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Treatise on meat inspection, J. Rennes (Traite dc Vlnspection des Viandes, 

 Paris, 1910, pp. VII+368, pis. 73, figs. 87).— An extended treatise which includes 

 poultry, fish, crustaceans, and mollusks, as well as meat. 



The care of milk and its use in the home, G. M. Whitaker, L. A. Rogers, 

 and Caroline L. Hunt (U. S. Dept. Agr., Farmers'' Bui. JflS, pp. 20). — The 

 bulletin contains three articles, namely : The Care of Milli in the Home, by 

 G. M. Whitaker; The Home Pasteurization of Milk, by L. A. Rogers; and the 

 Food Value of Milk, by Caroline L. Hunt. 



The first of these papers gives clear and concise directions for handling milk 

 in a cleanly and careful way. Such topics as receiving the milk, handling and 

 keeping it, the refrigerator and its care, cleaning empty bottles and utensils, and 

 the relation of milk to the spread of contagious diseases are considered. A 

 method of pasteurization suited to household conditions is described in detail in 

 the article on this subject, and the importance of pasteurized milk is pointed 

 out. The importance of milk as food, its composition, and other general ques- 

 tions are briefly considered by Miss Hunt as an introduction to the discussion 

 of the economical use of milk in the home. Recipes are given for milk dishes, 

 and attention is directed to the use of skim milk, buttermilk, and cottage 

 cheese. 



The results of an analytical study of certain old wines from the Bhine 

 district, C. von Heide {Ber. K. Lehranst. Wein, Obst u. Gartenbau Oeisenheim, 

 1909, pp. 160, 161). — Analyses of 13 samples are reported. 



Examination of pure natural wines, vintage of 1908, from the Prussian 

 wine districts, C. von Heide (Ber. K. Lehranst. Wein, Ohst u. Gartenhaa 

 Geisenlieim, 1909, pp. 151-159). — Analytical data are reported and discussed. 



[The new army ration and other food topics], H. G. Sharpe (Rpt. Comrnis. 

 Gen. [U. S. Army], 1910, pp. SO). — Among the topics discussed in this report 

 are the new army ration, the haversack ration, the Filipino ration, and the emer- 

 gency ration, the use of flreless cookers in the army, raising potatoes in the Phil- 

 ippines for army purposes, raising beef in the Philippines, and similar questions. 



Life on fourpence a day, A. Broadbent (Manchester [1910], pp. 8, chart 

 1). — Menus are presented and an inexpensive dietary discussed, the whole pam- 

 phlet being written from a vegetarian standpoint. 



Cookbook for physicians, hygienists, housekeepers, and students, C. JtJR- 

 gensen (Kochlehrhuch und praktisches Kochbuch fiir Arzte, Hygieniker, Haus- 

 frauen, Kochschulen. Berlin, 1910, pp. XXXVI+}t65, figs. 31; rev. in Ztschr. 

 Vntersuch. Nahr. u. Genussmtl., 19 (1910), No. 10, p. 606). — A feature of this 

 work is the presentation of the subject in such a way that the nutrients and 

 energy in the food and menus selected may be readily calculated, the author's pur- 

 pose being to provide information which will lead to the intelligent use of foods. 



The teeth and their care (Ontario Dept. Agr. Bui. ISl, pp. 12, figs. 9). — This 

 bulletin summarizes data on various topics of dental hygiene and the relation 

 of such matters to health. 



The influence of alcohol on the composition of urine, W. Salant and F. C. 

 Hinkel (Jour. Pharmacol, and Expt. Ther., 1 (1910), No. 5, pp. 493-517). — Con- 

 tinuing previous work," the authors show that by producing a subacute alco- 

 holic intoxication in properly fed dogs a diminution of the total sulphur, total 

 nitrogen, total and inorganic sulphates, phosphates, and chlorids in the urinary 

 excretion takes place. On the other hand, neutral sulphur and ethereal sul- 

 phates are increased. The indican output is diminished. 



Food and nutrition investigations of the Office of Experiment Stations — 

 Organization and publications (U. S. Dept. Agr., Office Expt. Stas. Circ. 102, 

 pp. 22).— A revision of Circular 89 previously noted (E. S. R., 22, p. 170). The 



"Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol, and Med., 6 (1909), No. 5, pp. 134, 135. 



