 The first day of Alcohol gave an excess of 4 per cent., and the last of 23 per cent. ; and the mean of these two gives almost the same per-centage of excess as the mean of the six days. "Admitting that each beat of the heart was as strong during the alcoholic...  Proceedings of the Royal Society of London - Page 390by Royal Society (Great Britain) - 1870Full view - About this book
 | 1877 - 706 pages
...being used amounted to 14,492, or rather more than 13 per cent, increase on the ordinary amount. " Adopting the lowest estimate which has been given of the daily work of the heart, viz. as equal to 122 tons lifted one foot, the heart during the alcoholic period did... | |
 | Royal Society (Great Britain) - 1870 - 652 pages
...right to make a deduction, and to estimate the number of beats in that day as midway between the 1 1th and 13th days, or 18,432. Adopting this, the mean...been given of the daily work done by the heart, viz. ns equal to 1 22 tons lifted one foot, the heart during the alcoholic period did daily work in excess... | |
 | Royal Society (Great Britain) - 1870 - 688 pages
...per cent. ; and the mean of these two gives almost the same perceutage of excess as the mean of the C days. Admitting that each beat of the heart was as...during the alcoholic period as in the water period (nnd it was really more powerful), the heart on the last two days of alcohol was doing one-fifth more... | |
 | Frederic Richard Lees - 1871 - 296 pages
...cent. ; and the mean of these two gives almost the same percentage of excess as the mean of the six days. Admitting that each beat of the heart was as...during the alcoholic period as in the water period (it was really more powerful), the heart on the last two days of alcohol was doing one-fifth more work.... | |
 | James Samuelson, Henry Lawson, William Sweetland Dallas - 1872 - 486 pages
...; and the mean of these two gives almost the same percentage of excess as the mean of the six days. Adopting the lowest estimate which has been given of the daily work doue by the heart, viz., as equal to 122 tons lifted one foot, the heart, during the alcoholic period,... | |
 | Dawson Burns - 1875 - 356 pages
...cent. ; and the mean of these two gives almost the same per-centage of excess as the mean of the six days. "Admitting that each beat of the heart was as...lowest estimate which has been given of the daily work of the heart, viz., as equal to 122 tons lifted one foot, the heart during the alcoholic period, did... | |
 | Sir Benjamin Ward Richardson - 1880 - 350 pages
...cent. ; and the mean of these two gives almost the same percentage of excess as the mean of the six days. " Admitting that each beat of the heart was...lowest estimate which has been given of the daily work of the heart, viz., as equal to 122 tons lifted one foot, the heart during the alcoholic period did... | |
 | Eneas Sweetland Dallas - 1870 - 532 pages
...about 21,000 more; and in the brandy period it was 131,000, or 25,000 more. "Adopting," they observe, " the lowest estimate which has been given of the daily work done by the heart — viz., as equal to one hundred and twenty-two tons lifted one foot — the heart during the alcoholic period did daily... | |
 | 1870 - 540 pages
...about 21,000 more; and in the brandy period it was 131,000, or 25,000 more. "Adopting," they observe, " the lowest estimate which has been given of the daily work done by the heart—viz., as equal to one hundred and twenty-two tons lifted one foot—the heart during the alcoholic... | |
 | Sir Benjamin Ward Richardson - 1882 - 302 pages
...cent.; and the mean of these two gives almost the same percentage of excess as the mean of the six days, " Admitting that each beat of the heart was...more powerful), the heart on the last two days of alo> hol was doing one-fifth more work. " Adopting the lowest estimate which has been given of the... | |
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