VI CONTENTS. 



Page. 



A parasite on the asparagus beetle, Fernald 557 



Two new species of the genus Tetrastichus, Crawford 558 



The biology and morphology of Apantdes glomeratus, Weissenberg 558 



A synopsis of the American species of vScolioneurinse, Macgillivray 558 



Observations on the biology of ticks, Galli-Valerio 558 



Notes on mites affecting chickens, Herrick '. 558 



Ticks and other blood-sucking arthropoda [in Jamaica], Newstead 558 



Thirty-ninth annual report of the Entomological Society of Ontario 559 



Report on parasitic and injurious insects, 1907-8, Froggatt 559 



The principal insects injurious to horticulture during 1906-7, Swenk 559 



[Some olive insects in Spain], Garcia 559 



Insect work on the shade and ornamental trees in Brooklyn for 1909, Levison. . 560 



Report of the nursery inspector, Stene 560 



Orchard spraying. — Orchard protection work, Sherman, jr 560 



Demonstration work in economic entomology, Sherman, jr 560 



Control of household insects, Felt 560 



FOODS — HUMAN NUTRITION. 



Dietary studies in public institutions 560 



Physiological and medical observations [including food halnts], Hrdlicka 562 



Wages and living [in Mexico], Canada 563 



Food consumption in Paris, Normand 563 



Foodstuffs in Siam, Hansen 563 



[Notes on food and living conditions of natives of Tierra del Fuego], Furlong.. 563 



General principles of dietetics, with remarks on proprietary foods, Edsall 564 



Proprietary and predigested foods, Howland 564 



Malted foods 564 



The importance of fish as food, Konig and Splittger]:)er 564 



The use of sulphurous acid in chopped meat and the composition of some pre- 

 servative salts, Bremer and Bey thien 564 



Cooking the cheaper cuts of meat, Barnard 565 



Lecithin and other components of egg yolks, Tornani '. 565 



The hexone bases from egg white. Chapman and Petrie , 565 



Copper in vegetables, McGill 565 



Spices and how to know them, Gibbs 565 



Coffee extract and coffee infusion, Strunk 565 



Studies of chicory, Hueppe 565 



The definition of cider proposed by the international congresses, Truelle 565 



Effect of the Gloeosporium disease on the composition of currant wine, IMviller. . 566 



Combinations in which phosphorus occurs in wine. Carles 566 



The sulphur dioxid content of beer, Vuaflart 566 



Studies of the composition of Martinique rums, Bonis 566 



Food inspection decisions 566 



Notices of judgment 566 



Official inspections 566 



Report of the department of food and drugs for October, 1909, Barnard 566 



Inspectors' reports for the month of October, 1909 566 



[Examination of food and drugs and inspection work for November], Barnard. . 567 



Text-book of human physiology, Zuntz and Loewy 567 



Nutrition diseases — a text-book for physicians and students, Umber 567 



The science of nutrition, Lusk 568 



The protein question in the light of recently acquired facts, Abderhalden 568 



Differences in the structure of proteins and the nutritive value, Zisterer 568 



The effects of a meat diet upon the organism of the rabbit. Gamier and Simon. 568 



The importance of the mineral constituents of foods. Ingle 568 



The effect of a 24-hour fasting on the secretion of gastric juice, Riitimeyer 569 



The chemistry of fat in the intestine, Richaud 569 



The influence of lactic-acid ferments upon intestinal putrefaction, Baldwin. . . 569 



Some effects of sodium benzoate, Lucas 569 



ANIMAL PRODUCTION. 



The problems of life, Giglio-Tos ...._. 570 



Importance of slaughterhouse studies and anatomical investigations, Kraemer. . 570 



The fitness of twins in cattle [and in sheep] for breeding, Strebel 570 



History of Hereford cattle, Macdonald and Sinclair 571 





