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societies composing the Federation, in addition to two sessions con- 

 ducted independently. The following Communications were pre- 

 sented at the independent sessions. 



Scientific program. First Session. Monday, Dec. 28, 2.00 

 p. m. Graham Lusk: Presidential address, The influence of food 

 on metaboHsm. — S. R. Benedict and E. Ost erber g: The retention 

 of parenterally introduced creatin under various nutritive condi- 

 tions in the dog. — Otto Polin and W. Denis: The occurrence of 

 creatin in urine. — P. D. Zeman and P. E. Howe: The excretion of 

 creatin during fasting. — /. L. Morris: The determination of creatin 

 and Creatinin in urine; and the occurrence of creatin. — W. C. Rose: 

 The influence of protein feeding on the ehmination of creatin in 

 starvation. — P. A. Kober: The nephelometric estimation of purin 

 bases, including uric acid, in blood and urine. — IV. H. Welker and 

 Grover Tracy: The use of aluminium hydroxid in connection with 

 nitrogen partition in urinary analysis. — H. R. Fishbach and P. B. 

 Hawk: The fecal bacteria Output as influenced by dietary altera- 

 tions. — N. Hendrickson, E. L. Connolly, B. M. Hendricks and M. 

 E. Pennington: The dextrose content of the tgg of the common 

 fowl. — H. J. Cor per: A method for determining and comparing the 

 local toxicity of chemical Compounds. — E. A. Graham: The mech- 

 anism of the toxicity of halogen narcotics. 



Second SESSION. TuESDAY, Dec. 29, 9.00 a. m. Olaf Berg- 

 eim: Some influences affecting the action of phospho-nuclease. — ■ 

 H. H. Bunsel: Biological oxidizabihty and chemical Constitution 

 (II), — H. I. Mattill and H. A. Mattill: Digestive processes in Lim- 

 ulus. — R. E. Swain: The action of alkaline hydrolytic agents on 

 allantoin. — Arno Viehoever, C. 0. Johns and C. L. Aisberg: Cy- 

 anogenesis in plants: (I) Studies on Sieglingia sesleroides. — R. T. 

 Woodyatt: Experiments with c?-/-glyceric aldehyde. — /. /. R. Mac- 

 leod and R. G. Pearce: The level of sugar in the blood flowing from 

 the liver under laboratory conditions. — F. S. Lee and E. L. Scott: 

 The action of certain atmospheric conditions on muscular work and 

 blood-sugar.— P. A. Shaffcr and R. S. Hubbard: The level of blood- 

 sugar in the dog. — C. C. Powler and P. B. Hawk: Sulfur partition 

 as influenced by water drinking. — E. C. Kendall: A method for the 

 decomposition of the proteins of the thyroid with a description of 



