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SCIENCE 



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Mr. S. Stockman, chief veterinary officer to the 

 Board of Agriculture. 



Mr. F. V. Theobald, of the Agricultural College, 

 Wye. 



Mr. C. Warburton, Cambridge University. 

 Mr. A. C. C. Parkinson, of the Colonial Office, 

 is acting as secretary to the committee, and 

 Mr. Guy A. K. Marshall as scientific secretary. 



Arrangements are now being made to de- 

 spatch a trained entomologist to the east side 

 of tropical Africa and another to the west, 

 for the purpose of stimulating official and 

 other residents to collect and observe noxious 

 insects, and of affording instruction in the 

 use of scientific methods. By this means it is 

 hoped to obtain throughout these territories 

 an organized body of investigators who will 

 communicate all their collections and observa- 

 tions to the committee. These collections will 

 be classified by a number of British and in 

 some instances continental entomologists, and 

 named specimens will be distributed to such 

 institutions as may require them for purposes 

 of instruction, both at home and in Africa. 

 The committee will also keep in touch with the 

 work which is being done in this branch of 

 science in Egypt and the Sudan and in South 

 Africa. The scientific results, including all 

 observations and experiments made by the col- 

 lectors, will be published from time to time in 

 a journal or bulletin to be issued by the com- 

 mittee. It is hoped that by such organized 

 cooperation the Imowledge of these matters 

 will be materially increased, so as to render 

 possible the application of effective remedial 

 measures. Offers of cordial assistance have 

 been received from such institutions as the 

 British Museum (Natural History), the Lon- 

 don and Liverpool Schools of Tropical Medi- 

 cine and the leading universities, in all of 

 which valuable work has already been done in 

 the same direction. 



SECOND INTJERNATIONAL CONGRESS FOB 

 THE REPRESSION OF ADULTERATION 



AND FRAVD8 IN FOOD AND DRUGS 



The Second International Congress under 



the auspices of the White Cross Society will 



be held in Paris, October 17-24 (inclusive), 



1909. The meeting will be held under the 



patronage of the Minister of Agriculture; the 

 Minister of the Interior, President of the 

 Council; the Minister of Commerce; the 

 Under Secretary of State for the War De- 

 partment; the President of the Municipal 

 Council of the City of Paris and the Presi- 

 dent of the General Council of the Depart- 

 ment of the Seine, Paris. The president of 

 the congress is Dr. Bordas, director of the 

 laboratories of the Ministry of Finance; the 

 vice-president is Dr. Eug. Roux, Chief of the 

 Service for the Eepression of Adulteration, 

 at the Ministry of Agriculture; the general 

 secretary is M. Ch. Tranche, 16 Place Ven- 

 dome, Paris, France, to whom all communica- 

 tions relating to papers should be addressed. 



The congress is divided into three sections: 

 First Section, alimentary technology; Second 

 Section, hygiene; Third Section, crude drugs, 

 essential oils and crude aromatic substances, 

 chemical products and mineral waters. 



There are three classes of members, first, 

 donating members, those paying 100 francs 

 ($20) are enrolled as such; second, titulary 

 members, any person, society or corporate 

 body having paid twenty francs ($4) is en- 

 titled to become a titulary member; third, as- 

 sociate members, any person, belonging to the 

 family of a donor or titulary member, who 

 pays the sum of ten francs ($2) may be an 

 associate member. Associate members do not 

 receive the publications of the congress, nor 

 participate in the voting or debates. They 

 are, however, invited to all official fetes and 

 receptions and are entitled to any rebate for 

 traveling expenses and to attend the sittings 

 of the congress. 



Important questions concerning the adul- 

 teration and misbranding of food and drugs 

 will be discussed in the congress and actions 

 taken thereon. State Dairy and Food Com- 

 missioners, food and drug officials of the vari- 

 ous states and municipalities and manufac- 

 turers of and dealers in foods and drugs are 

 invited to become members and take an active 

 part in the proceedings of the congress by at- 

 tendance in person, presentation of papers or 

 otherwise. 



Dr. H. W. Wiley has been designated as 



