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DE. SMITH ON THE ELIMINATION 
Table XXV. — Showing the Weight, in ounces avoirdupois, of the Fluid and Solid 
Ingesta on the various days of the week in March, May, June, and July 1860. 
Week. 
Sunday. 
Monday. 
Tuesday. 
Wednesday. 
Thursdaj'. 
Friday. 
Saturday. 
18(30. 
Solids. 
Fluids. 
Solids. 
Fluids. 
Solids. 
Fluids. 
Solids. 
Fluids. 
Solids. 
Fluids. 
Solids. 'Fluids. 
1 
SoHds. 
Fluids. 
OZ. 
OZ. 
OZ. 
OZ. 
OZ. 
OZ. 
OZ. 
OZ. 
OZ. 
OZ. 
OZ. 
OZ. 
OZ. 
OZ. 
Feb. to 25. 
55^ 
61 
414 
50 
374 
524 
44 
51 
424 
534 
54 
444 
53 
March 1 . 
44 i 
50 
404 
444 
44 
504 
42 
554 
384 
54 
394 
564 
36 
494 
8 . 
4U 
48 
454 
48 
39 
42 
404 
514 
15. 
404 
57 
41 
494 
38| 
51 
22. 
44i 
50 
394 
58 
414 
574 
41 
654 
39 
27 
54 
444 
39 
29. 
52 
53 
364 
61 
384 
47 
34| 
57 
28 
45| 
37 
43 
Average ... 
454 
504 
404 
524 
404 
494 
394 
574 
364 
494 
354 
51 
40 
444 
May 6. 
354 
584 
35 
574 
364 
58 
37 
494 
364 
55 
13. 
35^ 
49 
32 
58 
37 
484 
394 
514 
314 
594 
41 
494 
37 
63 
20. 
394 
46 
354 
41 
50 
324 
414 
424 
46 
36 
27. 
37f 
49 
40 
56 
374 
544 
4 If 
46 
Average . . . 
374 
48 
334 
374 
524 
384 
55 
344 
534 
404 
47f 
364 
59 
June 2. 
334 
57 
304 
54 
9. 
354 
524 
344 
294 
684 
38 
584 
39 
71 
364 
61 
434 
654 
16. 
37 
554 
404 
68 
284 
514 
354 
594 
344 
494 
374 
53 
23. 
29| 
684 
40| 
53 
37 
57 
35 
61 
30. 
35i 
534 
37 
44 
Average ... 
36 
534 
374 
314 
544 
344 
62 
38 
574 
36 
56 
364 
60 
J uly 8. 
38 
59 
394 
574 
40 
58 
38 
514 
15, 
404 
69 
294 
59 
424 
63 
394 
52| 
334 
524 
30 
60 
39 
57 
22. 
42 
65 
344 
52 
37 
53 
384 
584 
34 
56 
414 
534 
304 
57 
Average ... 
414 
67 
33 
304 
39i 
58 
384 
564 
354 
554 
37 
57 
351 
55 
October 28. 
384 
384 
3lf 
594 
374 
Total average... 
414 
54 
374 
554 
374 
514 
374 
574 
364 
534 
374 
524 
374 
55 
The total average of these observations shows that, with the exception of the increase 
on the Sunday, there was singular uniformity in the weight of the solid ingesta taken 
on the various days of the week, there being only one day on which the quantity was 
below 37 oz. When, however, the fluid and solid ingesta are added together, there is more 
variation, and the two lowest amounts occurred on my two Hospital days, when there 
was a lunch of coffee and bread and butter, instead of an early dinner, and dinner was 
eaten at a later hour, and then there was an increase on the following day. The com- 
bined quantities of the fluid and solid ingesta on the different days were as follows, in 
ounces : — 
Sunday. Monday. Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday. Friday. Saturday. 
95f 92i 89i 95 90 89i 92^ 
6. Cycle of the Year. 
There are not any recorded observations upon the influence of season over the urinary 
excretion except those of Vogel, who found that the urinary water was increased in the 
cold season. 
It is not possible to isolate the effects of season from other influences, as, for example, 
