40 THE BUREAU OF SCIENCE 



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The Philippine Journal of Science has published articles on 

 chemistry, geology, mineralogy, bacteriology, protozoology, serum 

 therapy, botany, marine zoology, anthropology, ornithology, en- 

 tomology, ichthyology, mammalogy, ethnology, anatomy, sur- 

 gery, and other allied subjects. 



The numbers of the Philippine Journal of Science for the six 

 months ending December 31, 1913, contain the following articles. 

 Names of members of the Bureau of Science staff are marked 

 by asterisks ( * ) . 



SECTION A. CHEMICAL AND GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND THE INDUSTRIES 



* Pratt, David S. (Editorial) Copra spoilage on a large scale. 

 -. The absorption spectra of various phthalides and related com- 

 pounds. 



Williams, R. R., * Thurlow, L. W., and * Gibbs, H. D. The 



nipa palm as a commercial source of sugar. A consideration of the 

 principal difficulties encountered in collecting and preserving nipa palm 

 sap. 



* Pratt, Wallace E., and * Smith, Warren D. The geology and petroleum 



resources of the southern part of Bondoc Peninsula, Tayabas Province, 

 P. I. 

 Saderra Maso, Miguel, and * Smith, Warren D. The relation of seismic 

 disturbances in the Philippines to the geologic structure. 



* Smith, Warren D. Contributions to the stratigraphy and fossil inverte- 



brate fauna of the Philippine Islands. 



* West, Augustus P. Analysis and composition of red lead. 



SECTION B. TROPICAL MEDICINE 



Asburn, P. M., Vedder, E. B., and Gentry, E. R. Concerning varioloid 



in Manila. 

 . Some experiments on the inoculation of monkeys 



with smallpox. 



* Barber, Marshall A. A bacteriological examination of certain artesian 



wells in Rizal, Cavite, and Bulacan Provinces, P. I. 

 ■ — . An unusual disease prevailing in epidemic form at Buhi, Ambos 



Camarines, P. I. 



. The infection of Achlya with various microorganisms. 



. The variability of certain strains of dysentery bacilli as studied 



by the single-cell method. 

 Boynton, William Hutchins. Duration of the infectiveness of virulent 



rinderpest blood in the water leech, Hirudo boyntoni Wharton. 

 DuMez, A. G. The physical and chemical properties of the oleoresin 



of Aspidium with respect to the detection of adulterations. 

 Gibson, R. B. Proteoses and fever. 

 . The influence of compensated salt mixtures on the development 



of polyneuritis gallinarum and beriberi. 



The protective power of normal human milk against polyneuritis 



gallinarum (beriberi). 

 Heiser, Victor G., and Villafranca, Rafael. Albinism in the Philippine 

 Islands. 



