266 EXPEEIMENT STATION" EECOED. 



Study of the effect of a preservative containing' benzoic acid upon chopped 

 meat, O. Mezger, H. Jesser, and K. Hepp (Chem. Ztg., 36 (1912), Nos. 139, pp. 

 1351, 1358; 1J,6, pp. 11,18-11,21; l.',l, pp. 1-1,30, ///3i ).— Analytical and general 

 data are reported regarding the effects of treatment of samples of chopped 

 meat with a preservative containing benzoic acid, both freshly prepared samples 

 and those in various stages of decomposition being treated. 



The fresh appearance of the meat was maintained by the preservative In 

 the fresh samples and restored to the decomposed samples even where the 

 decomposition was not inhibited. Meat which had undergone putrefaction to 

 the extent of possessing an offensive odor was restored to the appearance of 

 freshness by the preservative. The authors advise strongly against the use of 

 such preservatives with meats as they are dangerous and give the meat a 

 deceptive appearance. 



American pure food and drug' laws, J. Westervelt {Kansas City, Mo., 1912, 

 pp. X+1535). — As the subtitle states, this compilation comprises "the statutes 

 of the United States and of the several States of the Union on the subject of 

 foods and drugs, their manufacture, sale, and distribution, whether in interstate 

 or foreign commerce; the administrative rules and regulations of the federal and 

 state departments and commissioners, and the standards of purity, etc. ; to 

 which are added chapters on related subjects, such as insecticides and fungi- 

 cides, commercial feeding stuffs, etc.; with full editorial commentaries and nu- 

 merous citations to federal and state decisions." 



Thirteenth annual report on food adulteration under the pure food law, 

 W. M. Allen, W. A. Smith, and C. E. Bell {Bui. N. C. Dept. Agr., 33 (1912), 

 No, 11, Sup., pp. 107). — The results are summarized of the examination of a 

 larre number of samples of foods and drugs, as well as some notes on the op- 

 eration of the state pure food law. 



[Food, drug", and dairy inspection], S. E. Strode (Ann. Rpt. Ohio Dairy and 

 Food Comr., 27 (1912), pp. 127, figs. J,)- — A progress report and general data 

 are given. 



[Inspection of foods, drugs, dairy products, and agricultural seeds], L. 

 Davies (Bien. Rpt. Dairy and Food Comr. Wash., 9 (1911-12), pp. 67). — A re- 

 port of the progress made and analytical data regarding a large number of 

 samples inspected. 



Report of the department of food and drugs control for the period ending 

 December 31, 1912, A. A. Codd and S. C. Dinsmore (Nevada Sta. Rpt. Dept. 

 Food and Drugs Control. 1912, pp. 1,6, pis. 2). — The results are presented of the 

 examination of a large number of samples of miscellaneous foodstuffs, waters, 

 and drugs. 



First annual report of the department of weights and measures for the 

 year ending December 31, 1912, A. A. Codd and S. C. Dinsmoee (Nevada Sta. 

 Rpt. Dept. Weights and Measures 1812, pp. 20, pi. 1). — The character and ex- 

 tent of the work done under the state law are described, and a list is given of 

 the scales and materials condemned. 



Nutrition, A. Grotjahn and J. Kaup (In Handworterhuch der sozialen Hy- 

 giene. Leipsic, 1912, pp. 118-157, figs. 5). — A short ti-eatise on human nutrition. 



The principal facts regarding food, digestion, assimilation and metabolism, 

 and excretion are discussed briefly; and a large amount of general and 

 statistical data is given concerning the composition and food value of the 

 principal food materials, diets of individuals and families, budgets, and the 

 improvement of nutrition of poorer people through municipal restaurants, 

 school lunch rooms, and similar institutions. 



Food consumption and female labor from the standpoint of household 

 economics, Renetta Brandt-Wyt (Hausicirtschaftliche Nahrungsmittelkon- 



