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classification of foods, effects of heat, moisture, and mechanical action on the 

 cooking of foods, and general information; preservation of foods; complete 

 dishes ; cooking of the cheaper meat cuts ; use of meat substitutes ; and home- 

 made bread as a means of reducing the high cost of living. Much chart work is 

 given but only a minimum of experimental work. The book, which is to be 

 the first of a series of four, each a unit in Itself, is also published in the form 

 of a loose-leaf " filler " suitable for class use. 



Home and community hygiene. J. Beoadhubst (Philadelphia and London: 

 ./. />'. Lippincott Co., 1918, pp. XIII+428, pis. ■'(. figs. 116).— This text, dealing 

 with the principles of personal hygiene ana public sanitation and their practical 

 applications in an elementary way, is intended for nurses, teachers, and 

 mothers. The subject is approached from the practical standpoint of the home- 

 maker. Problems are suggested at the end of each chapter, and a glossal? to 

 aid the beginner and a list of genvral references are included. An appendix 

 deals with disinfection, household pests, pasteurization of milk, plate counts, 

 garbage disposal, and training for public health officials and workers. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



Thirty-first Annual Report of New York Cornell Station. 1918 i Nt 10 York 

 Cornell sin. Rpt. 1918, pp. ('III. fig. 1). — This contains the organization list, 

 reports of the director of the station and beads of departments, and a financial 

 statement, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1918. 



Twenty-seventh Annual Report of Oklahoma Station. 1918 [Oklahoma 

 std. Rpt. 1918, pp. ■"'»'). — This contains the organization list, reports by the 

 director and heads of departments, a meteorological summary, and a financial 



statement for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1918. Tl xperimental work 



reported is for the most part abstracted elsewhere in this issue. An appendix 

 lisis the annual reports, bulletins, and circular- I by the station sine,- its 



establishment 



Thirty-first Annual Report of South Carolina Station. 1918 (South Caro- 

 lina Sta. Rpt. 1918, I'll. i4). — This contains the organization list, a report of 

 the director on tii,> work of the station, a financial statement for the fiscal 

 year ended June 30, 1918, and departmental reports, the experimental features 

 of which are for tin- most part abstracted elsewhere in this issue. 



Monthly Bulletin of the Ohio Experiment Station {Mo\ Ihil. Ohio sta.. ', 

 (191!>). No. J. pp. ■'■■'' '>'■■'. !■!■ 1. figs. /■"!. This contains several articles ab- 

 stracted elsewhere in this Issue, together with one entitled Tree Memorials for 

 Fallen Heroes, by E. Secrest, and notes. 



Monthly bulletin of the Western Washington Substation i Washington 

 sta.. West. Wash. sta. Mo. Pud.. 6 (1918), No. II. pp. 154-168, /ins. J).— This con- 

 tains brief articles on the following subjects: Experiences with sheep, by 

 W. A. Linklater; Fruit Varieties for Western Washington, by J. I.. Stahl; 

 Sprays ami Spray Materials, by A. Frank: and* Operation of tlie Room Brooder, 

 by Mr. and Mrs. (i. K. Shoup, which includes plans of an adjustable chick feed- 

 ing hopper. 



