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day only had been examined. The results shown in Table I are the averages of
the figures obtained by the daily analyses.

        The different points noted are:—Caste—all were Hindus. Age—all were of
adult age. Weight—average weight over a large series is given. Quantity of
Urine—in cubic centimetres. Specific Gravity. Urea—quantity excreted in
grammes. Total Nitrogen—in grammes. Freezing-point of Urine. Chlorides—
in grammes.

Table I.

AVERAGE DAILY EXCRETION OF THE CONSTITUENTS OF THE URINE
OF BENGALIS.

        Each observation is the average of the results obtained by daily analyses on
four or five consecutive days.

STUDENTS.
No. Number of
analyses.		 Quantity
of urine
in c.c.		 Sp. Gr. Urea.
grms.		 Total
Nitrogen
grms.		 Freezing-
point
(Centi-
grade).		 Chlorides
grms.
1 5 1217 1016 14.33 6.63 –1.56 15.54
2 5 700 1019 12.88 5.50 –1.54 6.72
3 5 1249 1015 14.22 6.85 –140° 12.05
4 4 980 1015 13.51 6.55 –1.16° 7.80
5 4 1066 1011 11.85 5.23 –1.18° 9.26
6 5 1480 1016 13.51 6.62 –.91° 9.86
7 5 982 1022 12.45 6.06 –1.37° 11.14
8 4 926 1011 14.87 7.20 –2.31° 18.04
9 4 1855 1018 15.88 7.77 –1.06° 6.52
10 4 805 1017 9.80 4.50 –1.52° 10.59
11 4 1319 1011 14.60 6.42 –1.45° 16.45
12 5 1461 1011 10.83 5.55 –1.11° 10.11
13 4 895 1017 7.56 3.87 –1.51º 12.04
14 5 1312 1010 10.51 4.50 –1.14° 9.15
15 4 860 1022 13.37 6.21 –2.30° 15.42
16 4 1364 1012 13.08 5.90 –1.35° 12.09
17 4 227 1012 12.37 5.54 –1.18° 12.23
18 5 1227 1011 10.87 4.91 –.89° 8.48
19 4 667 1021 11.06 5.21 –1.91º 9.30

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