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Div. OF Water, Sewage and Sanitation. — F, IV. Bruck- 

 miller: Modification of ammonia distillation in water; Modification 

 of the Whipple method for direct nesslerization. — John Johnstofi: 

 Determ. of carbonic acid, combined and free, in water. — E. B. 

 PJielps and W. F. Wells: Numerical treatment of 5. coli values in 

 water analysis. — F. N. Crawford and Edw. Bartow: Composition 

 of the effluent air from an activated sludge tank. 



Div. Pharm. Chem. — L. E. Sayre: Toxicity of the volatile 

 principles of coffee, with comments on coffee Substitutes. — /. H. 

 Long: Pancreatin tests of the pharmacopoeia. — H. T. Gräber: Ren- 

 nett: a note and a correction; Pepsin: a resume of tests. — R. A. 

 Hall, E. L. Newcomh and R. E. Morris: Relative toxicity of different 

 species of digitalis. — Norbert Mneller and Edw. Kremers: Appar- 

 ent and real ash content of digitalis. — H. F. Lewis and G. D. Beal: 

 Alkaloidal assay by immiscible solvents. — F. O. Taylor: Prep, and 

 characteristics of emetin; Unexpected reactions in pharmaceut. mix- 

 tures. — H. A. Langenhan and Edw. Kremers: Strength of fluid ex- 

 tracts. — Ruth E. Okey and G. D. Beal: Identification of emodin- 

 containing drugs. — E. Mallinckrodt, Jr.: Determination of small 

 amounts of water and alcohol in ether for anesthesia. — C. H. Briggs 

 and W. L. Irimn: Detection of minute quantities of unsaturated 

 hydrocarbons in liquid petrolatum. 



Sectional MEETINGS. CHICAGO Sect., Fcb. i8. — H. G. Wells: 

 Chem. and metabolism of nucleic acids. Kansas City Sect., Nov. 

 13. — P. A. Shaffer: Fate of food protein in the animal body. Lex- 

 INGTON Sect., Mar. 9. — W. S. Anderson: Abderhalden test for 

 pregnancy. Louisiana Sect., Mar. ly.—W. L. Owen: Influence 

 of Phosphates on alcoholic ferm.— M. A. Schneller: Determ. of dia- 

 static power in wheat flour.— F. W. Liepsner: Discussion of by- 

 products of rice milling. Minn. Sect., Mar. 24.—/. /• Willaman: 

 Factors influencing the occurrence of hydrocyanic acid in plants. 

 Missouri Sect., Feb. 18.— C. W. Greene: New physiol. aspects of 

 fat metabolism. Nashville Sect., Feb. 18.— £. A. Ruddiman: 

 Estimation of extract of beef. N. Y. Sect., Apr. y.—W. H. 

 Nichols: University and industry; Discussion (among others) by 

 M. T. Bogert, P. A. Levene. Oregon Sect., Apr. i.—H. V.^ Tar- 

 tar: Sulfur and soil acidity, two important factors in the fertility of 



