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I'AGE 
I!k1‘I)KT IIP THK C'hKMK^VI, SECTION. I’.Y WlLLI.\JI liP.V.M. 385 
List of .Vnaly.su.s and Kxaniiiiation.s—Special lie.search on (Inm Arabic—C'lieniical ('ompo.sition 
of Nile WatcT.s—Kxainination of Water of Nile Ti'il)ntai'ie.s, inehuling the Athara River — 
Poisonous Well Waters—Limestones and Limes—riy|isnm Dejmsits, Red Sea Province— 
Water from Dee|i Wells at Khartoum— The Detection of Well Pollution liy the use of 
Fluore.sceiu — Salt from Lugware Country — Chemical tlompositions of some Sudan (drains, 
(Ireat Millet (dura), Indian Duras, Pigeon-jiea, Chick-])ea, Small ^Millet (telelnin), Harley, 
Lentil, Lu|iine, Rice, Hidrusli Millet (dukhn). Pea ami small millet (tetl). Fenugreek, 
Wheat—Analy.ses of Beans, Maize — Analy.ses of Oil-seeds, Eartli-nut.s, Safflower, Cotton 
Seeds, Castor-oil Seeds, Sesame, Se.same Cake — Some Smlan F’at.s and ()ils— Heglig F'ruit, 
Shea liutter, /awa oil, Ren oil — Sudan Oums— lla.sliali (lum—Visit to Kordofan Forests— 
Ta]iping Season— Method of Tapping — Conditions influencing Exudation — ( frigin of Oum — 
Comlitions affecting its Production— Soil— Analyses of Soils from Gum Districts — Moisture 
-Protection from Fire — 'Idqiping — Inoculation — Effect of Tem])erature — Season of 
Collection — Tallies of Analyses — Visco.sity—Alterations on Storage — Summary of Results — 
Commercial Grading of Sudan Gums — Talh Gum — Gum of Mcnc/u (ini/iini — Kuk Gum — 
Gum from Ac<iri(( suiiin — Gum from Oilinn trni-tii-<isn — Subakh Gum — Tartar Gum— 
Wa Gum—Determination of Visco.sity of Gum Solution.s — Torsion ^'iscosimeter, Glass 
\'iscosimeter- Curve of Vi.scosities — Ostwald's Viscosimeter. 
Notes on the (^'he.misthv of Suh.vn Gums. Hv E. S. Eiue . 441 
Pentoses in Gums—Changes in ^’iseosity—Sugar in Gums—Hashab Gum — Calculation of the 
Gluco.ses—Pento.ses and Hexo.ses—()]itieal Activity of Gums—Table of Results— Specific 
Rotation for Hashab Gum—Inorganic Constituents of Ila.shab Gum—Determination of 
O.smotic Pre.s.sure— Molecular Change in Gums — Talh Gum, Rotation, Ash, O.smotic 
Pressure — Snnt Gum Rotation Ash — Bacterial Origin of Gum — Gum Bacilli (lum and 
Beetles—Bacterium found in Hashab Gum. 
Index. 4.51 
CONTEXTS OF 
REVIEW OF RECENT ADVANCES IN 
VOLUME SUPPLEMENTARY 
TROPICAL 
TO THIRD 
MEDICINE, ETC.” 
REPORT 
PAGE 
Pkef.vtouy Note . fi 
Review of so.me of the more Recent Advances in 'I'roi'Ical Medicine, etc., in the 
.Vnolo-Eoyptian Sudan . 7 
.\inhum - Air — Akatama — Animals—Ankylostomiasis — Anthrax—Bacteriology Beri-beri— 
Beverages—Bilharziosis - Blackwater FT'ver Blood Bubo—Calabar Swellings Caiicer-- 
Cerebro-Spinal Fever Chicken-jiox - Chigger- Cholera -Climate — Clothing— Dengue — 
Dholiie Itch- Diarrlnea Di]ihtheria — Disinfection Drop.sy — Dust — Dysentery — 
Ele]ihantia.sis Enteric Fever—Faices Fevers Filaria.sis — Filters- Flies I’ood—Food 
Poisoning — (luinea Worm H;ematozoa Heat Stroke— Hydrojihobia--Ice- Infectious 
Itisea.ses- Inffuenza Insects — Leishmanio.sis- Lejiro.sy--Liver Absce.ss .Malaria- .Malta 
Fever- Measles - Milk - Mosquitoes Mycetoma .Myiasis—(tnyalai — Oriental Sore— 
Parasites—Paratyphoid Fever—Pirojilasmosis — Bovine Canine—Plague — Scorjiion Sting— 
Scurvy—Sewage--Skin Diseases—Sleeping Sii'kue.ss- Smallpox—Snake Bite — Sjiider Bite 
— .Spiroclnetes and Siiirocluetosis—S|irne- Staining Sy|ihilis — Ticks — Tropical Medicine — 
Trypanosomia.sis Tsetse Flies — Tuberculosis Ty|ihus Fever--A'accination Veterinary 
I tisea.ses — Water Weil's Di.sease — Whooping Cough - Vaws—Vellow Fevei'. 
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