"_Wednesday_, Feb. 7.--Slept about seven hours during the night; when I awoke felt rested; temperature, 98.2 deg. F.; pulse, 80; have felt well all day; went to bed at 9.30; some fever. "_Thursday_, Feb. 8.--Woke up two or three times during the night. Drank water during the night and first thing this morning when I got up. Came to the city, and at 9 o'clock weighed 182 pounds, showing a gain of two pounds over last night. Not feeling so well owing to the amount of water I drank last night, which was induced by feverishness. "_Friday_, Feb. 9.--Feeling first rate. At 8.25 A. M. weighed 180 pounds. Heart action normal. No enlargement of the spleen or liver. "_Saturday_, Feb. 10.--Lost nothing in weight during the day and have felt well all the while. "_Sunday_, Feb. 11.--Passed the day in reading and drank frequently of water. "_Monday_, Feb. 12.--This being a holiday, did not go to the city. Passed the day in entertaining callers. Have not felt quite so well owing to a slight cold settling in my left kidney. "_Tuesday_, Feb. 13.--Measurements: waist, 38-1/2 inches; chest, 40 inches; hip, 43 inches; calf, 14-1/2 inches; biceps, 12-1/2 inches; forearm, 11 inches; weight, 177-1/2 pounds. "_Wednesday_, Feb. 14.--I attribute the cause of loss of sleep to a hard day's work and in reading too long last evening. "_Thursday_, Feb. 15.--Somewhat wakeful during the night. Retired at 7.30 o'clock, after a hard day's work. "_Friday_, Feb. 16.--3.30 P. M., temperature, 98.5 deg. F.; pulse, 74; tongue clean; weighed 172-1/2 pounds. During the evening drank one cup of hot water. "_Saturday_, Feb. 17.--After a restful night felt well all day. "_Sunday_, Feb. 18.--Retired at 9 o'clock and have rested a good deal during the day. "_Monday_, Feb. 19.--Weighed 169-1/2 pounds, and retired feeling well. "_Tuesday_, Feb. 20.--Weighed 168-1/2 pounds; was examined by Dr. Helmer, who found me in excellent condition; 4.30 P. M., weighed 169-1/2 pounds, a gain of one pound during the day, on account of drinking a little more water than usual. "_Wednesday_, Feb. 21.--Temperature, 98.5 deg. F.; pulse, 69; 4 P. M., weighed 168-1/2 pounds; have not felt quite so well during the day. "_Thursday_, Feb. 22.--Occupied the day--holiday--in reading and reclining, and went to bed feeling pretty well. "_Friday_, Feb. 23.--At 8.30 A. M. weighed 166 pounds; 3.30 P. M., temperature, 99 deg. F.; pulse, 98; lung expansion, 2-3/4 inches; went home and to bed, feeling considerably exhausted owing to a hard day's work and too many callers.