264 EXPERIMENT STATlOlSr RECORD. 



As is iiointed out, the proper feeding of school children " involves not only 

 questions of hj-giene hut of educational policy and social economy, questions 

 which are only beginning to receive serious consideration. . . . 



*' It seems obvious that there are two problems before us, alike in many 

 respects but differing, in others. One of these, the problem of the underfed 

 child, is a problem chiefly of poverty ; the other, that of the feeding of school 

 children, is a problem chiefly of education." 



A full index is provided and a classified bibliography. 



The feeding of school children, Lillian D. Waiil (Charities and Commons, 

 20 (JOOS), iVo. 11, PI). Sll-31.'i)^ — Some data are given regarding the attempts 

 made to supply food to children in some of the New York public schools. 



Experiments of former years and of the present time in the authors opinion 

 have shown " the futility and mistake of meeting the needs of the underfed or 

 improperly fed school child by free lunch rooms or kitchens on the basis of 

 charity. T,he need of the school lunch [for the sale of food under proper super- 

 vision] has again been recognized. . . . Estimated by the most material meas- 

 urement, it is a comparativelj^ small investment of public thought and public 

 money for a large result." 



reeding the school children (Charities and Commons, 20 (190S), No. 12, pp. 

 oSl, 3S2). — A discussion of the situation in New York City with reference to the 

 above article. 



The school children's lunch room. (Charities and Commons, 20 (1908), No. 

 12, pp. J/00-li02). — A discussion of the school lunch room problem for New York 

 City. 



The fireless cooker, Caroline B. Lovewell, Francis D. Whittemore and 

 Hannah W. Lyon (Topeka, 1908, pp. 211, figs. 11). — Directions are given for 

 making fireless cookers of different sorts and for using these devices in tlie 

 preparation of single dishes and meals. The recipes included in the volume 

 are arranged especially for use with the fireless cooker. On the basis of experi- 

 ence and study of the subject, the authors believe that fireless cookers are an 

 important labor saving device and may be used in a variety of ways to lessen 

 the housekeeper's burdens. 



Camping and camp cooking, F. A. Bates (Boston, 1909, pp. 116, figs. 9). — 

 Equipment, amount of provisions and other materials, cooking utensils, and 

 other matters connected with camp life and camp cookery are discussed, and 

 recipes are given for the preparation of a considerable number of dishes. 



The metabolic function of certain glands, E. Diesing (Zcnthl. Gesam. 

 Physiol, u. Path. Stoffiveehsels, n. ser., J, (1909), No. 6, pp. 209-216).— The author 

 discusses the function of certain glands, particularly with reference to the 

 metabolism of mineral constituents (iodin, arsenic, iron, sulphur, and calcium), 

 and other metabolic functions, and believes that they are especially important 

 in the mineral metabolism of the body. In his discussion he has arranged in 

 schematic form the data presented, under the headings Assimilation, Eegulation 

 of Total Quantity, Kegulation of Central and Peripheral Growth, liegulatiou of 

 Ctxidation and Reduction, and Excretion. 



The glands concerned in metabolism, Aufreciit and E. Diesing (Zenthl. 

 Gesam. I'hijsioJ. u. Path. Stofjweeliseli, n. ser., J, (1909), No. 10, pp. 369-371).-- 

 Continuing the discussion referred to above, on the relation of certain glands to 

 mineral metabolism, the authors conclude from their investigations that the 

 suprarenal capsule contains a substance which is to be regarded as the sulphur 

 regulating component of the body. Like other glandular constituents regulating 

 mineral metabolism which they state can be isolated from specific glands, this 

 body is a pigment. According to the authors' experiments, this suprarenal body 



