tion of willtul » aoa 
cane on page 150, wee by ne way. 
references are given to the American Chemir 
Journal which can not be found in that jc jo L 
nal. They are in the Journal of the Ameri: 
Chemical Society. There is no objection 
reprinting journal articles bodily as is 
very frequently in this book, only a jou 
article presupposes knowledge of technical d 
tails which it is the function of such a bo 
as this to impart. There must be explan: 
statements to make the article really 
to the average reader; there must be some ¥ a 
ing, in other words. Mr. Herrick has nou 
enough of such editing and the result i is 
despite the value of the numerous article 
themselves, the whole is not so instructiy 
it should be. 
Chapter V. (38 pp.) is on the cost of aleohc 
and of alcohol-distilling plants. We have 
many extracts from Bulletins of the U. 
Department of Agriculture and a few ¢ 
tions from the author’s private corresp 
ence. A little over one page of text is 
serted, quite out of place, for it belongs vu 
the head of the manufacture of alcohol, 
“The Manufacture of Ethyl Alcohol fro 
Sawdust.” Considering the possibilities ae 
in methods for obtaining alcohol from y 
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WV 1iSUn. 
“The Existence of Rastelia pencillata and its 
Teliosporie Phase in North America,” by F. D: 
Kern. 
“The Heterotype Chromosomes in Pinus and 
Thuja,” by I. M. Lewis, 
“Insect Galls of Indiana,” by Mel T. Cook. 
GEOLOGY 
“A Probable Origin of the Small Mounds of the 
Mississippi and Texas Regions,” by A. B. Reagan. 
“Indiana Soil Types,” by C. W. Shannon. 
“Structures in the So-called ‘ Huron’ Formation 
of Indiana, induced by the Solution of the Missis- 
sippian Limestone Beneath,’ by J. W. Beede. 
“Stratigraphy of the Richmond Rommation of 
Indiana,” by E. R. Cummings. 
“Some Peculiarities of the Valley Erosion of 
Big Creek and its Tributaries in Jefferson County,” 
by Glen Culbertson. 
PHYSICS 
“The Cause of Surface Tension,” by A. L. Foley. 
“Loss of Weight in Chemical Reactions,” by J. 
B. Dutcher. 
CHEMISTRY 
“The Electrolytic Production of Selenic Acid 
from Lead Selenate,” by F. C. Mathers. 
“Some Complex Ureids,” by James Currie. 
“ Thiocarbonylsalicylamide and Derivatives,” by 
R. E. Lyons. 
“The Volumetric Determination of Selenic 
Acid,” by R. E. Lyons. 
The attendance at the meetings was about 
seventy-five and the interest shown in the work 
being done in the state was aboye the ayerage. 
New members were elected and the treasurer’s 
report showed a satisfactory condition of the 
finances. Professor Amos W. Butler, secre- 
tary of the state board of charities and one of 
the oldest members, called attention to the fact 
© years hence would oceur the quarter 

