He inspired 2.92 grains of oxygen
per minute. In this instance the intense mental culture diminished the
quantity of oxygen inspired from the atmosphere. The early Christian
hermits, with a view to extinguish carnal desire and overcome sleep,
lived upon a daily allowance of 12 ounces of bread and water. They
daily consumed 4063.084 grains of oxygen. They inhaled oxygen at the
rate of 2.8215 grains per minute.
According to M. Andral, the great French physiologist, a French boy 10
years old, before the sexual appetite is developed, exhales 1852.8
grains of carbon in the twenty-four hours. He who wishes to curb his
lust should consume 1852.8 grains of carbon in his daily diet.
Now, 6,500 grains of household bread contain 1852 grains of carbon,
according to Dr. Edward Smith. This quantity of bread is equal to 14
ounces avoirdupois and 375 grains, but the early Christian hermits who
lived upon 12 oz. of bread (avoirdupois) consumed daily 1496.25 grains
of carbon. This quantity of carbon was less than that which the French
boy consumed daily by 356.
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