Vol. I December, igii No. 2 



Biochemical Bulletin 



Edited, for the Columbia University Biochemical Association, by the 



EDITORIAL COMMITTEE: 



WALTER H. EDDY, Editor-in-Chicf, 



ERNEST D. CLARK, EDGAR G. MILLER, Jr., ANTON R. ROSE, 



NELLIS B. FOSTER, HERMAN O. MOSENTHAL, EMILY C. SEAMAN, 



WILLIAM J. GIES, REUBEN OTTENBERG, CLAYTON S. SMITH, 



ALFRED P. LOTHROP, JACOB ROSENBLOOM, WILLIAM H. WELKER 



all of the Staffof the Biochemical Department of Columbia University. 



CONTENTS 



FACE 



A Review of the History of Bence Jones Protein and Multiple Myeloma. 



Jacob Rosenbloom. i6i 

 The Effect of the Chemical Composition of the Medium on the Life Cycle 



OF Hydatina Senta. A. Franklin Skull. 174 



A Study OF LiNTNER Soluble Starch. Emest D. Clark 194 



On Melanin. Ross Alken Gärtner 207 



Chemical Notes on the Egg Capsules of Two Species of Sharks. 



Louis Hussakof and William H. Welker. 216 



A Cage for Metabolism Experiments on Goats. A. R. Rose 222 



The Permeability of Cells for Dyes and Alkalies. E. Newton Harvey 227 



On the Absorption and Distribution of Aluminium from Aluminized Food, 



Max Kahn. 235 



A Retrospect in Biochemistry. Charles A. Doremus 2{$ 



Biochemistry. Its Place in the Curriculum of the College of Liberal Arts 



FOR WOMEN. Mary Louise Foster. 256 



Suggestions to Teachers OF Biochemistry. 2. Methods of applying the biuret 



test. John L. Kantor and William J. des 264 



Edema : A Symposium (abstracts) 270 



Introduction, with Remarks on Lymph and its Relation to Edema. Wm. J. des. 270 



The Earlier Theories of Edema. Jacob Rosenbloovt 275 



Fischer' s Theory of Edema. William J. Gies 279 



The Relation of the Heart and Blood Vessels to Edema. William Weinberger.. 316 



The Blood as a Factor in Edema. Reuben Ottenberg. 319 



Renal Edema. Herman O. Mosenthal. 320 



The Bite of Russell's Viper. A. E. Spaar. 325 



Abstracts of Biochemical Liter ature : Department of Biological Chemistry in 



Chemical Abstracts. William J. Gies 329 



Proceedings of the Columbia University Biochemical Association. 



Walter H. Eddy, Secretary. 332 

 Biochemical News, Notes and Comment. 



General 340 



Department of Physiological Chemistry, University of Illinois 351 



Columbia Biochemical Association 354 



Columbia Biochemical Department 360 



Editorials 363 



Published Quarterly by the Columbia University Biochemical Association. 

 Publication Office : 437 West sgth Street, New York. 



