LITERARY NOTICES. 



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omm ended by the Chemical Section of the 

 American Association for determination of 

 nitrogen in ammonium compounds, for ni- 

 trates and nitrites, and for oxygen-consum- 

 ing power. Attention is called by the au- 

 thors to the application of the Kjeldahl 

 process in ascertaining the total organic ni- 

 trogen. The media and manipulation of 

 biological examinations are amply treated, 

 and a chart is given of the culture phenom- 

 ena of the more important microbes. Much 

 value is not attached, however, to the results 

 thus obtained, since the number of microbes 

 may vary greatly without analogous varia- 

 tion in the healthful character of the water. 

 Ordinary filtration is shown to increase the 

 micro-organisms, which develop finely in the 

 pores of sand or stone filters. The Bischof 

 and the Pasteur filters are to be preferred 

 for household use, while the Anderson pro- 

 cess of agitating the water with fine particles 

 of cast iron in a rotating cylinder produces 

 a water of high organic purity with great 

 rapidity. The text is clear and well ar- 

 ranged, all required apparatus is illustrated, 

 and useful analytical tables are furnished 

 for comparison. 



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