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Table 63.— Results with subject M.A.M. (without food, following 2 days with carbohydrate- 
poor diet). 
Date and time. 
Duration. 
Carbon 
dioxide 
eliminated 
per minute. 
Oxygen 
absorbed 
per 
minute. 
Respira- 
tory 
quotient. 
Aver- 
age 
pulse- 
rate. 
Average 
respira- 
tion-rate. 
Cur- ! ] ? evolu - 
„ . tions per 
rent - minute. 
Feb. 8, 1912. 
Lying: 
8>> 36" a.m.i 
9 16 a.m 
Work: 
9*" 50 m a.m.* 
10 29 a.m.» 
Lying: 
lO* 57-n a.m.« 
11 21 a.m. 
11 44 a.m 
mtn. sec. 
14 33 
14 24 
14 48 
10 14 
14 13 
14 57 
15 50 
15 30 
c.c. 
208 
206 
208 
2,209 
1,825 
238 
217 
218 
c.c. 
260 
254 
254 
2,565 
2,146 
310 
290 
293 
0.80 
.81 
.82 
.86 
.85 
.77 
.75 
.75 
66 
67 
66 
160 
168 
96 
89 
86 
20 
20 
20 
22 
24 
22 
amp. 
1.5 
1.5 
111.8 
93.6 
1 The pulse-rate at 8 11 25 m a.m. was 64; at &* 35 m a.m., 64. 
2 Work was begun at 9 h 37 m a.m. Between & 37 m a.m. and 9>> 50 m a.m. the subject rode at the average rate 
of 100 revolutions per minute. 
3 Between the two periods the subject rode at the average rate of 96 revolutions per minute. 
* Work was finished at lO* 1 43 m a.m. 
Table 64. — Results with subject M.A.M. (without food, following 3 days with carbohydrate- 
poor diet). 
Date and time. 
Duration. 
Carbon 
dioxide 
eliminated 
per minute. 
Oxygen 
absorbed 
per 
minute. 
Respira- 
tory 
quotient. 
Aver- 
age 
pulse- 
rate. 
Average 
respira- 
tion-rate. 
Cur- 
Revolu- 
tions per 
minute. 
Feb. 9, 1912 
Lying: 
&38™ a.m.. 
9 02 a.m.. 
9 24 a.m.. 
Work: 
9h 57" a.m.i . 
10 38 a.m.». 
Lying: 
ll h 09"> a.m.». 
11 32 a.m.. 
11 54 a.m.. 
12 14 p.m.. 
12 35 pm.. 
mtn. sec. 
15 19 
14 46 
14 56 
10 21 
14 08 
15 19 
15 03 
14 22 
14 36 
14 20 
c.c. 
196 
191 
183 
1,856 
1,744 
217 
205 
215 
213 
209 
c.c. 
244 
237 
246 
2,342 
2,073 
296 
269 
288 
270 
264 
0.81 
.81 
.79 
.84 
.74 
.76 
.75 
.79 
.79 
64 
67 
63 
162 
166 
85 
85 
84 
82 
83 
18 
20 
20 
28 
36 
24 
24 
24 
22 
1.5 
1.5 
99.9 
92.3 
1 Work was begun at 9 h 44 m a.m. Between 9 h 44 31 a.m. and 9* 57 m a.m. the subject rode at the average rate 
of 98 revolutions per minute. 
* Between the two periods the subject rode at the average rate of 85 revolutions per minute. 
* Work ceased at 10* 1 53 m a.m. The subject felt stiff and somewhat exhausted. 
Table 65. — Results with subject M. A. M. (icithout food, following 2 days with carbohydrate- 
rich diet). 
Date and time. 
Duration. 
Carbon 
dioxide 
eliminated 
per minute. 
Oxygen 
absorbed 
per 
minute. 
Respira- 
tory 
quotient. 
Aver- 
age 
pulse- 
rate. 
Average 
respira- 
tion-rate. 
Cur- 
rent. 
Revolu- 
tions per 
minute. 
Feb. 15, 1912.1 
Lying: 
8* 38"> a-m.» 
Work: 
9 h 53 m a.m.* 
10 36 a.m.* 
Lying: 
11 h04«a.m.» 
11 24 a.m 
11 51 a-m 
mtn. sec. 
14 49 
14 53 
14 51 
10 09 
14 16 
14 59 
15 07 
15 13 
c.c. 
191 
187 
187 
2,237 
1,870 
245 
207 
209 
c.c. 
234 
228 
240 
2,319 
2,004 
284 
278 
253 
0.82 
.82 
.78 
.97 
.93 
.86 
.75 
.83 
64 
61 
61 
«162 
•168 
92 
88 
85 
20 
20 
20 
36 
36 
26 
22 
20 
amp. 
1.5 
1.5 
109.8 
89.8 
l See table 66 for experiment on February 14, 1912. 
* The subject lay down at S h OS 31 a.m. The pulse-rate at 8 h 25 m a.m. was 64; at 8 h 34 m a.m., 64. 
3 Work was begun at 9 h 41 m a.m. Between 9 h 41 31 a.m. and 9^ 53™ a.m. the subject rode at the average rate 
of 102 revolutions per minute. 
* One record, at the wrist. 
5 Between the two periods the subject rode at the average rate of about 90 revolutions per minute. 
S At the wrist. 
1 Work ended at 10 11 51 m a.m. The subject lay down at 10 h 57 m ajn. 
