Index 



■Ceylon, the Bertillon System in, 518 



Chameleonic Notes, E. L. J. Ridsdale, 573 



Chameleons, Food of, E. L. J- Ridsdale, 248 



Chameleons, Habits of, A. A. Blakiston, 621 ; Dr. P. L. Sclater, 

 F.R.S., 622 



Chandler (Dr.), Variable Stars, 426 



Chanler (William Astor), Through Jungle and Desert : Travels 

 in Eastern Africa, 313 



Chanute (Octave), the Dune Park Aerial Locomotion Experi- 

 ments, 518 



Chapman (A. C. ), Santalal and its Derivatives, 408 



Charnwood Forest, Mr. W. W. Watts on Ancient Rocks in, 

 58s 



Charon (E.), Reduction of Crntonic Aldehyde, 287 



Charteres (Prof.), the Physiological Action of Eucaine, 335 



Character, Specific, among the Mutillidae, Prof. T. D. A. 

 Cockerell, 461 



Character, Utility of Specific, David Wetterhan, 342 ; Prof. E. 

 Ray Lankester, F.R.S., 365, 491 ; Prof. W. F. R. Weldon, 

 F.R.S., 413, 546 ; Prof. Karl Pearson, F.R.S., 460; W. T. 

 Thisellon-Dyer, F. R.S. , 522 ; J. T. Cunningham, 522 



Charcoal, the Spontaneous Combustion of, W. D. A. Bost, 577 



Chattaway (F. D.), Metadiphenylbenzene, 143 



Chauveau (A.), Transformation of Fat into Carbohydrates in 

 Unfed Animals, 95 : Direct Potential in Muscular Work, 119 ; 

 Relation between Energy-Expenditure of Muscle and Amount 

 of Shortening it undergoes, 312 



Cheese, Bacteriology of Norwegian " Pult-ost," Dr. Axel Hoist, 

 484 



Chemistry : Analytical Chemistry, N. Menschutkin, 6 ; Chemical 

 Society, 22, 46, 118, 143, 190, 408 ; New Organic Acid from 

 Oxidation of Tartaric Acid, H. J. H. Fenton, 22 ; Bearing 

 of Investigations of Simple and Double Sul])hates containing 

 Potassium, Rubidium, and Calcium upon the Nature of 

 Structural Unit, A. E. Tutton, 22 ; Hydriodides of Hydroxy- 

 lamine, W. R. Dunstan and E. Goulding, 22 ; Acetonylmalic 

 Acid, S. Ruhemann and E. A. Tyler, 22 ; Charas, T. B. 

 Wood, W. T. N. Spivey and T. H. Easterfield, 22 ; Oxida- 

 tion Productsof a-bromocamphorsulphonic Acid, A. Lapworth 

 and F. S. Kipping, 22 : a Basic Nitrate of Magnesia, G. 

 Didier, 23 ; Heat of Combustion of Cyanogen Derivatives, 

 M. Guinchant, 23 ; Optical Superposition of Six Asymmetric 

 Carbon Atoms in one Active Molecule, P. A. Guye and C. 

 Coudet, 23 ; Crystallised Sesquiphosphide of Iron, A. Granger, 

 23 ; Acliim of Halogen Compounds of Phosphorus on Iron, 

 •&C., A. Granger, 312 ; Chemical Experiments, General and 

 Analytical, R. P. Williams, 27 ; Dalton's Atomic Theory, 

 28; Leonard Dobbin, 126; a Compound harder than 

 Diamond, II. Moissan, 34 ; Constitution of Cereal 

 Celluloses, C. F. Cross, E. J. Bevan, and C. Smith, 46 ; 

 New Cobaltic Acid Salt, R. G. Durrant, 47 : ILthereal 

 Salts of Optically Active Malic and Lactic Acid, T. Purdie 

 and S. Williamson, 47 ; Determination of Composition of a 

 White Sou by Spectrum Analysis, W. N. Hartley, 47 ; 

 Method of detecting Boric Acid, W. M. Doherty, 47 ; New 

 Synthetic Method of preparing Urea, P. Cazeneuve, 47 ; 

 .Aromatic Symmetrical Derivatives of Urea,MM. P. Cazeneuve 

 and Moreau, 95 ; Transformation of Tariric and Stearoleic 

 Acids into Stearic Acid, A. Arnaud, 47 ; Substitution by 

 other Substances of Water in Zeolites, G. Freidel, 47 ; 

 Fermentation of Uric Acid by Micro-Organisms, E. Gerard, 

 47 ; Action of Nitric Acid on Methyl and Dimethyl Amides, 

 Prof. Franchimont, 48 ; Action of Alkalis on Nitramines, 

 Prof. Fr.inchimont, 48 ; Isomers of Neutral Nitramines, Prof. 

 F'ranchimont, 240 ; Elementary Practical Chemistry, G. S, 

 Newth, 51 ; Chemistry for Engineers and Manufacturers, 

 Bertram Blount, A. G. Bloxam, 51 ; Thiophosphoryl Chloro- 

 bromides, M. Besson, 63 ; Action of Air and of Peroxide of 

 Nitrogen on Halogen Compounds of Bismuth, V. Thomas, 

 71 ; Action of Ethyloxalyl Chloride upon the Aromatic 

 Hydrocarbons in Presence of Aluminium Chloride, L. 

 Bouveault, 71, 119: Action of Ethoxalyl Chloride on Naphtha- 

 lene in Presence of Aluminium Chloride, L. Rousset, 264 ; 

 Preparation of Aluminium Alloys by Chemical Reaction, C. 

 Combe-s, 215 ; Resistance of Aluminium and its Alloys to 

 Corrosive Liquids, J. W. Richards, 253 ; Action of Aluminiuin 

 Chloride on Benzene containing Thiophene, E. Boedtker, 

 360 ; the Alumina Factory at Lame Harbour, lames Suther- 

 land, 329 ; New Methods of Separating Methylamines, 

 Marcel-Delepine, 71 ; the Methylamines, M'. Delejiine, 144; 



Mercurous Nitrite, Dr. P. C. Ray, 83 ; Active Principle of 

 Indian Hemp, Messrs. Wood and Easterfield, 94 ; Nickel 

 Cyanide, Raoul Varet, 95 ; the Chloraloses, M. Hanriot, 

 95 ; Oxidation of Aromatic Polyphenols, G. Bertrand, 95 ; 

 Separation of Citric and Malic Acids, L. Lindet, 95 : Leerboek 

 der Organi-sche Chemie, Dr. A. F. Holleman, Dr. J.B. Cohen, 

 100 ; Death of Prof Rawlin, 105 ; the Decay of Potash Making 

 in Essex, Henry Laver, 106; Uranium, 116; Condition of 

 Sodium Sulphate in Solution, R. F. D'Arcy, 118; Luteolin, 

 IL, A. G. Perkin, llS; Morin, I., H. Bablich and A. G. 

 Perkin, 118; Synthesis of Pentacarbon Rings, Y. R. Japp 

 and G. D. Lander, 118; Reduction of Desyleneacetic Acid, 

 F. R. Japp and G. D. Lander, 118 ; Flourene and Acenaph- 

 thene, W. R. Hodgkinson, 118; Vapour Pressures of Formic 

 Acid Solutions, I. M. Raoult, 119; Action of Gaseous 

 Hydrogen Iodide and Phosphonium Iodide on Thiophosphoryl 

 Chloride, A. Besson, 119; New Mode of preparing Glyceric 

 Acid, P. Cazeneuve, 119; New Soluble OxidLsing Vegetable 

 Ferment, G. Bertrand, 119 ; Inactivity of Helium and Argon, 

 Prof. Wm. Ramsay, F. R.S. , and Dr. J. N. Collie, 143 ; Homo- 

 geneity of Argon and Helium, Prof. W. Ramsay and Dr. 

 J. N. CoUie, 336, 406 ; Metadiphenyl-benzene, F. D. 

 Chattaway and R. C. T. Evans, 143 ; Derivatives of 

 Camphoric Acid, F. S. Kipping, 143 ; Substances exhibiting 

 Rotatory power both in Liquid and Crystalline states, 

 W. J. Pope, 143 ; Dimethoxy-diphenylmethane and some 

 of its homologues, J. E. Mackenzie, 143 ; Preparation 

 of Molybdenum, M. Guichard, 144 ; Reaction between 

 Aldehydes and Phenylhydrazine, H. Causse, 144 ; Action of 

 Acetylene on Iron, &c., H. MoLssan and Ch. Moureu, 144; 

 Explosion and Detection of Acetylene in Air, F. Clowes, 

 408 ; Laboratory Use of Acetylene, A. E. Munby, 414 ; 

 Explosive Properties of Acetylene, MM. Berthelot and 

 Vieille, 591 ; Melted Vanadium and its Carbide, H. Moissan, 

 167 ; Extraction of Vanadium from Anthracite, K. Helouis, 

 300 ; New Method of Preparing Alloys, H. Moissan, 167 ; 

 Estimation of Potassium, Charles Fabre, 167 ; Heat of 

 Vapourisation of p'ormic Acid, D. Marshall, 167 ; Gravi- 

 metric Determination of Selenium, A. W. Peirce, 189 ; 

 Mononitroguaiacol, R. Meldola, 190 ; Reaction of Cuprous 

 Compounds as Characteristic Tests for Nitrites, Paul Sabatier, 

 192 ; Dark Blue Nitrodisulphonic Acid, P. Sabatier, 215 ; 

 Action of Hydrazine on Glycoxylic Acids, L. Bouveault, 216 ; 

 Purification of Sulphur, Prof. Richard Threlfall, 224 ; Dr. 

 H. E. Armstrong, F.R.S., 225 ; Relation between Refrac- 

 tion and Chemical Equivalents of Elements, Dr. J. H. Glad- 

 stone, F. R.S., 23S ; New Method of preparing Aromatic 

 Aldehydes, L. Bouveault, 239 ; Action of Iodine on Stannous 

 Chloride, V. Thomas, 239 ; a Dictionary of Chemical Solu- 

 bilities, Arthur Messinger Comey, 244 ; Death of Prof. A. 

 K. von Stradonitz, 252 ; the Atomic Weight of Oxygen, Dr. 

 E. W. Morley, E C. C. Baly, 25S ; Tungsten, H. Moissan, 

 264 ; Solubility of Carbon in Rhodium, Iridium, and Pal- 

 ladium, H. Moissan, 264 ; Action of Nitrogen Peroxide on 

 Antimony Trichloride, V. Thomas, 264 ; Eflfect of High 

 Temperature on some Sulphides, A. Mourlot, 264 ; the Fusi- 

 bility of Metallic Alloys, H. Gautier, 287 ; -V'tion of Silicon 

 on Metals, E. \'igouroux, 2S7 ; Action of Water on Formic 

 Aldehyde, Marcel Delepine, 2S7 ; Reduction of Crotonic 

 Aldehyde, E. Charon, 2S7 ; Rapid Estimation of Carbon 

 Dioxide, M. Henriet, 288 ; Death and Obituary Notice of 

 August Kekule, 297; Measurements of Chemical Intensity of 

 Light, Prof. Wiesner, 299 ; New Method of Preparing Salts of 

 Hyponitrous Acid, O. Piloty, 300; Study of Lanthanum 

 Carbide, H. Moissan, 312 ; Action of Reducing Agents on 

 Nitroso-Compounds of Osmium, L. Brizard, 312 ; Fermenta- 

 tion of Uric A'cid by Micro-organisms, E. Gerard, 312 ; Action 

 of Chloride of Sulphur on Penta-erythrite, J. Bougault, 312 ; 

 Progress in Stereochemistry, Dr. Arnold Eiloart, 321 ; the 

 Nitrogen and Argon of Fire-Damp, Th. Schloesing, jun. , 

 336, 359 ; the Preparation of Selenic Acid, R. Metzner, 336 ; 

 a New Cobaltite, E. Dufau, 336 ; the Black Diamond, H. 

 Moissan, 336 ; Metallic Carbides, 357 ; Oxidation of Organic 

 Soil Matter, P. P. Deherain and E. Demoussy, 359; Action 

 of Iodine on Pota.ssium Cyanide, and of Iodine Cyanide on 

 Caustic Potash, Dr. P. van Romburgh, 360 ; Rapid Estima- 

 tion of Mixtures of Amines, Ch. Ciassmann. 360 ; a New Oxy- 

 acid of Nitrogen, 377 ; Research on Liquefaction of Helium, 

 Prof. K. Olszewski, 377, 544 ; Selenium Monoxide, A. W. 

 Peirce, 3S3 ; Cyanic Acid, M, Berihelnt, 3S4 ; the \'olatilily 



