INDEX 



Accessory factors, n, 37. 



food factors (vitamines), 39. 

 Accidents and output, hourly varia- 

 tions of, 250. 



Acclimatization of aviators impos- 

 sible, 199. 



Agriculturists, common character- 

 istics of, 179. 



Alcohol, a source of energy, 60. 



- and fatigue, 15. 



- not stored in the body, 62. 

 Alcoholic and other beverages, 59. 

 Amino-acids, nature of, 2. 

 Aneerobic treatment of wounds, sim- 

 plicity of, 220. 



Anti-scorbutic vitamines, increase 

 on germination, 55. 



Antiseptic school of wound treat- 

 ment, 212. 



Arable land, increase since 1916, 

 100. 



Aviators, strains to which they are 

 subjected, 196. 



tests for withstanding strain of 

 altitude, 202. 



Bamboo for paper-making, 233. 

 Barley, varieties adapted to different 



conditions, 102. 

 Barracks, sanitary condition of, 271, 



272. 

 Beriberi, 43, 44, 47, 48. 



- in Gallipoli, 51, 53. 



Birds and insects in relation to crops, 



159- 



beneficial action of, 162. 

 Bordeaux mixture, discovery of, 143. 

 Bread, war, digestibility, 15, 35; 



constituents of, 20. 



war, non-uniformity of, 31. 



war, nutritive value, 33. 



Brewing, loss of food value in, 15, 



69. . 

 British Produce Supply Association, 



failure of, 189. 

 Burgundy mixture, composition of, 



144. 



mixture, modus operandi, 145. 



mixture, various applications, 

 148. 



Butterwort, used for ulcers, 218. 



Cabbage-fly maggot, protection from, 



167. 

 Calorie, definition, 4. 



value of foods, 6, 19. 

 Calories and rations, 14. 

 Carbohydrates, function of, 4. 

 Catarrh and inefficiency, 288. 

 Class-room atmosphere, 285. 

 Clothing, use of, 9. 



Clover, advantages of, 114. 



in temporary leys, 122. 

 Cobden, economic theories of, 78. 

 Cocoa, food value, 74. 



Coffee disease in Ceylon, 140. 

 Co-operation, conditions for success, 

 190, 191. 



far-reaching effects of, 192. 



in food-supply, 177. 



Couch - grass for paper - making, 

 240. 



Crop production, possibilities of in- 

 creased, 95. 



Crops and climate, 101, 102. 



yield by good farming, 99. 



Dairies, success of Irish co-operative, 



183. 



Deficiency diseases, 40. 

 Destructiveness of birds investigated, 



161. 



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