CONTENTS 



No. 1, January, 1917 



Page. 



Brill, Harvey C. The fermentation of Philippine cacao 1 



Heise, George W. The interaction of chloride of lime with the 



normal constituents of natural waters and sewage 17 



Five text figures. 



Brill, HaRvey C. A chemical investigation of the seeds of Pangium 



edule and of Hydnocarpus alcalae 37 



Review 47 



No. 2, March, 1917 

 Cox, ALVIN J. The study of copra and other coconut products 4!) 



Brill, Harvey C; Parker, Harrison 0.; and Yates, Harry S. 

 Copra and coconut oil 55 



Parker, .Harrison 0., and Brill, Harvey C. Methods for the 



production of pure coconut oil 87 



Brill, Harvey C, and Parker, Harrison 0. The rancidity of 



Philippine coconut oil 95 



No. 3, May, 1917 



Wells, A. H. Destructive distillation of Philippine woods Ill 



Brill, Harvey C, and Alincastre, Cecilio. The possible maximum 



vitamine content of some Philippine vegetables 127 



Witt, J. C, and Reyes, F. D. The effect of calcium sulphate on 

 cement 133 



Wright, J. R., and Heise, George W. The radioactivity of Philip- 

 pine waters 145 



One plate and 2 text figures. 



No. 4, July, 1917 . 



Brill, H. C, and Wells, A. H. The physiological active constituents 



of certain Philippine medicinal plants: II 167 



Four plates. 



Brill, Harvey C. The antineuritic properties of the infusorial 



earth extract of the hydrolyzed extract of rice polishings 199 



Brill, Harvey C, and Williams, Robert R. The use of chaul- 



moogra oil as a specific for leprosy 207 



No. 5, September, 1917 



Brown, William H., and Arguelles, Angel S. The composition 

 and moisture content of the soils in the types of vegetation at 



different elevations on Mount Maquiling 221 



Three plates and 1 text figure. 



Aguilar, R. H. A comparison of linseed oil and lumbang oils as 



paint vehicles 235 



One plate and 1 text figure. 



Heise, George W. The crater lake of Taal Volcano 247 



One plate and 1 text figure. 



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