1917] FOODS HUMAN NUTEITION. 663 



State laws and reg^ilations pertaining to public health adopted during the 

 year 1915 (Pub. Health Rpts. [U. S.], Reprint 338 (1915-16), pp. Z/X-f 

 612). — Many of the laws included in this compilation relate to foodstuffs. 



Twentieth annual convention of the Association of American Dairy, Food, 

 and Drug Officials, held at Detroit, Michigan (Proc. Assoc. Amer. Dairy, 

 Food, and Drug Officials, 20 (1916), pp. 239, fig. i).— The proceedings are re- 

 ported of the meetings held at Detroit, Mich., August 7-11, 1916. 



The following papers were among those read : Malnutrition through Errors 

 in the Combination of Foods, by E. V. McCollum ; Demonstration of Simple 

 Steam Sterilizer for Farm and Dairy Utensils, by G. B. Taylor ; Inspection of 

 Grocery Stores and Markets, by H. C. Smith ; Skim Milk as a Human Food, by 

 J. P. Street ; Laboratory Control of Food Industry, by H. E. Barnard ; Con- 

 tribution to Knowledge of Chemical Composition of Fruit Extracts, by W. S. 

 Long ; Relation of Composition to Quality of Cheese, by J. N. Currie ; Inspection 

 of Canned Foods, by W. D. Bigelow; and Sanitation in Food Control, by 

 G. G. Frary. 



The reports of committees are included. As a part of the report of the com- 

 mittee to assemble current literature on the subject of nutritional disorders, the 

 result of so-called devitalized foods, there is included an extensive bibliography 

 of nutritional deficiency diseases, prepared by S. J. Crumbiue. 



Food values — what they are, and how to calculate them, Margabet Mc- 

 KiLLOP (London: George Routledge d Son^. Ltd.; New York: E. P. Dutton 

 & Co., 1916, pp. VII I +136). —This book brings together a great deal of infor- 

 mation regarding the value of different kinds of foods in the diet and the nutri- 

 tive requirements of men, women, and children. Tables are given which show 

 the chemical composition and fuel value of a large number of different foods. 

 A chapter is devoted to the use of these tables in determining the proportion of 

 different food constituents furnished by made dishes, daily diets, and weekly 

 menus, and another to miscellaneous calculations. 



Food values, R. Hakcourt (Ontario Dept. Agr. Bui. 2^5 (1916), pp. H). — 

 This bulletin contains data regarding the economic selection of different foods 

 and some information on bread making. 



Food supplies and prices in war time, with special reference to imports 

 (Jour. Bd. Agr. [London'], 23 (1917, No. 10, pp. 955-965).— A compilation of 

 statistical data regarding the supplies of meat, dairy products, cereals, fruits, 

 and vegetables. 



War food societies (Jour. Bd. Agr. [London'], 23 (1917), No. 10. pp. 965- 

 969). — Information is given regarding the activities of different societies having 

 for their object the increase and economic use of the food supply. 



[Diet in the Kansas State Penitentiary], J. E. Caton in (Official Report by 

 State Accountant Relating to the State Penitentiary. Topeka. Kans.: State, 

 1916, pp. 11-14). — This report contains several recommendations made by 

 E. H. S. Bailey and others by L. A. Congdon regarding the food furnished the 

 inmates of the prison. 



Some interrelations between diet, growth, and the chemical composition 

 of the body, L. B. Mendel and Sarah E. Judson (Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci., 2 

 (1916), No. 12, pp. 692-694) .-The results are reported of 88 analyses of the 

 entire body of the white mouse at different stages of growth. 



It was found that the ash content of mice growing normally on an artificial 

 food mixture of milk powder, casein, starch, salts, and butter fat was uni- 

 formly higher at the corresponding stages of growth than the ash content of 

 mice fed a ration of mixed grain, dog bread, and small amounts of milk. 

 When the diet contained an abundance of fat but not enough protein to main- 

 tain normal growth the fat content of the animal was found to be greater than 



