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Table .44. — Record of carbon dioxid in ventilating air current — Metabolism experiment 
No. 14. 
(a) 
Ventila- 
tion 
(number 
of liters 
of air). 
Carbon dioxid. 
Period. 
In incoming 
air. 
(d) 
In out- 
going 
air. 
(«) 
Total 
excess in 
outgo- 
ing air, 
d — c. 
Correc- 
tion for 
amount 
remain- 
ing in 
cham- 
ber. 
Cor- 
rected 
amount 
exhaled 
by sub- 
ject, 
e+f. 
(h) 
Total 
Date. 
(6) 
Per 
liter. 
(c) 
Total, 
axb. 
weight 
of car- 
bon ex- 
haled, 
0X T \. 
1898. 
Liters. 
Mg. 
Grams. 
Grams. 
Grams. 
Grams. 
Grams. 
Grams. 
Dec. 20-21 
7 a.m. to 1 p.m. 
26, 170 
0.634 
16.6 
221.6 
205.0 
+ 7.4 
212 A 
57.9 
1 p.m. to 7p.m. 
26, 608 
.566 
15.1 
225.6 
210.5 
- 2.8 
207.7 
56.7 
7p.m. to 1 a.m. 
27, 430 
.555 
15.2 
226.5 
211. 3 
- 8.1 
203.2 
55.4 
1 a.m. to 7 a.m. 
Total 
27, 525 
.591 
16.3 
161.7 
145.4 
- 3.1 
142.3 
38.8 
107, 733 
63.2 
835. 4 
772.2 
- 6.6 
765.6 
208.8 
7 a.m. to 1 p.m. 
21-22 
26, 971 
.598 
16.1 
217.0 
200. 9 
+ 9.4 
210.3 
57.4 
1 p.m. to 7 p.m. 
26, 507 
.597 
15.8 
218.6 
202. 8 
+ 2.1 
204.9 
55.9 
7 p.m. to 1 a.m. 
27, 130 
.571 
15.5 
214. 5 
199.0 
-7.6 
191.4 
52.2 
1 a.m. to 7 a.m. 
26, 989 
.576 
15.5 
154.2 
138.7 
- .9 
137.8 
37.6 
Total 
107,597 
62.9 
804.3 
741.4 
+ 3.0 
744.4 
203.1 
22-23 7 a.m. to 1p.m. 
26, 093 
.595 
15.5 
219.8 
204.3 
+10.7 
215.0 
58.6 
1 p.m. to 7p.m. 
27,152 
.615 
16.7 
220.7 
204.0 
+ 3.9 
207.9 
56.7 
7 p.m. to 1 a.m. 
27,485 
.616 
16.9 
229.6 
212.7 
-4.5 
208.2 
56.8 
1 a.m. to 7 a.m. 
Total 
27,580 
.639 
17.6 
157.9 
140.3 
- 8.2 
132. 1 
36.0 
108, 310 
66.7 
828.0 
761.3 
+ 1.9 
763.2 
208.1 
7 a.m. to 1 p.m. 
23-24 
26,9U 
. 625 
16.8 
224. 5 
207.7 
+ 8.5 
216. 2 
58.9 
1 p.m. to 7 p.m. 
27,059 
.577 
15.6 
232.1 
216.5 
+ .2 
216.7 
59.1 
7 p.m. to 1 a.m. 
27, 818 
.552 
15.3 
227.8 
212.5 
-10.1 
202.4 
65. 2 
1 a.m. to 7 a.m. 
Total 
27,533 
.576 
15.8 
151. 
135. 2 
- 3.7 
131.5 
35.9 
109, 381 
63.5 
835.4 
771.9 
- 5.1 
766.8 
209.1 
Total, 4 days.. 
433,021 
256. 3 
3, 303. 1 
3, 046. 8 
- 6.8 
3, 040. 
829.1 
