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med. science as it has in the past. There never was a more auspici- 

 ous time for the development of a great inst'n. to take up the study 

 of ehem. in relation to the treatment of disease, and carry forward 

 this great work that contains such wonderful possibihties for the 

 relief of human suffering. It is to be hoped that some wealthy man 

 can be shown the enormous benefits to be derived from such an 

 inst'n., and how, by making its foundation possible, he can meet 

 the most urgent need in connection with scientific med. today, the 

 need for taking advantage of the unlimited resoiirces of ehem. 

 Editorial; Amer. Med., 1916, xxii, p. 13. 



New courses. Lewis Inst., Chicago, has added physiol. ehem., 

 food analysis, and advanced work in nutrition, to its regulär four 

 year eurriculum in domestie science. 



Fellowship. The Woman's Med. Assoc. of N. Y. City offers the 

 Mary Pufnam Jacobi Fellowship of $800, available for post-gradu- 

 ate study to any woman physician for work in any of the med. Sci- 

 ences (including biol. ehem.). The fellowship will be awarded 

 upon proof of ability and promise of success in the chosen line of 

 work. Applications for 191 6-' 17 must be in the hands of the Com- 

 mit. on Award by Apr. i, 19 16, and should be addressed to Dr. 

 Annie S. Daniel, 26 Gramerey Park, N. Y. City. 



Inst. f. Volksernährung. A Vienna manufacturer has given 

 $100,000 to fou^d an inst'n. to study the technieal side of nutrition 

 for the people, oy eorrelating the findings of organic ehem., biol., 

 physiol., etc. It is to be ealled the Inst, für Volksernährung. 



DyESTUEF SITUATION IN THE U. S. AT THE CLOSE OF I915. 



Before the advent of this deplorable war we imported annually 

 about 2,500 short tons of anilin oil and anilin salts. In 1916 over 

 11,000 tons will be manufactured on Amer. soil, from Amer. coal- 

 tar " erudes." In 1913 our Amer. color-works produced 3,300 short 

 tons of eoal-tar colors, made chiefly from German " intermediates." 

 We imported 25,700 tons of artificial dyes, 22,000 tons Coming 

 from Germany. Today we are making over 15,000 tons of these 

 colors, all from Amer. coal tar. Are the nation's color-ehemists 

 too optimistie in eonfidently looking forward to the year 19 17 as a 

 date when the great bulk of artificial dyes consumed in this eountry 

 will be made in Amer. works, from Amer. raw material, by Amer. 



