41 
Occupation during experiment. — Reading and writing, with as little 
muscular and mental activity as possible. The subject was consider- 
ably more quiet during* this rest experiment than during the previous 
one. 
Duration. — Four days, beginning at 7 a. m., December 20, 1898. 
The preliminary period continued 3 days, beginning with breakfast, 
December 17, 1898. The subject entered the respiration chamber on 
the evening of December 19. 
Diet. — The diet during the experiment was much the same as during 
the previous experiment, and furnished 94 grams of protein and 2,513 
calories of energy per day. The kinds and quantities of food served 
at each meal and the quantities of drink consumed each day were as 
follows: 
Table 36. — Diet in metabolism experiment No. 14. 
FOOL>. 
Food materials. 
Breakfast. 
Dinner. 
Supper. 
Total. 
Beef. . 
Grams. 
55 
20 
200 
95 
50 
Grains. 
105 
25 
Grams. 
Grams. 
160 
Butter 
25 
250 
110 
70 
450 
Bread 
105 
310 
Maize breakfast food 
50 
30 
21 
30 
20 
20 
64 
DRINK. 
Time. 
Coffee 
infusion. 
Grams. 
300 
Water. 
Grams. 
Time. 
Supper 
Coffee 
infusion. 
Water. 
Breakfast 
Grams. 
300 
Grams. 
10.30 a. m 
200 
10.00 p. m 
200 
300 
Total for day 
200 
900 600 
3.50 p. m 
The general routine of the experiment is shown in the following 
schedule. The statistics of the diarv are summarized in Table 38. 
Table 37. — Daily programme — Metabolism experiment No. 14- 
7.00 a. m 
Rise, pass urine, weigh self 
, 3.30 p. m 
Drink 200 grams water. 
stripped, collect drip, weigh 
6.30 p. m 
Supper. 
absorbers. 
J 7.00 p. m 
Pass urine, collect drip, weigh 
7.45 a. m 
Breakfast. 
absorbers. 
10.30 a. m 
Drink 200 grams water. 
10.00 p. m 
Drink 200 grams water, weigh self 
1.00 p. m 
Pass urine, collect drip, weigh 
stripped, take cap off food aper- 
absorbers. 
ture, retire. 
1.30 p. m 
Dinner. 
1.00 a. m 
Pass urine. 
