^7 
Tables 103-105 show the quantities of carbon dioxid and water 
found in the ventilating air current in these two experiments. 
Table 103. — Comparison of residual amounts of carbon dioxid and water in the chamber 
at th> beginning and end of each period, and the corresponding gain or loss — Metabolism 
riments Nos. 96 and 28. 
Carbon dioxid. 
Water. 
Date. 
End of period. 
Gain - 
Total or loss \ - ) 
amount in over 
chamber, preceding 
period. 
Total c ■ , Total 
amount of ^,^.,\ amount 
vapor orl ^-i;-' gained (+) 
remaining r . rt _^ il1tT or losl 
in cham- P^Sf 8 during the 
ber. 
period. 
period. 1 
1900. 
Feb. 14 
14 
14 
15 
15 
jLxptruntm jvo. -,'o. 
7 a. m 
Grams. 
22. 2 
32. 3 
35. 7 
22. x 
25. 3 
Grams. 
Grams. 
36.3 . 
36.9 
38.4 
35.5 
33.6 
Grams. 
Grams. 
1 p.m 
7 p. m 
1 a.m 
+10. 1 
- 3.4 
-12.9 
- 2.5 
- 0.6 
- 1.5 
- 2. 9 
- 1.9 
- 0.6 
- 1.5 
- 2.9 
- 1.9 
Total 
1 p.m 
7 p.m 
- 3.1 . 
— 2.7 
07 
15 
15 
34.4 
34.8 
24. 1 
- 9.1 
- 0.4 
-10.7 
- 1.5 
37.4 
36. 9 
34. 8 
32.3 
— 3. ;*• 
- 0.5 
- 2.1 
— 2.5 
+ 3. v 
- 0.5 
16 
16 
1 a.m 
7 a.m 
Total 
1 p.m 
- 2.1 
- 2.7 . 
- 1.3 
- 1.3 
16 
16 
30. *> 
39. 5 
21.5 
23. 
+ 8.7 
-18.0 
- 1.5 
35.9 
38.8 
34.4 
31.4 
- 3.6 
- 2.9 
- 4.4 
- 3.0 
-3.6 
- 2.9 
17 
17 
1 a.m 
, a. m 
Total 
Experiment No. . - 
- 4.4 
- 3.0 
- 0.4 . 
- 0.9 
- 0.9 
Feb. 20 
26.4 
35.2 
37. 2 
24.1 
24.1 
+ 8.8 
- 2.0 
-13.1 

32.9 . 
39.9 
40.1 
34. 8 
30. 8 
- 7.0 
- 0.2 
- 5.3 
- 4.0 
20 
20 
21 
1 p.m 
- 7.0 
- 0.2 
- 5.3 
21 
7 a.m 
Total... 
- 4.0 
- 2.3 . 
- 2.1 
2 1 
l p.m 
7 p.m 
21 
21 
38.0 
19.0 
26. 4 
-13.9 
-19.0 
- 7.4 
— 2. 5 
40.3 
30.2 
36.1 
35. 5 
- 9. 5 
-10.1 
- 5.9 
- 0.6 
-r 9.5 
-10.1 
5 9 
22 
Total 
1 p. m 
7 p.m 
1 a. m 
Total 
- 0.6 
+ 4.8 
- 4.7 
-4.7 
•22 
22 
23 
23 
36.7 
39. 7 
26. 
28, 7 
- 3.0 
-13.7 
39.3 
36.5 
33.4 
— 3. 3 
+ 0.5 
— 2. y 
— 3.1 
- 3.3 
+ 0.5 
- 3.1 
- 0.2 
- 2.1 
- 2. 1 
»The differences in weight of the absorbers were so small as to be within the limit of error of the 
weighing apparatus. There was no drip. 
