StThomas's Hospital reports . this shows what can be repre-sented in figures without much difficulty. Average. lbs. oz. His. oz. 9 Before breakfast . . 155 8 (losing 3 G during night). 10 After breakfast . . 157 4 (gaining 1 12) 12 noon. Before lunch, but after deface. :156 G (losing 0 14) 1 After lunch .... 157 6 (gaining 1 0) 5 Before dinner , . 156 12 (losing 0 10) After dinner . . 158 14 (gaining 2 2) By these it will be seen that we lose 3 lbs. 6 oz. betweennight and morning—that we gain 1 lb. 12 oz. by breakfast—that we again lose about 14 oz. before lunch—t
StThomas's Hospital reports . this shows what can be repre-sented in figures without much difficulty. Average. lbs. oz. His. oz. 9 Before breakfast . . 155 8 (losing 3 G during night). 10 After breakfast . . 157 4 (gaining 1 12) 12 noon. Before lunch, but after deface. :156 G (losing 0 14) 1 After lunch .... 157 6 (gaining 1 0) 5 Before dinner , . 156 12 (losing 0 10) After dinner . . 158 14 (gaining 2 2) By these it will be seen that we lose 3 lbs. 6 oz. betweennight and morning—that we gain 1 lb. 12 oz. by breakfast—that we again lose about 14 oz. before lunch—that lunchputs on an average of 1 lb.—that we again lose during theafternoon an average of 10 oz., but that an ordinary dinnerto a healthy person adds 2 lbs. 2 oz. to their weight. Whatwould be the result of a big dinner—it is easier to imaginethaii to describe. And yet on more than one day there wasa difference of 2 lbs. 8 oz., but this is not very excessiveconsidering that a pint of fluid weighs about 1 [To face page 344. Adlard & Son, Imp.
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