FOODS HUMAN NUTRITION. 767 



Tenth, annual report on food adulteration under the pure food law, W. M. 

 Allen and H. Hill {BuI. X. C. DciJt. Agr., 30 (l'>0'J). \o. 12, UP- SS).—A com- 

 prehensive account is given of the work carried on under the state pure food 

 law during the year 1909. Out of a total of 721 samples which were examined. 

 154 were found to be adulterated, misbrauded. or not properly labeled. The 

 materials examined included among others meats, oysters, flour, milk, cream, 

 condensed milk, ice cream and ice cream substitutes, table and cooking oils, 

 canned fruits, vegetables, and similar goods, confectionery, and beers, imita- 

 tion beers, and other beverages. 



Information on food and drug inspection and investigation, R. M. Allen, 

 .1. O. LaIJach, and L. A. P>ko\vn (Krntiuki/ Stu. Bui. 1.^',, itp. 2. 'i 9-2 67). --The 

 I)ulletin furnishes information on a variety of topics with special reference to 

 the Kentucky food and drug law, including the guaranty clause, the use of arti- 

 licial color, bleached flour, watered oysters, old stock in grocery and drug 

 stores, the use of the word "approximately," the labeling of products retailed 

 from the original packages, a decision of the Bureau of Internal Revenue with 

 respect to the purchase of alcoholic and other liquors for analysis under the 

 food and drugs act. and general information regarding drug inspection. 



Food inspection decision (U. S. Dept. Agr., Food Insp. Decision IL'i, pp. 2). — 

 This decision has to do with the labeling of " Caracas cocoa." 



Notices of judgment {U. S. Dcpt. Agr., Notices of Jmlgmcnt IG.i. pp. 5; 

 166-161, pp. 2 each; 168-160, pp. 3 each; 110, pp. 2; 175, pp. 2; 176, pp. 5; 177, 

 pp. 2; 178, pp. 3; 1S0-18~), pp. 2 each; 186-187, pp. 3 each; 188-192, pp. 2 each; 

 193, pp. 3; 19.',, pp. 6; 195-199, pp. 2; 200, pp. 7; 201, pp. ->, ; 202, pp. 5; 203, pp. 

 3; 20J,, pp. 2; 205, pp. 3; 207-210, 212-213, pp. 2 eac/t ) -—These notices of judg- 

 ment have to do with the misbranding of canned peas, macaroni, vinegar, corn 

 meal, canned cherries, coffee, a number of drugs, oil of lemon, rice, peaches and 

 ai)ricots, sirup, and preserves; the misbranding and adulteration of vinegar, 

 custard, a beverage (" koca nola"), sirup, white wine vinegar, lemon extract, 

 cider vinegar, powdered colocynth, and pepper ; aud the adulteration of con- 

 fectionery ("silver dragees"), water, a drug, currants, cream, and ice cream. 



Notice of judgment 165 contains a classified index of notices of judgment 

 already issuetl. 



Meat inspection, H. Martfx {L'Examrn dcs Viaiidcs. I'aris, 1909, pp. 243, 

 pis. 4, figs. 99). — An introductory handbook on meat inspection which is de- 

 signed, the author states, for the use of all who wish to judge understandingly 

 of the quality of meat. The examination of animals on the hoof, slaughtering, 

 the inspection of meat after slaughtering, frauds in meat products, especially 

 considered from the standpoint of army supplies, and the principal types of 

 meat unsuitable for food are among the subjects discussed. 



[Food of Mexican country people], C. R. Enock (In Mexico. New York 

 and London, 1909, pp. 213-218, pi. 1). — Data are summarized regarding the 

 food and living conditions of the Mexican peons, country people who are largely 

 engaged in agricultural pursuits and in mining. Corn meal, the native beans, 

 fat, and meat when it can be obtained, are the principal articles of diet. 



Penny luncheons, Alice C. Boughton {Psych. Clin., 3 {1910), No. 8, pp. 

 228-231, fig. 1). — The character of the penny luncheons served to school children 

 in the thickly congested districts of Philadelphia by the Starr Centre Association 

 (E. S. R., 22, p. 371) is described and the nutritiA-e value of the foods and related 

 topics discussed. The foods supplied are reasonably varied and marked dif- 

 ferences are observed in the selections made by the children. For instance, the 

 colored children show a marked preference for creamed hominy, while Jewish 

 children quite generally select fruit and a wheat cereal food. That the luncheon 

 system is appreciated is shown by the large patronage it receives. 



