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Food inspection decisions (U. »S'. Dcpt. Agr., Food Insp. Dccuionfi 89, pp. 2; 

 90, pp. 3; 91, pp. 3; 92, pp. 2). — The subjects taken up are an amendment to 

 Food Inspection Decision 76, relating to the use in foods of benzoate of soda 

 and sulphur dioxid, the labeling of foods and medicinal mixtures for stock 

 and poultry, the labeling of Mocha coffee, and the use of copper salts in the 

 greening of foods. 



Regulations governing- the meat inspection of the United States Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture {V. 8. Dcpt. Ayr., Bur. Anitn. Indiist. Order 150, pp. .'/S). — 

 The regulations herein prescribed became effective April 1, 1908, and cover 

 " inspection, reinspection, examination, supervision, disposition, and method 

 and manner of handling live cattle, sheep, swine, and goats, and the cai'casses 

 and meat-food products of cattle, sheep, swine, and goats, for the sanitation 

 of the establishments at which inspection is maintained, and for the' transporta- 

 tion of meat and meat-food products from one State or Territory or the District 

 of Columbia to any other State or Territory or the District of Columbia or to 

 any place under the jurisdiction of the United States or to any foreign 

 country." The law under which these regulations are made is quoted. 



Report of inspections at certain of the meat canning factories in the United 

 States of America as affecting the supply of preserved meat to the British 

 army, P. E. F. Honns {London: Govt., 19(H), pp. 67, pis. .'/). — The condition of 

 American stock yards, the methods employed in canning, provisions for inspec- 

 tion, and related questions are discussed on the basis of personal observation. 



Indian manual of military cooking {Calcutta, 1906, pp. 86, //r/.s. 5). — This 

 volume gives data regarding the selection of food supplies for troops in India, 

 camp and field cookery, and related questions, as well as recipes for the prepa- 

 ration of a large number of foods. 



Food notes in Shantung, North China, Lilian E. Tinolk {Boston Cooking- 

 School Mag., 12 {1907), \o. .',, pp. 155-159, figs. 3).— A description of Chinese 

 foods and food customs. 



According to the author, in Shantung wheat is the staple cereal, rice being 

 eaten in small quantity. Millet and soy beans are also important crops and 

 large anuumts of green vegetables and roots are grown. Of animal foods, 

 pork, goat meat, and mutton are common, while beef is almost unknown except 

 among beef-eating Mohammedans. Fowls, ducks, eggs, and all kinds of fish 

 are also common and are eaten in large qauntities. 



Some Japanese vegetable food materials with special reference to preserved 

 army stores, E. Senft {Pharni. Praxis, 5 {1906), xYo. 12, pp. -i81-Ji91 ; 6 {1907), 

 Nos. 1, pp. 1-8; 2, pp. J,9-56; 3, pp. 81-89; .',, pp. 122-132; 5, pp. 163-168; 6, pp. 

 208-220, figs. 11). — The preserved foods examined, which were used in the 

 Japanese army during the recent war with Russia, include a sort of biscuit or 

 cracker made from dried fern, a number of sorts of marine alga^ and lichens, 

 soy beans and other legumes, bean cheese or curd and other soy-bean products, 

 pickled or bottled onions, salted radishes, canned or preserved fruits or veg- 

 etables, etc. The article includes descriptive and other matter and a summary 

 of data regarding composition, food value, and related questions. A list of the 

 principal food plants of Japan is appended. 



Rice and beri-beri, W, Fletcher {TAincct [London^, 1907, I, yo. 26, pp. 1776- 

 1779). — In the experiments reported uncured rice, that is, ordinary white rice, 

 and cured rice, which is boiled and dried before being milled, were fed under 

 uniform conditions to insane hospital patients in the Malay States. It was 

 found that beri-beri resulted from eating the uncured rice but did not occur 

 when the cured rice was eaten. The ultimate cause of the beri-beri was not 

 ascertained. The article contains considerable information regarding diet in 

 the Malay States. The amounts of meat, rice, etc., conijn-ising the daily ration 



