45 
The amounts of carbon dioxid and water given on 1 ' in respiration and 
perspiration during the experiment are shown in Tables 43-45. 
Table 43. — 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 
expt riment Xo. 14. 
Carbon dioxid. 
Water. 
Date. 
End of period. 
Total 
amount 
in cham- 
ber. 
Gain (+) 
or 
loss(-) 
over 
preceding 
period. 
Total Gain( + ) Change in ! Total 
amount or weight of amount 
of vapor loss( — ) absorbers, gained ( + ) 
remain- over gain(+) or lost ( — ) 
ing in preceding or ■ during the 
chamber. period. loss(-). period. 
1898. 
Grams. 
Grams. 
Grams. 
Grams. 
Grams. 
Grams. 
Dec. 20-21 
7 a.m 
lp.m 
30.6 . 
38. 
40.3 
46.0 
+ 7.4 
+ 5.7 
-10 
- 4.3 
7 p.m 
35. 2 
- 2.8 
44.7 
-1.8 
+19 
+ 17.7 
1 a.m 
27.1 
- 8.1 
49.5 
+ 4.8 
- 8 ; 
- 3.2 
7 a.m 
Total .... 
24. 
- 3.1 
39.4 
-10.1 
- " ' 
-17.1 
- 6.6 
- .9 
— 6 
- 6.9 
1 p.m 
21-22 
33. 4 
+ 9.4 
39.8 
+ .4 
_ 
- 1.6 
7 p. m 
35.5 
+ 2.1 
46.7 
- 6.9 
- 7 
+13.9 
1 a.m 
27. 9 
- 7.6 
45.4 
- 1.3 
- 1 
- 2.3 
7 a.m 
Total .... 
1 p.m 
27.0 
- .9 
42.3 
- 3.1 

- 3.1 
- 3.0 
+ 2.9 
+ 4 
- 6.9 
22-23 
— 37.7 
+10.7 
44.2 
+ 1.9 
— 8 
- 6.1 
7 p.m 
41.6 
+ 3.9 
4-. 2 
4-4.0 
-22 
. +26.0 
1 a.m... 
37.1 
- 4.5 
53. 2 
+ 5.0 
- 3 
+ 2.0 
7 a.m 
Total 
1 p.m 
28. 9 
- 8.2 
45.8 
- 7.4 
" 3 
-10.4 
+ 1.9 
+ 3.5 
+ 8 | 
-11.5 
23-24 
37.4 
+ 8.5 
44.5 
- 1.8 
-16 
-17.3 
7 p.m 
37.6 
+ .2 
45.9 
+ 1.4 
+ 9.4 
1 a.m 
27.5 
-10.1 
50.9 
+ 5.0 
+ 5 
+ 10.0 
7 a.m 
Total 
23.8 ! 
- 3.7 
46.4 
- 4.5 
+ 3 
- 1.5 
- 5.1 
— . 6 . 
+ .6 
