AJSTD OTHEE PHENOMENA OE EESPIEATION. 
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Table VI, 
Comparison of Monthly Averages of Eespiratory and Meteorological Phenomena. 
1858 and 
1859. 
April 
May 
June 
July 
Aug. 
Sept. 
Oct. 
Nov. 
Dec. 
Jan. 
Feb. 
Mar. , 
Myself. 
Temp. 
Dry. 
54-5 
58-1 
71*7 
65- 1 
66 - 6 
61-2 
52-8 
43-8 
45-2 
43-1 
46*3 
48*9 
Barom. 
Carbonic 
acid, 
per min. 
Air, 
per min. 
Pulse, 
per min. 
Respira 
tions, 
per min 
inch. 
grs. 
cub. inch. 
28-84 
8-58 
498 
72*8 
14-3 
29-51 
8-89 
451 
68-3 
12-4 
29-61 
8-19 
426 
71-1 
11-64 
29-48 
7-62 
393 
69-8 
11- 
29-49 
7-15 
392 
73-3 
10-9 
29-51 
7-13 
402 
66-6 
10-94 
29-38 
7-67 
395 
69-8 
10-93 
29-28 
7-86 
414 
69-1 
10-87 
29-43 
8-27 
429 
67 
11-15 
29-64 
8-35 
447 
68-8 
11-73 
29-58 
8-2 
69-2 
11-35 
29-47 
8-25 
70-9 
11-38 
Mr. Moul. 
Carbonic 
acid, 
per min. 
Air, 
per min. 
Pulse, 
per min. 
Respira- 
tions, 
per min 
grs. 
cub. inch. 
7-18 
429 
80-3 
15-6 
6-63 
384 
82-1 
12-75 
6-34 
367 
79-9 
12-6 
)>See Note, page 708. 
Moreover, the quantity of carbonic acid evolved in different decades of degrees of 
Thus in the four decades from 
7.0 9 - ’ evolved by Mr. Moul were in the ascending order — 7*58 grs. 
1 gis., 6-4o grs., and 6-37 grs.,— a series continually decreasing; but the rule is not 
so we exemplified m myself (for a reason to be presently explained), since the quan- 
tities were 8-44 grs., 8-527 grs., 7-841 grs., and 8-29 grs. in their order. 
The loeeJcly averages show that in myself the rule was maintained in fourteen of 
twenty-four weeks, and in Mr. Moul in eight of eleven weeks. 
Hence it must be admitted that there is an inverse relation between seasonal tem- 
perature and the respiratory changes. 
But It IS erident— and it is a fact of great interest— that there is no uniform relation 
betueen the degi-ees of temperature and the car bonic acid, such as would be necessary 
o determine the degi-ee of dependence of the one upon the other. This will be proved 
m two ways: first, by showing the changes which occurred during the long period of 
Tpril ^ season; and secondly, the sudden increase of temperature in 
Mr. Moul’s returns are more uniform than mine, and yet in those the progressive 
ecrease of carbonic acd with increasing decades of temperature is so irregular, as 
gi., gr., and -08 gr. In mine there was an increase in the second and fourth 
decades It is also shown in the foregoing Table, that the lowest state of the respira- 
lon not occur with the highest temperature of the season, but after the lapse of 
two or three months, and the loss of 5° or even 10°, yet with the temperature always 
cee mg Further, the following Table shows that the same temperature is 
r , y ^ 6 most diveise quantities of carbonic acid; as for example 59°, in which 
^ a-ve returns in five months, the monthly averages are 8-11 grs., 9-13 grs., 7-64 grs., 
gi's., and 6-76 grs. in their order; and to take an illustration from Mr. Moul’s 
the temperature of 52°, the returns of two months are 9-36 grs. and 6-3 grs.; 
mg fable, which I think is worthy of close attention. 
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