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regulation necessary was the addition of water to the brine to maintain the 

 desired concentration. In the author's opinion, such apparatus is particularly 

 well suited to small bakeries, and by its use he believes that it might be pos- 

 sible to do away with night work. 



The grinding of corn meal for bread, F. P. Dunnington {Alu7nni Bui. 

 Univ. Va., 3. scr., 6 {1913), No. 4, pp. 521-532).— The data discussed in this 

 paper were reported in an earlier publication (E. S. R., 28, p. 360). 



[Banana recipes], O. W. Barkett {PJiilippinc Agr. Rev. \_EngUfih Ed.], 6 

 (1913), No. 9, pp. 451, 452). — In a discussion of the use of bananas recipes are 

 given for preparing bananas and plantains for the table. 



Hickory nuts and hickory nut oil, G. O. Peterson and E. H. S. Bailey 

 {Jour. Indus, and Engin. Chem., 5 {1913), No. 9, pp. 739, 7^0).— An analysis of 

 hickory nut meats is reported in connection with a study of the oil and its 

 characteristics. 



According to the authors, " the food value of hickory nuts is high ; the oils 

 from the two species of hickory nuts, Carya ovata and C. amara, are practically 

 identical and are similar to cotton-seed oil ; the oil retains the flavor of the 

 hickory nut, and is practically equal to olive oil; [and] the possibility of 

 extracting the oil on a commercial basis should be further investigated." 



[Analyses of food, beverages, and drugs], W. Hanson {Bien. Rpts. State 

 Dairy and Food Comr., 8tate Chem. and State Dairy and Food Bur. Utah, 

 1911-12, pp. 191). — The results of a large number of analyses of foods, bever- 

 ages, and drugs are reported and discussed, and reports of the 2 years' work are 

 presented. 



Food and drug and weight and measures laws of the State of Nevada, 

 with the rules and regulations adopted for the enforcement of the same 

 {Nevada Stu. Bui. 80, pp. 22). — The full text of the state laws, rules, and 

 regulations is given. 



Wisconsin dairy and food laws and decisions of courts, J. Q. Emery {Madi- 

 son, Wis.; Dairy and Food Comr., 1913, pp. 92). — A compilation of the state 

 laws regarding the inspection, manufacture, and sale of food and dairy products, 

 as amended in 1913. together with court interpretations and rulings. 



A study of the use of ice and other means of preserving food in homes, 

 J. R. Williams {Jour. Amer. Med. Assoc., 61 {1913), No. 12, pp. 932-935, figs. 

 2). — In this paper, read in the section on preventive medicine and public health 

 of the American Medical Association. Minneapolis, June, 1013, the results are 

 presented of a study of upwards of 100 homes in 5 sections of Rochester, N. Y., 

 socially and economically different. Information was collected regarding the 

 use of milk, means for caring for it, the size, make, and kind of refrigerator 

 used, the amount of ice used weekly and yearly with its cost, and similar topics, 

 and temperature measurements were made of refrigerators, living rooms, and 

 cellars. From his studies the author considers that the following conclusions 

 are warranted : 



" The temperatures of cellars or living rooms in dwelling houses are not suffi- 

 ciently low during the warm months of the year to protect milk and other 

 perishable foods from rapid bacterial decomposition. Therefore an efficient 

 refrigerator in the home is a necessity. 



" Most of the refrigerators in common use are almost worthless and grossly 

 uneconomical. There is a large field for the manufacturer who will make a 

 properly insulated and efficient box which can be sold at a moderate price, 



" If more economical methods of ice manufacture and distribution were em- 

 ployed, the cost of ice to the consumer could be materially lowered. If to this 

 saving were added that which would result from proper ice box construction, 



