XIV L[ndex f 
Nature, 
L June 9 1904 
Davis and A. R. Ling, 165; Formation of Phloroglucinol 
by the Interaction of Ethyl Malonate with its Sodium 
Derivative, C. W. Moore, 165; Naphthalene not Anti- 
septic, M. Berthelot, 167; the Slime of Dematium Pullu- 
lans, Dr. R. Greig Smith, 168; New Method for the Pre- 
paration of Aldehydes, L. Bouveault, 168; the Esters of 
Isopyromucic Acid, G. Chavanne, 168 ; on the Hydrates of. 
Ethyl Alcohol, E. Varenne and L. Godefroy, 168; the 
Chemical Characters of Wine Arising from Vines which 
are Attacked by Mildew, Emile Manceau, 168; the Gum 
and By-products of Bacterium sacchari, Dr. R. Greig 
Smith, 168; a Theoretical and Practical Treatise on the 
Manufacture of Sulphuric Acid and Alkali, with the Col- 
lateral Branches, George Lunge, 169; the Food and 
Drugs Act, 179, 201; a Quantitative Study of the Setting 
and Swelling of Gelatin, Dr. Paul von Schroeder, 185 ; 
the Preparation of the Sesquiselenide of Iridium, C. 
Chabrié and A. Bouchonnet, 192; the Acetates of the 
Alkaline Earths, Albert Colson, 192; Action of Bromo- 
succinic and Dibromosuccinic Acids upon the Pyridine and 
Quinoline Bases, Louis Dubreuil, 192; Supposed Alco- 
holic Fermentation of Animal Tissues, F. Batelli, 192; 
the Direct Preparation of Cyclohexanol and _ Cyclo- 
hexanone Starting from Phenol, M.M. Sabatier and 
Senderens, 192; Action of a Mixture of Oxygen and 
Hydrochloric Acid on Metals, Camille Matignon, 192; 
Developing Chemical Industries in Italy, Prof. Giacomo 
Ciamician, 205 ; Helium Found in Gases from the Springs 
at Bath, Hon. R. j. Strutt, 230; Typical. Constituents 
of Asphalte, Karl Dziewonski, 233; the Density of 
Chlorine Gas, H. Moissan and Binet du Jassoneix, 233 ; 
Action of Epichlorhydrin upon the Sodium Derivative of 
Acetylacetone, A. Haller and G. Blanc, 239; Relative 
Strengths of the Alkaline Hydroxides and of Ammonia 
as Measured by their Action on Cotarnine, Messrs. 
Dobbie, Lauder and Tinkler, 238; Peroxylamine- 
sulphonic Acid, Dr. E. Divers, 238 ; Constitution of Nitric 
Peroxide, Dr. E. Divers, 238; Some Natural Colouring 
Matters, A. G. Perkin and E. Phipps, 238; Separation 
and Estimation of Silver Cyanide and Silver Chloride, 
R. H. A. Plimmer, 238; Preparation of the Tetra-alkyl 
Derivatives of Stannimethane, W. J. Pope and S. J. 
Peachey, 239; New Method of Preparing Anhydrous 
Crystallised Fluorides, M. Defacqz, 239; the Dissociation 
of Alkaline Carbonates, P. Lebeau, 239; Action of Carbon 
Dioxide upon Aqueous Solutions of Aniline in the Presence 
of Nitrites, Louis Meunier, 239; Preparation of Hydro- 
genated Alcohols of the Aromatic Series, Léon Brunel, 
239; la Grande Industrie Chimique Minerale, E. Sorel, 
C. Simmonds, 242; Escape of Gases from Atmo- 
spheres, Dr. G. Johnstone Stoney, F.R.S., 247; S. R. 
Cook, 487; Soluble Silver Compounds Formed in the 
Preparation of Colloidal Silver Solutions by Sparking 
between Silver Electrodes under Water, J. C. Blake, 258; 
the Oxidation of Phosphorus, E. J. Russell, 258; Novel 
Reducing Agent, Phosphorus Tribromide, Dr. Stoermer, 
258; Synthesis of Camphoric Acid, Dr. Komppa, 259 ; 
Physical Constants of Fluorides of Phosphorus, Henri 
Moissan, 551; an Interesting Reaction of Copper Salts with 
Titanous Sulphate, Prof. E. Knecht, 263 ; Death of Prof. 
Vincent Rodella, 278; Deposits of Pure Epsom Salt in the 
Gulf of Kara-bughaz, Caspian Sea, Capt. Spindler, 281; 
Physicochemical Investigations in the Amide Group, Dr. 
C. E. Fawsitt, 286; Colour Reactions of Vanadie Acid 
and Ethenol, Camille Matignon, 287; Synthesis of Aro- 
matic Aldehydes, F. Bodroux, 287; on the Oxidation 
caused by Manganese Salts, A. Trillat, 287; New Method 
of Estimating the Halogens in Organic Compounds, A. 
Baubigny and G. Chavanne, 287; the Titration of Man- 
ganese, Léon Déhourdeaux, 287; New General Method 
for the Synthesis of Aldehydes, MM. Behal and Somme- 
let, 287; Death of Prof. Georg Wagner, 301; Death of 
Dr. William Francis, 302; Obituary Notice of, 326; 
Carbohydrates of Serum-globulin, Dr. Langstein, 304; 
on the Abnormal Red, Blue, and Black Colorations of 
Fire-clay Ware, Messrs. Hopwood and Jackson, 305; the 
Dual Nature of Chromium Solutions, Messrs. Richards 
and Bonnet, 305; Influence of the Physical Nature of the 
Anode on the Constitution of Electrolytic Peroxide of 
Lead; A. Holiard, 311; Preparation of Primary Alcohols 
by Means of the Corresponding Amides, L. Bouveault and 
G. Blanc, 311; Synthesis of Tertiary Alcohols by Means 
of Organomagnesium Compounds, V. Grignard, 311; 
Chemical Reactions of Nickel Carbonyl, J. Dewar and 
H. O. Jones, 334; Microscopic Method of Determining 
Molecular Weights, G. Barger, 334; Fusion of Iso-pilo- 
carpine with Caustic Potash, H. A. D. Jowett, 335; 
Formaldehyde in Atmospheric Air, H. Henriet, 336; Tri- 
chlorisopropyl Alcohol, Louis Henry, 336; the Planning 
and Fitting-up of Chemical and Physical Laboratories, 
T. H. Russell, 341; Radio-tellurium, Prof. W. Marck- 
wald, 347, 461; Frederick Soddy, 347, 461; Atomic 
Weights of Czsium and Cerium, 350; Experiments on 
Colour-sensitive Silver Chloride, Dr. E. Baur, 350; Action 
of Carbon upon Quicklime at the Temperature of Molten 
Platinum, Henri Moissan, 359; the Direct Reduction of 
Aromatic Halogen Derivatives by Finely Divided Nickel 
and Hydrogen, Paul Sabatier and Alph. Mailhe, 359; on 
Manganese Salts Acting as Oxydases in the Presence of 
a Colloid, A. Trillat, 359; the Alkyl-allyl-ketones, E. E. 
Blaise, 359; Oxyalkyl Ethylenic Hydrocarbons and Acids, 
Ch. Moureu, 359; Physical Chemistry in the Service of 
the Sciences, J. H. van ’t Hoff, 362; Compressibilities of 
Oxygen, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, and Carbonic Oxide be- 
tween One Atmosphere and Half an Atmosphere of 
Pressure and on the Atomic Weights of the Elements 
Concerned, Lord Rayleigh, O.M., F.R.S., 381; Constitu- 
tion of Epinephrine, H. A. D. Jowett, 382; Electrolytic 
Oxidation of Phenols, A. G. and F. M. Perkin, 382; 
Action of Phenyl-magnesium Bromide upon Anthra- 
quinone, A. Haller and A. Guyot, 383; on the Reduction 
Phenomena Produced by the Action of Alternating Cur- 
rents, F. Pearce and Ch. Couchet, 384; Action of Car- 
bonic Acid upon Solutions of Sodium Nitrite, C. Marie 
and R. Marquis, 384; Jubelband—Wilhelm Ostwald, 387; 
Death of Prof. Arthur W. Palmer, 396; on the Influence 
of Occluded Hydrogen on the Electrical Resistance of 
Palladium, W. E. McElfresh, 398; Reaction between 
Potassium Iodide and Hydrogen Peroxide in Neutral 
Aqueous Solution, 398; a Directed Synthesis of an Asym- 
metric Compound, gor; Atoms and Elements, Prof. C. 
Baskerville, 402; Action of Reduced Nickel in the Pre- 
sence of Hydrogen on Halogen Derivatives of the Fatty 
Series, Paul Sabatier and Alph. Mailhe, 407; y-Chloro- 
acetoacetic Ester, M. Lespieau, 408; Dichloromethylene- 
dioxypropylbenzene, R. Delange, 408; the Composition of 
Potato Starch, A. Fernbach, 408; Fractional Distillation, 
Prof. S. Young, F.R.S., 410; Chalk-stuff Gas, Prof. 
Henry E. Armstrong, F.R.S., 412; Prof. Arthur 
Smithells, F.R.S., 412; A. B. Basset, F.R.S., 464; 
Method for Reduction of Aromatic Halogen Derivatives, 
MM. Sabatier and Mailhe, 424; Properties of the Silver 
Cadmium Series of Alloys, T. Kirke Rose, 429; Action of 
Carbonic Acid on Solutions of Sodium Nitrite, Louis 
Meunier, 431; Mannamine, E. Roux, 431; Ricinine, L. 
Maquenne and L. Philippe, 431; Refractometric Studies 
Relating to the Constitution of Methinic Cyano-acids, A. 
Haller and P. Th. Muller, 431; the Direct Addition of 
Hydrogen to Aniline, Paul Sabatier and J. B. Senderens, 
431; Asymmetric Synthesis, Dr. J. B. Cohen and T. S. 
Patterson, 438; Examples of Positive and Negative Cata- 
lysis, Dr. Titoff, 446; Brewing and Research, Transac- 
tions of the Guinness Research Laboratory, 451; Intra- 
molecular Changes Extending over Prolonged Periods of 
Time, R. J. Friswell, 453; Magnesium Oxybromide, 
G. W. F. Holroyd, 453; Arrangement in Space of the 
Groups Combined with Tervalent Nitrogen Atoms, F. S. 
Kipping and A. H. Salway, 453; Certain Organic Phos- 
phorus Compounds, A. E. Dixon, 453; Relation between 
the Chemical Composition of Some Organic Substances 
and the Densities of their Solutions, C. E. Fawsitt, 453; 
the So-called Hydrocellulose, A. L. Stern, 453; a Cad- 
mium Arsenide, Albert Granger, ass; Ethylidene-cam- 
phor, J. Minguin, 455; Synthesis of aa-Dimethylglutaric 
and aa-Dimethyladipic Acids, G. Blanc, 455; Production 
of Acetylmethylcarbinol by Bacteria of the Group Bacillus 
mesentericus, Henri Desmots, 455; Pigment of the Supra- 
renal Capsules, C. Gessard, 456; Descriptive Chemistry, 
Lyman C. Newell, 460; Chemical Constitution of the 
Tubercle Bacillus, Dr. Bulloch and Mr. Macleod, 470— 
471; Remarkable Process of Oxidation, Dr. Geisow, 472; 
Preparation of Optically Active Hydrocarbons of the Ben- 
