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at some length the conclusions of Kalagin (E. S. R., 8, p. 718). — 

 P. FIREMAN. 



Some practical applications of results of food investigations, W. O. At- 

 w a ri.i; and A. P. Bryant (Connecticut Storrs Sta. Rpt. 1897, pp. 168-188). — The practi- 

 cal value of food investigations is discussed and a table is given in which foods are 

 di\iiled into a number of groups. The different members of each group furnish 

 nearly the same amounts of protein and energy. It is believed that such tables will 

 nrovc useful in devising menus. A number of sample menus for a family equivalent 

 to 4 persons at moderate muscular work are also given. 



Fish as food, C. F. Langwortiiy ( U. S. Dept. Agr., Farmers' Bui. 85, pp. 30). — Sta- 

 tistics are given showing the importance of the fishery industry in the United States ; 

 the composition, nutritive value, and digestibility of fish are discussed, as well as 

 its place in the diet. Sample menus are given showing that the proper amount of 

 protein and energy may be readily furnished by a diet containing a considerable 

 amount of fish. Some of the possible dangers from eating fish Avhich has not been 

 handled in a cleanly manner, or which is not properly preserved, are pointed out. 



Soft clams as human food, E. Cutter (Dietet. and Hyg. (laz., 15 (1899), No. 1, 

 pp. 55, 56). — The author believes that soft clams (Mya arenaria) have a high food 

 value. 



The measurement of muscular energy in man, L. Hermann (Arch. Physiol. 

 [Pfliigef], 73 (1898), Xo. 10, pp. 429-437). — The article is based on experiments by 

 C. Hein and T. Siebert. 



The diet of laborers on the docks, P. Ivanoff (Vestnik Ohsh. Big. Subcd.i 

 Prakt. Med., 31 (1896) No. 1, Pt. VIII, pp. 4-7; als.in Rev. Hyg., 19 (1897), p. 753).— 

 An extended study is reported of the dietary of the laborers at the Cronstadt docks. 

 In general it was found that they consumed from 216 to 220 gm. protein, 'Jo gm. fat, 

 and 931 gm. carbohydrates, the total cost being about 13 cts. per day. During the 

 Lenten season and other Church fasts, the amount of fat was diminished to 45 gm. 

 per day and the carbohydrates increased to 1,040 gm. Deducting the amount of indi- 

 gestible matter, the dietary was thought to furnish about the amount required by 

 Voit's standard. 



Improved forms of bomb calorimeter and accessory apparatus, W. O. 

 Atwater and O. S. Blakeslee (Connecticut Storrs Sta. Ilpt. 1897, pp. 199-211, 

 figs. 8). — A detailed description is given of an improved form of the bomb calorim- 

 eter described in Bulletin 21 of this office (E. S. R., 7, p. 148). 



Analyses of foods, feeding stuffs, and other products, W. 0. Atwater and F. G. 

 Benedict (Connecticut Storrs Sta. Rpt. 1897, pp. 189-198). — Analyses are reported of 

 corn stover, oat straw, hay from mixed grasses, hay of second quality, meadow 

 hay, oat hay, corn silage, Buffalo gluten feed, Chicago gluten meal, Rockford 

 gluten feed, com meal, corn and cob meal, ground oats, fine wheat feed, linseed- 

 oil meal, rye meal, wheat bran and potatoes, and also of the food materials and 

 feces examined in connection with the digestion and metabolism experiments with 

 man reported elsewhere (p. 663). 



Feeding of animals and the composition of a number of feeding grains, hays, 

 and other feeding stuffs, P. B6name (Rap. An. Sta. Agron. '[Mauritius'], 1897, pp. 

 57—91). — The author discusses the feeding of animals in general and reports the com- 

 position of a large number of feeding stuffs grown in Mauritius. Among others 

 these include: Seeds and grains — Muouna atropurpurea, Dolichos lablah, 1'haseolus 

 inatnanus, Dolichos hijlorus, Leuccena glauca (whole and ground), Cajanus, lentils, 

 barley, oats, maize, ilaxseed, and rice. Roots, fruits, etc. — Manioc, manioc flour, 

 cassava, arrowroot, carrots, and sugar-cane sprouts. The forage plants include : Dried 

 sugar-cane leaves, sugar-cane sprouts, hay from a number of leguminous jdants, and 

 hay of mixed grasses. The green forage plants include: Saltbush, aloe stalks, tops 

 and blossoms of maize, cowpeas, banana stalks, and the leaves of Leuccena glauca, 

 Melia azederach, Accacia lehheck, Terantheria laurifolia, Artocarpus integrifolia, and 

 Telferia. An analysis of the ash of manioc is also given. 



