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4. We now give an account of some observations carried out on two of the
trained assistants engaged on these investigations, in order to determine the
effects of varying the salt intake on the body-weight, and on the amounts of
urine excreted.
No. I ASSISTANT. | No. II ASSISTANT. | ||||||
Day of experi- ment. |
Quantity of urine. |
Weight. | Intake of chlorides. |
Day of experiment. |
Quantity of urine. |
Weight. | Intake of chlorides. |
C.C. | Lbs. | Grms. | C.C. | Lbs. | Grms. | ||
1 | 1,420 | 127 | 20 | 1 | 1,360 | 154.5 | 25 |
2 | 1,610 | 126.5 | 20 | 2 | 1,990 | 154.5 | 28 |
3 | 1,410 | 127 | 20 | 3 | 1,390 | 53.9 | 25 |
4 | 1,220 | 126.5 | 20 | 4 | 1,410 | 154.2 | 25 |
5 | 1,790 | 128 | 20 | 5 | 2,190 | 154 | 25 |
6 | 1,470 | 127 | 20 | 6 | .. | .. | Nil |
7 | 1,380 | 26.5 | 20 | 7 | 1,080 | 153 | ,, |
8 | .. | . | Nil | 8 | 1,060 | 150 | „ |
9 | 880 | 123.5 | „ | 9 | 1,210 | 151 | ,, |
10 | 800 | 123 | ,, | 10 | 720 | 151 | ,, |
11 | 790 | 123 | ,, | 11 | 790 | 152 | ,, |
12 | 900 | 122.75 | ,, | 12 | 1,560 | 153 | 15 |
13 | .. | .. | 10 | 13 | 1,280 | 155 | 15 |
14 | 1,460 | 123 | 10 | 14 | 1,540 | 155 | 15 |
15 | 1,160 | 123¾ | 10 | 15 | 1,540 | 154 | 15 |
16 | 1,610 | 123¾ | 10 | 16 | 1,710 | 154 | 20 |
17 | 1,290 | 124 | 10 | 17 | 1,550 | 156 | 20 |
Average daily urine c.c. |
Average body weight lbs. |
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No. I Assistant— | |||||||||||
With | 20 | grms. | NaCl | added | to | his | diet | . | . | 1471 | 126.93 |
,, | nil | „ | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | . | . | 842 | 123.06 |
,, | 10 | ,, | „ | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | . | . | 1380 | 123.62 |
No. II Assistant— | |||||||||||
With | 25.75 | grms. | NaCl | added | to | his | diet | . | . | 1668 | 154.22 |
,, | nil | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | . | . | 976 | 151.40 |
,, | 15 | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | . | . | 1430 | 154.25 |
„ | 20 | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | ,, | . | . | 1630 | 155.00 |