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Of 370 samples of food materials, soft drinks, and miscellaneous materials 

 examined, 147 were not passed. Reports of inspection work and of the legal 

 department of the pure food and drug work are included. 



Drugs (Maine Sta. Off. Insp. 48 (WIS), pp. 21-28).— Data are given regard- 

 ing the inspection of drug stores and the examination of a number of drugs. 



Protection of food offered for sale (Maine Sta. Off. Insp. 49 (1913), pp. 

 29-36). — Questions which have to do with the contamination and protection of 

 food are discussed, with special reference to the provisions of the Maine state 

 law. 



[The possibility of conveying typhoid fever by clothing, contaminated 

 food, and soiled fingers], S. L. Cummins (Jour. Roy. Army Med. Corps, 20 

 (1913), No. 6, pp. 635-665, fig. 1). — In an article on the causation and preven- 

 tion of enteric fever in military service, with special reference to the impor- 

 tance of typhoid carriers, experimental data are reported which demonstrate 

 the possibility of conveying this disease by means of the clothing and the soile'l 

 fingers of typhoid carriers, as well as the results of experiments which have 

 to do with the possibility of the survival of the living Bacillus typhosus in 

 foods and of the infection of foods by typhoid carriers. 



" It is obvious that the contamination of food before cooking will usually 

 be rendered harmless when the temperature of the food is raised. Contamina- 

 tion after cooking will be very dangerous even if the food is consumed immedi- 

 ately after the contamination takes place. The fingers of a typhoid carrier may 

 be the vehicles of millions of germs. A single drop of urine . . . may contain 

 anything from 1,000,000 to 300,000,000 typhoid bacilli, and these will multiply 

 in soup at the temperature of serving. Again, soup contaminated, allowed to 

 cool, and ' warmed up ' again to a temperature just pleasant for drinking, may 

 be very dangerous, especially if the soup has been covered to keep out dust in 

 the interim." 



Fecal contamination of roller towels (Ann. Rpt. Bd. Health Mass., 44 

 (1912), pp. 549-552). — The experimental data reported showed that a consider- 

 able portion of public roller towels became thus contaminated. The possibility 

 of spreading typhoid infection by such means is pointed out. Such work has a 

 direct bearing on the possibility of conveying disease by means of contaminated 

 food. 



The grocer's encyclopedia, compiled by A. Ward (ISIeio York, 1911, pp. 748, 

 l)ls. 80, figs. 373). — This volume, designed especially for grocers and general 

 storekeepers, gives data regarding foods and their origin and care in the home 

 and market, and other general infoi'mation. The material is arranged alpha- 

 betically and the text is supplemented by numerous illustrations. 



Yearly and monthly prices of the most important foodstuffs and other 

 household materials in 155 districts in Prussia in the year 1911 (Prciiss. 

 matis.. No. 232 (1911), pp. Xni+196).—A large amount of statistical data is 

 presented. The introduction is contributed by F. Kiihnert. 



Dining at the Alexandra Trust (Epicure, 21 (1914), ^o. 242, p. 28). — In an 

 article by P. Gibbs from the Daily Chronicle, London, some information is 

 given regarding the sale of wholesome and nutritious, yet inexpensive, meals 

 at this hotel designed for working people. 



Portable rations, G. Fahey (Jour. Roy. Army Med. Corps, 21 (1913), No. 1, 

 pp. 87-89). — Suggestions are made regarding the make-up of a portable ration 

 for army use which would supply the food necessary for a number of days. 



[Menu making and the nutritive value of meals], Emma S. Jacobs (Jour. 

 Home Econ., 6 (1914), ^^o. 1, pp. 15-20, 57-62). — The author discusses ways in 

 which the results of studies of housekeeping problems may be made of practi- 



