CONTENTS. 



Charles B. Davenport : Demonstrations of methods and results of 

 pedigree breeding of plants and animals. 101 (244). 



Charles R. Bardeen : Further studies of the effects of the exposure 

 of sperm to X rays. 102 (245). 



Cyrus W. Field : On the absorption of toxins by the nerves. 103 



(246) . 



Cyrus \V. Meld: On the formation of a specific precipitin in rabbit 

 serum after inoculation with colloidal platinum and colloidal silver. 104 



(247) . 



Alexis Carrel : Remote results of transplantations of blood vessels. 



105 (248). 



John C. Hemmeter: The dependence of gastric secretion upon the 

 internal secretion of the salivary glands. (Communicated by S. J. Meltzer.) 



106 (249). 



S. J. Meltzer : The influence of diuresis upon the toxic dose of mag- 

 nesium salts. 107 (250). 



S. J. Meltzer : The toxicity of magnesium nitrate when given by 

 mouth. 108 (251). 



Simon Flexner and J. W. Jobling : On the promoting influence of 

 heated tumor emulsions on tumor growth. 109 (252). 



Hideyo Noguchi : On the chemical inactivation and regeneration of 

 complement, no (253). 



A. J. Goldfarb (by invitation) : A study of the influence of lecithin on 

 growth. 1 1 1 (254). 



Charlotte R. Manning and William J. Gies : Comparative data for 

 the elementary composition and the heat of combustion of collagen and 

 gelatin. 112 (255). 



Reuben Ottenberg and William J. Gies : On the fate of elastose 

 after its subcutaneous or intraperitoneal injection : a preliminary inquiry 

 into the origin and nature of Bence Jones's protein. 1 13 (256). 



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