1919] POODS- HUMAN NUTRITION. 8G3 



Some observations on fish poisoning in the British Virgin Islands, T. I.. E. 

 Clarke (West Indian ltul.. 11 {1918), No. 1. pp. 86 07)w— The poisonous Ball of 

 thi'se islands are described and the local plants osed aa remedies listed. 



Studies of use of milk by families having little children (Washington: 

 U. S. Dept. Labor, Children' a Bur., 1919, pp. 12).— /Three articles are presented. 



I. Baltimore (pp. 4). — This Information was secured bj Bchool anrsei of tin- 

 Baltimore Department of Health and by nurses <>f tin- Instructive Visiting 

 .Nurses' Association and the Babies' Milk Fund <>f Baltimore, it was found 

 that out of T56 children between 2 and 7 years <>r age only 20 i»t eenl in 1918 

 were having fresh milk to drink as agalnsl 90 per cent In 1017. Less than .'< i»<-r 

 cent of the children studied were having as much as ■". cups per day. Of 108 

 halves under 2 years who were not being nursed ,;s per cent were having some 

 iresli milk to drink every day. 



II. Wash in (/ton (pp. -l). — statistics gathered by the public health Dorses of 

 Washington show that out of 482 children between 2 and 7 yeai 



per cent were receiving, In 1017, no fresh milk to drink. In 1018 this number 

 increased to 52.7 per cent. Of 271 babies under 2 years that were studied, 

 7.2 per cent of those who were not breast-fed were drinking no milk. 



III. New Orleans (pp. 4.) — This study was made by the nurses of the Child 

 Welfare Association of New Orleans, under the direction of the Children's 

 Bureau. Of the 589 children under 8 years of age in 211 families 1 TO per cent 

 of the 483 who were not breast-fed were getting, in 1918, no fresh milk, while 

 only 31.7 per cent were getting as much as 3 cups daily. 



Fats and oils (Iowa State Col. Agr., Ext. Dept., Home Boon, short Course 

 Class Notes, No. 26 (1911-18), pp. 10). — The composition, sources, and charac- 

 teristics of various fats and oils are discussed. Recipes and menus Illustrat- 

 ing their use are included. 



Siebel's manual and record book for bakers and millers (Chicago: Siebei 

 Inst. TechnoL, 1917, pp. XIII+190+XXXII, pis. 10).— This book discourses on 

 modern milling and baking technology, discusses baking material and formulas 

 for bread and cake, and presents, in addition, much scientific and technical data 

 pertaining to milling and baking operations. 



Flour trade in Foochow District, A. W. PONTTUS (P. 8. Dept ('<»».. (Jam. 

 Rpts., No. 12 (1918), p. 119).— The annual consumption of flour In this district 

 in a good year totals 700,000 bags of 50 lbs. each. The prevailing prices ranged 

 from $1.33 to $1.88 per bag. The flour is used entirely in making cakes and 

 vermicelli. 



On the control of rope in bread, B. J. CoHlf, S. B. WoiBACH, I- 7. lit 

 son, and P. H. Cathcabt (Jour. den. Physiol, 1 {191t 51 180, fig. 



/). — This is a more detailed account of Investigations previously noted from 

 another source (E. S. R., 40, p. 66). 



Report on the preparation and uses of meals, particularly as flour substi- 

 tutes, W. G. Freeman (liul. Dept. Agr. Trinidad and Tobago, 18 [1917h N " -'• 

 pp. 10-18).— This report includes Notes on the Preparation Of Floor Substi- 

 tutes, by R. O. Williams, and Meals, Etc., from Local v._,i '.I,-. -Their I'r.-p 

 a rat ion and Uses, by EL Meaden. 



Bread substitutes (Ber. Norges Ltmdbr. Hdiskoles Virks., 1916 11, Ai>t>.. /</>. 



28-28).— Experiments are recorded in which outs and potato have l n need 



in bread making to replace to a certain extent wheat ami rye limns. The 

 chemical composition of the resulting products is given, as well at carda 



describing the physical characteristics of the bread. 



Banana flour and other flours from tropical starchy products with notes 

 on banana cultivation. B. J. Eaton (Agr. Bui. Fed. Mala,, St. 

 10, pp. 150-456).— A discussion of banana dour, ipositlon, its dietetic 



