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to play the a part in the sa daa eae that inulin does in 
the composi t_was obtained from gts roots of Melandryum 
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and a new w diffcultly crystallvabl sugar. The tn C. H,,0 
is assigned to it ae the name lactosin.— Ber. Berl. Chem. Ges., 
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8. d of determining ~ Standard of Light adopted by j 
the Parte Coifeon —The International Conference lately held 
at Paris adopted as imacdusd of Ti ht the amount emitted by one 
aba centimeter of melting platinum at the point of solidificae 
ti Wr EMENS points out that the practical determin- 
ation of this unit is beset with difficulties, since platinum at the 
melting point readily takes up foreign substances which change : 
this melting point. He therefore recomm mends the use of the fol- 
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