290 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



Pathol., 5 (1904), No. 9, pp. 400-411). — From a number of experiments the conclu- 

 sion was reached that anions hinder peptic digestion within wider limits than cations, 

 sodium being generally the strongest of the cations. Other conclusions are also 

 drawn which have to do with the subject considered from the standpoint of the 

 theories of physical chemistry. 



General relations between heat of combustion of organic compounds and 

 their structural formulae. Calculations of the heat of combustion, P. Lemoult 

 (Ann. ('him. it Phys., 8. ser., 1 (1904), Apr., pp. 496-553). — A theoretical and mathe- 

 matical discussion. 



A note on pancreas-nucleoproteid, P. A. Levexe and L. B. Stookey (Zischr. 

 Physiol. Choii., 41 (1904), No. ■'>. pp. 404-400). — Analytical and other data are 

 reported. 



Concerning the history of the discovery of the relationship between 

 chlorophyll and the coloring matter of the blood, L. Marchlewski (Arch. 

 Physiol. [Pfluger], 102 (1904), No. 1-2, pp. 111-115).— A historical and controversial 

 article. 



Experiments on the behavior of liver cells, especially as regards physical- 

 chemical relations, E. Petry (Beitr. Chem. Physiol, u. Pathol., 5 (1904), No. 5-6, 

 pp. 245-275). — The absorption of chlorin was especially studied with reference to 

 the properties and 1 >ehavior of liver cells. 



Physical deterioration, its causes and the cure, Mrs. A. W. Smyth (London: 

 John Murray, 1904, pp. 334; rev. in British Med. Jour., 1904, No. 2266, pp. 1317, 

 1318). — Among other topics the author discusses milk supplies and the effect of food 

 upon the physical condition of children. 



Food requirements of infants, Barbier (Ann. Hyg. Pub. et Med. Jjeg., 1904, Apr., 

 p. 379; ahs. in Rev. Soc. Sri. Hyg. Aliment., 1 (1904), No. l,p. 90) . — The food require- 

 ments of infants are discussed and a formula quoted for calculating the needed quan- 

 tity of milk. 



Food requirements of new-born infants, V. Bue (Presse Med., 1904, Mm-. .'; 

 abs. in Rev. Soc. Sci. Hyg. Aliment., 1 (1904), No. 1, pp. 88-90). — A summary and 

 discussion. 



ANIMAL PRODUCTION. 



Fodders and feeding stuffs, F. T. Shutt ( Canada Expt. Farms Rpts. 1003, ]>]>. 

 134-144). — Analyses are reported of oats, whole grain, kernels, and hulls; brans and 

 shorts, molasses feeds, dried beet pulp, cotton-seed meal, mangel-wurzels, carrots, 

 and turnips. 



Handbook of animal feeding and feeding stuffs, E. Pott (Handbuch der 

 tierischen Erndhrung und der landwirtschaftlichen Futtermittel. Berlin: Paul Party, 1904; 

 vol. 1, pp. X+389). — A second edition of this handbook which the author states 

 has been thoroughly revised and now will appear in 2 volumes. The first volume 

 takes up the general theories of nutrition; composition, feeding value, and valuation 

 of feeding stuffs; effect of soil and other conditions of growth on feeding value, and 

 related topics. 



Report of the liouvain laboratory, J. Graftiau (Rap. Trav. Lab. Anal. Louvain, 

 1903, pp. 15). — Analyses of a number of samples of fertilizers and feeding stuffs are 

 reported, and data given regarding the work of the Louvain laboratory, including 

 studies of the ash content of plants as affected by factory fumes. 



Chemical analyses of meadow grasses, C. E. Bessey (Breeder's Gaz., 45 (1904), 

 No. 25, pp. 1182, 1183). — An analysis of meadow hay is quoted. 



Feed for domestic animals in Norway, H. Bordewich (Dept. Com. and Labor, 

 Mo. Consular Rpts., 75 (1904), No. 283, p.-293).—A brief note regarding the impor- 

 tation of American corn and cotton-seed meal into Norway, with suggestions for 

 increasing the trade by proper methods of manufacture and packing. 



