Show speed of the pulse the rate of pulsation depends entirely on the movements of the hearty each beat representing a contraction of the left ventricle the normal pulse of the adult male varies from CO 00 to so 80 beats in th minute the range of the individual variation la 19 t however very great the range in females is even greater some ba having ing a n pulse rate of over 80 others less than than CO the majority showing a higher rate males in children the rate la Is more frequent at birth to first year to at sixteen years 00 in old age the pulse ei i usually above 7 but often also between CO 60 and CO 00 the pulse rate Is higher ir short than tall persons person and also barje somewhat with the time of day in depend ent of meals and movement diminishing in the forenoon rising in the afternoon sinking during the night and rising in the morning habitual pulse rates below ra H and as low as 10 40 have been observed ii healthy adults but they arc are rare excel eions we know of no case on record of a healthy pulse so low as SO 30 brooklyn eagle |