3(5 
Table 28. — Comparison of residual amounts of carbon dioxid and water in the chamber 
at the beginning and end of each period, and the corresponding gain or loss — Metabolism 
• jjn riment Xo. 13. 
Carbon dioxid. 
Water. 
Date 
End of period. 
Total 
amount 
in 
cham- 
ber. 
Gain (+) 
or loss ( — ) 
over pre- 
ceding 
period. 
Total 
amount of 
vapor re- 
maining in 
chamber. 
Gain ( + ) 
or loss ( — ) 
over pre- 
ceding 
period. 
Change in 
weight of 
absorbers, 
gain ( + ) 
or loss ( — ). 
Total 
amount 
gained ( + ) 
or lost ( — ) 
during the 
period. 
1898. 
Nov. »- 9 
7 a . m 
Grams. 
30.8 
38.8 
41.0 
27.6 
26.1 
Grams. 
Gran us. 
37.6 
40.3 
42.8 
43.6 
36.9 
Grams. 
Grams. 
Grams. 
+ 8.0 
+ 2.2 
-13.4 
- 1.5 
+2.7 
+2.5 
+ .8 
-6.7 
+35 
+45 
+ 2 
+ 2 
+37.7 
+47 5 
+ 2.8 
7 a. m 
— 4.7 
Total 
- 4.7 
_ .7 
+84 
+83.3 
1 p.m 
7 p.m 
1 a.m 
7 a.m 
Total 
1 p.m 
7 p.m 
1 a.m 
9-16 
38.3 
37.1 
27.6 
28.5 
+12. 2 
- 1.2 
- 9.5 
+ .9 
40.1 
41.1 
39.2 
37.2 
+3.2 
+1.0 
-1.9 
-2.0 
+ 7 
-39 
-10 
-10 
+10.2 
-38.0 
-11.9 
-12.0 
+ 2.4 
+ .3 
-52 
—51. 7 
10-11 
36.4 
39.8 
29.1 
29.7 
- 7.9 
+ 3.4 
-10.7 
+ .6 
38.6 
38.8 
38.3 
35.6 
-1.4 
+ .2 
— .5 
-2.7 
+48 
+12 
-23 
-24 
+49.4 
+12.2 
-23.5 
7 a.m 
Total 
-26.7 
+ 1.2 
-1.6 
+13 
+11.4 
-Record of carbon dioxid in ventilating air cur rent 
No. 13. 
Table 29. 
I — Metabolism expert mint 
Period. 
(a) 
Ventila- 
tion 
(number 
of liters 
of air). 
Carbon dioxid. 
In incoming 
air. 
(d) {€) (f) (g) 
„ t , i> r ? c : Corrected 
(h) 
Total 
weight 
ex- 
haled, 
Date. 
(6) 
Per 
liter. 
(c) 
Total, 
ax&. 
Total 
In out- excess 
going inoutgo- 
air - ing air, 
d—c. 
amount amount 
Remain exhaled 
1898. 
Nov. 8- 9 
7 a.m. to 1 p. m. 
1 p.m. to 7 p. m. 
7 p.m. to 1 a. m. 
1 a.m. to 7 a. m. 
Total 
Liters. 
26,872 
26, 795 
27, 554 
27,448 
Kg. 
0.641 
.623 
.579 
.618 
Grams. 
17.2 
16.7 
16.0 
16.9 
Grams. Grams. 
239.3 I 222.1 
239. 1 222. 4 
216. 5 200. 5 
145.9 | 129.0 
Grams. 
+ 8.0 
+ 2.2 
-13.4 
- 1.5 
Grams. 
230.1 
224. 6 
187.1 
127.5 
Grams. 
62.7 
61.3 
51.0 
:-u. 8 
1 OS. 669 
66.8 
840. 8 774. 
- 4.7 
769.3 
209.8 
7 a.m. to 1 p.m. 
1 p.m. to 7 p.m. 
7 p.m. to 1 a.m. 
1 a.m. to 7 a.m. 
Total 
9-10 
26, 372 
26, 072 
27,920 
27,549 
.622 
.633 
.599 
.559 
16.4 
16.5 
16.7 
lb A 
215. 9 199. 5 
216.9 200.4 
223. 3 206. 6 
145. 8 130. 4 
+12.2 
- 1.2 
- 9.5 
+ .9 
211.7 
199. 2 
197.1 
131.3 
57.7 
54.3 
63. 8 
35.8 
107,913 
65.0 
801.9 736.9 
+ 2.4 
739.3 
201.6 
7 a.m. to 1 p.m. 
1 p.m. to 7 p.m. 
7 p.m. to 1 a.m. 
1 a.m. to 7 a.m. 
Total 
10-11 
27, 290 
26,362 
28, 340 
26, 904 
. 592 
.591 
.551 
.579 
16.2 
15.6 
15.6 
15.6 
221.5 205.3 +7.9 
218.4 i 202.8 +3.4 
224.5 208.9 -10.7 
145.7 130.1 + .6 
213. 2 
206.2 
198.2 
130.7 
58.1 
56.2 
54.1 
35.7 
108, 896 
63.0 
810.1 , 747.1 + 1.2 | 748.3 
204.1 
Total, 3 days . 
325,478 
194.8 
2.452.8 2,258.0 -1.1 2,256.9 
615.5 
