66 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



Dairy and food division report (Dcpi. Agi\ and Immifir. Va., Dairy and 

 Food Div. Bui. //, jip. 39). — The standards of the State Board of Agriculture and 

 Immigratiou of Virginia are given. Tlaese are in accordance with the provisions 

 of the National pure food laws and became effective January 15, 1909. 



Food control work of Chemnitz for 1908, A. Behre {Pharm. Zentralhalle, 

 50 (1909), Nos. 8, pi). 1^9-158; 9, pp. 171-179).— Meat and fish products, dairy 

 products, flour, bread, yeast, sugar, honey, spice, and other foods and condiments, 

 alcohol and alcohol-free beverages, cooking utensils, proprietary articles, and 

 similar goods were examined. 



rood control in Prussia (Ztsclir. Offcntl. CItem., i-'/ (1908), Ao. IJf, pp. 265- 

 279). — The article is an extract from part 6 of Das Gesundheitswesen des 

 Preussischen Staates iin Jahre 1906 (Berlin, 1908). 



Progress in the examination of foods, condiments, fats, and oils in 1907, 

 IlTz (Osterr. Chem. Ztg., 11 (1908), ^os. 10, pp. 135-138; 15, pp. 20-i-208).— 

 An annual digest of investigations. 



The Jamaica cookery book, Caroline Sullivan (Kingston and London, 

 1908, 3. cd.. pp. XII+90). — The author has collected a large number of charac- 

 teristic recipes used in Jamaica, many of them being for the preparation of 

 tropical fruits and vegetables. 



Student diet, X. Aknozan (Rev. Pedagog., n. set:, 53 (1908), Vo. 10, pp. 301- 

 325). — The general principles of student diet are discussed as well as the regu- 

 lations governing diet in French " lycees " and colleges. Some details are given 

 regarding the character of the meals served. 



Alleg-ed undernutrition in rural regions in Germany, Becker (Sachs. 

 Landw. Ztschr., 56 (1908), No. 49, pp. 1236-12-',6).— It has been stated that the 

 diet of the population in rural regions in Germany is low, particularly in pro- 

 tein, and that this condition is attended by serious results. A special investi- 

 gation of this question in Saxony was undertaken at the request of the Central 

 Association for the Welfare of the People, and the German Association for the 

 Welfare and Advancement of the Home by a special commission. 



The conclusion was reached by the commission that in this province a gen- 

 eral condition of undernutrition of the rural population does not exist. The 

 report summarizes a considerable amount of data on food conditions in Saxony 

 and similar topics. 



The diet of the Russian peasantry, :Madaui A. L. Pogosky (Teg. Messen- 

 ger and Health Rev., 7. ser., 6 (1909), Nos. 2, pp. 37, 38; 3, pp. 6), 65).— A gen- 

 eral descriptive article on foods and food habits. 



[Food habits, agriculture, hygiene, and other conditions in equatorial 

 Africa], F. de P^ilippi (Rtnceiizori. An Account of the Expedition of II. R. H. 

 The Duke of the Ahruzzi. London, 1909, pp. XVI-\-408, pis. 32, figs. 153, maps 

 5). — ^In this account of the exploration of the Mountains of the Moon much 

 information is given regarding agricultural conditions, food habits and cus- 

 toms of native tribes, hygiene, and other conditions in equatorial Africa. The 

 volume also contains a summary of the geodetic, meteorological, and other 

 observations made on the expedition and the mineralogical, zoological, and 

 botanical specimens collected. Of the 337 species of plants collected 16 were 

 new genera, 71 new species, and G new varieties. 



The feeding of the soldier in barracks, in hospital, and in war, H. J. 

 Blackham (Brit. Med. Jour., 1908, No. 2484, pp. 310-317).— A summary of data 

 regarding the rations of European and Japanese armies, with a discussion of 

 food requirements, waste in army dietetics, use of canned goods, and related 

 topics. 



In his suggestions for improving army dietetics the author lays emphasis on 

 the need of variety in the ration in the field, which he lielieves may be obtained 



