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tliscusst'il ami atteiilion drawn to Uiu iiuportaiie-e of eiitiiely freeinj; culcli from 

 catechin and removing all traces of tannin from the latter. A method devised 

 by tlie anthor for the ciitiro isolation of iiurc tannin-fi'ec catecliiu is dcscrilxMl 

 and disrnsscd. 



The technique of the chemical examination of human feces, F. (Ekele 

 {'I'cilniih- (Icr ('licnii-scln n I' ntcrxiicltnnn (hs Mciisrtilichcii Kates. Lcii)sii\ l'.U)H, 

 PIK tO.i). — Tin* systematic examination of the feces liy physical, njicroseoi)ic, and 

 chemical methods is deseribed in this volnnie, which is desij^ned as a hand- 

 hook and laboratory jrnide. 



The precipitation and the quantitative determination of creatin in urine by 

 means of picric acid, M. Barhkkio {Rend. tiov. Vhim. Roma, 6 (lOOS), No. 10, pp. 

 ir,H-W(l).—X study of methods. 



Analyses of wines {Anu. R. Staz. Agr. ForVi, 1907, No. 3(), pp. 1. 1 I).) — 

 Analyses of a number of samples of wine are reported and data sunnnarized 

 rejrardinu a number of wines, feedinj; stnfl^'s, and other materials analyzed. 



Report of the analyst | f or the year ending November 30, 1907 1, II. C. 

 I.YTiKioi; (Ann. Rpt. JUL Health Mass., J'j ( IHOI), pp. JJ.'(-J,SO').— This report con- 

 tains analyses and other data relative to milk and milk products, cider, maple 

 products, moats, jticklos, and various other substances. 



Report on the work of the agricultural chemical control station of Saxony, 

 1907, H. C. Miuj.KR (Jin: Afjr. Vhoti. Kontmllstat. J/altc, 190'i, pp. o6).— During 

 the year 3S,S21 samples were examined, including; 2o,0ol samples of milk and 

 milk products, ~,\V.\2 samples of fertilizer, 4,S(»S samples of seeds, and 2,03(3 

 samples of feedint; stutTs, besides many other substances. 



Miscellaneous analyses, J C. Buunnich (Ann. Rpt. Dcpt. Agr. and ^tnclc 

 [Qucvnsland], 1U07-S, pp. 68-71, 78-83). — Analyses are reported of butter, milk, 

 whey, cheese, parchment papers, waters, dipping fluids, grasses, and forage plants. 



[Miscellaneous analyses], 1907, K, Rordam (Tidsskr. Landokonom., in08. 

 No. 3, pp. l-'io-16.i). — A report of the chemist of the Itoyal Danish Agricultural 

 Society, which contains analyses of butter and oleomargarine, feeding stuffs, 

 artificial fertilizers, and soils, as made for members of the society. 



I Miscellaneous analyses], C. F. Juritz (Rpt. t>cnior Anat. Cape Good Hope, 

 l'J07, pp. 88-lO'i). — Analyses of " vacca melk," " lacvitum " (a dried milk), 

 wines, water, and sheei) and cattle dips. 



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Meteorological observations by farmers, (Juoiimann (HIks. fjindir. Ztg., J8 

 tlUOS), No. 82, pp. 70!), 710, fig. /).— ISrii-f directions for the simpler observa- 

 tions are given. 



Sunspots and weather predictions (Rev. (icn. Agron., n. so'., 3 (1D08), N(k 9, 

 pp. .f ).J .; J^).— The results of observations bearing on this subject are Itrielly 

 sunnnarized in this article. These indicate in general that while there is ap- 

 parently a relati(jn betwtHMi suns|iots»and weather conditions on the earth, this 

 fact has not yet been made of much Importance In weather forecasting. 



On the accumulation and consumption of soil moisture in river plains, E. 

 Ol'i'oKov (tiur IWcruniidation <t la Consonunalion dc I'll uniiditc dans 1c Sot 

 drs l{as.<<inH drs I'Icuiis dr I'lahns. St. I'rtvrslmig. 1908, pp. ,,'J). — This study 

 is bas«'d on figures showing th<' amount of precipitation and run-olY of the 

 IHdeper at Kiev during 21> years, l.S7(» to 1!l(ir>. 



The low run-olf of wet years following dry years observed in these studies ij; 

 ascribed to the fact that in dry years the sulderranean waters are lowered 

 Jiiid in the w(>t years raised again to the normal level. This restoring of the 

 Hjuilibrlum betweeu the subterranean waters and the moisture of the soil is 



