II , CONTENTS. 



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The detection of inosit in natural wines, Perrin 705 



The presence of inosit as a characteristic of natural wines, Meillere 705 



Note on a method to distinguish wines made from red or white grapes 705 



The analysis of alcohols and brandies, Mastbaum 705 



Detection of methyl alcohol in ethyl alcohol, Vorisek 705 



The analysis of malt extract, Richards , 706 



On the action of Fehling's solution on malt sugar, Lewis 706 



Influence of pectin substances on the polarization of sugar beets, Pellet 706 



A colorimetric method for the determination of lactose in milk, Binaghi 706 



Clarification of milk for the lactose determination, Carrez 706 



EscuUn bile salt media for milk analysis, Harrison and Van der Leek 706 



Some mineral substances which give the peroxydase reaction, Wolff 707 



The retarding of the rennin action by milk, Schern 707 



The detection and estimation of formaldehyde in milk, Brunnich 707 



Detecting benzoic and salicylic acids and saccharin in cream, Monier-Williams . 707 



The action of light on butter fat, Siegfeld 707 



Does the presence of iron in butter indicate poor quality? Hoft 707 



Butter colors containing mineral oils, Fritzsche 708 



Modification of Halphen's reaction, Garnier 708 



[Kreis's reaction for detecting peanut oil in olive oil], Kriier 708 



Shaking out v. extraction method for fats, Schulze 708 



Methods of determining pentosen and pentosans and their application, Adan. . 708 



Notes on fodder analysis, Brunnich and Smith 708 



The determination of urea in urine. Gill, Allison, and Grindley 708 



The estimation of phosphorus in urine, Mathison 709 



A comparison of methods for the estimation of total sulphur in urine, Ritson. . 709 



The use of barium peroxid in the estimation of total sulphur in urine, Ritson. . 709 



Chemical tests for blood, Kastle 709 



Examination of bituminous materials for roads, Richardson and Forest 710 



The Munroe crucible, Snelling 710 



Solvents for use with the Monroe crucible, Swett 710 



A modified form of Gooch crucible, Richards 710 



[A modified Gooch crucible], Brunck 710 



The effect of ultra-violet rays on fermenting ciders, Maurain and WarcoUier. . 710 



By-products of the sugar beet and their uses, Townsend 710 



Sugar-cane wax : The possibility of obtaining this commercially, Wijnberg. . . 710 



The manufacturing of flavoring extracts, Chace 710 



Milk and egg powders, Popp 711 



The pollution of canned goods after sterilization, Pfuhl 711 



Examination of varnishes for canning purposes, Gruber 711 



Antiformin : A study of its properties, Uhlenhuth and Xvlander 711 



METEOROLOGY — WATER. 



The so-called change of climate in the semiarid West, Sullivan 711 



Climate of Yukon Territory, Stupart 711 



Influence of insolation on temperature of different sides of a valley, Buhrer. . . 712 



Instruments for making weather observations on the farm, Seeley 712 



Weather reports for Alaska, Georgeson 712 



Meteorological record 712 



[Meteorological observations at Wisley in 1908], Curtis 712 



Meteorological observations - - - 712 



Rainfall observations 712 



On the sodium and the chlorin in river and rain waters, Shelton 712 



The mineral content of Illinois waters, Bartow et al 712 



The economic value of protecting the water supplies, Wood 713 



Private sewerage 713 



SOILS — FERTILIZERS. 



Reactions between manurial salts and clays, mucks and soils, Morse and Curry. 713 



The potash requirements of a clay soil, Morse and Curry 714 



The effect of soils on the solubility of potassium, Morse and Curry 715 



The solubility of potassium of soils and soil minerals, Morse and Curry 715 



The distribution of potassium in cultivated soils 715 



Changes in soils by subjecting them to steam under pressure, Lyon and Bizzell . 716 



