
293-18 
45 
1 
r ,, 30, 
58,975 
2124 
986 
1138 
13-60 
623 
186-32 
45 
„ 31, 
58,352 
1388 
1230 
158 
9-40 
+ 198 
128-78 
75 
II. 
> 
o 
; lzi 
58,550 
1275 
1145 
130 
13-70 
1870 
187-69 
90 
| 
I „ 2, 
56,680 
1218 
1030 
188 
12-40 
454 
169-88 
30 
1 
l „ 3, 
56,226 
1417 
893 
524 
11-10 
0 
152-07 
105 
r ,, 4 
56,226 
594 
1040 
+ 446 
13-50 
425 
182-95 
0 
1 „ 5, 
55,801 
779 
765 
14 
12-60 
198 
172-62 
60 
hi. d 
,, 6, 
55,603 
1317 
/ 486 
831 
5-67 
936 
77-68 
60 
,, 7, 
54,667 
1374 
\ 1100 
274 
16-67 
0 
228-38 
20 
l „ 8, 
54,667 
1118 
683 
435 
6-10 
+ 369 
83-57 
10 
| 
r ,, 9, 
55,036 
1246 
770 
476 
12-32 
57 
168-51 
20 
| 
„ 10, 
54,979 
1133 
628 
505 
7-89 
+ 85 
11709 
25 
IV. \ 
: „ it 
55,064 
990 
725 
265 
5-30 
255 
72-61 
0 
1 
„ 12, 
54,809 
1331 
778 
553 
11-00 
878 
150-70 
0 
l „ 13, 
53,931 
1331 
oo 
<w 
458 
10-00 
0 
137-00 
0 
r „ 14, 
53,931 
1473 
812 
661 
10-52 
114 
143-85 
20 
1 
„ 15, 
53,817 
842 
\ 835 
7 
9-87 
455 
135-22 
20 
v.i 
„ 16, 
53,362 
850 
j 575 
275 
2-78 
367 
38-08 
20 
1 
„ 17, 
52,995 
1183 
515 
668 
8-55 
255 
117-13 
0 
l „ 18, 
52,740 
1162 
( 892 
270 
14-30 
284 
195-91 
0 
r ,, 19, 
52,456 
609 
\ 529 
80 
4-20 
57 
57-54 
0 
1 
„ 20, 
52,399 
1020 
560 
460 
8-12 
509 
111-24 
0 
VI. d 
„ 21, 
51,890 
921 
585 
336 
8-93 
+ 339 
112-34 
drive. 
i 
,, 22, 
52,229 
991 
450 
541 
6-55 
367 
89-73 
0 
l „ 23, 
51,862 
878 
440 
438 
8-80 
170 
120-56 
20 
„ 24, 
51,692 
Totals, . 
33,409 
22,052 
11,357 
316 
8813 
4330 
