FOODS HUMAN NUTRITION. 1061 



and Canada dnriiis tlio year ended June 30, 1908. and supplements Ilulk'lin 112 

 of the r.ureau previously noted ( E. S. K., 10, p. 1108). 



Ohio food and drug laws, R. W. Dunlap (Coliimhus, VMS, /j/j. .'//). — Tliis 

 C'oni|)ilation of Ohio State food and diui,' laws was prepared by the State dairy 

 and f<M)d conunissioner. 



Regulations under the public health (regulations as to food) act. 1907. 

 S. P». Puovis {Local (lovt. lid. [(It. Brit.] Circ. {Foreign Meat A"o. 2), pp. 7). — 

 The rei^nlations which are included have to do with lioneless meat and l)oxed 

 meat, tripe. ton.i:u(>, and kidneys, and other meat and meat products imported 

 into (Jreat Britain. 



Food inspection at ports of entry, W. F. Deardkn {.Jour. 7?o//. Hantt. Insi.. 

 :2!> ( tUOS), Xo. 11, PI). ()H1-6S8). — The author discusses the provision.s of the i)ill 

 which received royal assent in September, 1908, providing for the insjiection by 

 port sanitary authorities of foodstuff's imported into England and AYales. 



The importance of pure-food laws for fruit and vegetable products with 

 special reference to nutrition problems, T. Echtkrmeyku (Sclir. ro//.-.s(r. Ire. 

 ohsi. II. (Iciniixivcrtrcrt. Dcut.. I'JOH, 'So. //, pp. 16). — A fieneral discussion of 

 Die sul).ject [iresented at the Eii^lith International Con.ijress of Ajiriculture in 

 Vienna. 19(^7. 



'I'lie paper is i)receded by an introductory statement by J. Kochs. 



Essentials of diet in health and disease, Amy E. Pope and Mauy I.. Par- 

 PKNTKR (Xrir York. IfiOS, pp. 2-30; rrr. in Dictet. and Hyg. Gaz., 25 {190!)). Yo. 

 /. /*. //'/). — A discussion of food, dis^estion, and diet in health and disease, with 

 a number ov recipes for the i»reparalion of food for the sick and convalescent. 

 The volume is intended for use in nurses' training schools and in the home. 



The baby, D. K. P.uown {lioxfon, }!lO>i, pp. yi+200).—'ln this jicneral treatise 

 (III infants there are chapters on the elements of food and di.irestion, lactation, 

 sul)stitute foods, and substitute feeding. 



Carrot soup for infants, E. Moro (Miinchrn. Mrd. ^]'e1ln■<icJlr., J.J (/.OOSM, .Yo. 

 .7/, pp. 16S7-l().'iO, figs. J, ; a1).<i. in Bioehcrn. Zcnthl.. 7 (/.'W,S). Yo. 21-22. p. .S.?).— 

 Soup made from carrots and i)eef seasoned with sjilt caused a rapid retention of 

 water in llie hcdy and diminished intestinal tlora when fed to sick infants. 



Dietary conditions in Java, J. .7. M.\tignon and .T. Salm {Rrr. Ifiig. rt Pol. 

 Sdiiil., .U> (IHOS). \o. (), pp. .'/7/-.'/N'/). — (leneral dietary conditions in .Tava, the 

 character of the rations of dilferent gronjis of the native and foreign i)opulation, 

 llie preparation of food, and related questions are discussed. The data regard- 

 ing the nutritive value of rations and portions of food digested are given on the 

 autlioi'ity of Eyckman. 



TFood of Dundee mill operatives!. AA'. A. (). Ci.ark {DaUp Conft. and Trade 

 /,'pts. f r. ,s'. I. l!iO>i. Xo. .mo. pp. /-s). — In an article on the Dundee jute indus- 

 try the author gives consideral)le data regarding the food supply and cost of 

 food of Dundee factory operatives, liousing conditions, and related tojucs. 



[The new army ration, tireless cookers, etc.] (Rpt. Vominix. dm. \r. s. 

 Arnii/l. t!H)S. pp. /^)-/.;). — Iiiformation is given regarding the new V. S. Army 

 ration. I)ake ovens and ranges, kitchen cars, army training schools for i)akers 

 and cooks, the ration for otiicers and civilians serving in tlie field, and related 

 <|uestions. 



As regards tlie use of tireless cookers, the author states that lOO s|M>cially 

 constructed cookers have been tested. " They were tried out on the march, on 

 'livonac. and in maneuver camps, and so far as reports have been received have 

 proved liigbly satisfactory, with the addition of slight changes suggested hy 

 actual experience, and which can he readily made. Some criticism has been 

 made on the subject of adopting the tireless cooker, on account of its weight, 

 as a part of the c(>ni|p;uiy held onttit. 



