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other  lawful  ways  to  promote  the  welfare  of  and  fraternity  among 
those  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  therapeutic  agents  for  the  use 
of  the  medical  and  allied  professions. 
This  association  has  it  within  its  power  to  wield  a  beneficient 
influence  in  all  that  pertains  to  the  control,  supply  and  sale  of 
medicinal  products.  We  doubt  not  but  that  the  association  has  in 
mind  the  opportunities  and  responsibilities  of  such  an  organiza- 
tion of  representative  manufacturers.  It  would  seem  that  if  this 
Association  had  done  nothing  more  since  its  organization  than  to 
invite  Dr.  Carl  L.  Alsberg,  Chief  of  the  Bureau  of  Chemistry,  U.  S. 
Department  of  Agriculture,  to  address  the  members  and  for  Dr. 
Alsberg  to  accept  the  invitation  that  the  organization  would  have 
been  well  worth  while.  It  was  an  unusual  opportunity  for  Dr.  Als- 
berg and  his  address  which  is  printed  in  the  Proceedings  has  done 
much  to  assure  manufacturers  and  others  that  he  has  a  through 
comprehension  of  the  situation  and  that  he  will  meet  the  questions 
as  they  arise  with  just  and  decisive  action. 
The  present  officers  of  the  Association  are :  President,  Frank 
G.  Ryan,  of  Parke,  Davis  &  Co.,  Detroit;  Vice-President,  Adolph 
G.  Rosengarten,  of  Powers-Weightman-Rosengarten  Co.,  Philadel- 
phia ;  Treasurer,  Henry  C.  Lovis,  of  Seabury  &  Johnson,  New  York ; 
Secretary,  Charles  M.  Woodruff,  of  Detroit. 
Starving  America.  By  Alfred  W.  McCann,  Member  of  Vigi- 
lance Committee,  the  Associated  Advertising  Clubs  of  America. 
F.  M.  Barton,  Publisher,  Cleveland  and  New  York.  i2mo.,  270 
pp.,  $2.00. 
The  signs  of  a  popular  awakening  upon  the  subject  of  the  food 
we  eat  are  to  be  found  in  the  increasing  number  of  magazine  articles 
and  books  about  it  written  by  authors  who  possess  the  ability  to 
present  scientific  matters  in  a  form  intelligible  to  everybody. 
In  the  book  called  "  Starving  America,"  Mr.  McCann,  who 
wields  a  "  pen  with  a  punch,''  places  the  subject  of  the  mineral 
matter  in  the  food  we  eat  in  a  position  of  great  importance,  where 
it  properly  belongs. 
Mr.  McCann  has  long  been  connected  with  the  food  industries 
along  the  lines  of  manufacturing,  advertising  and  selling,  and  he 
combines  with  this  practical  knowledge  a  comprehension  of  scientific 
facts  which  makes  his  writings  instructive  as  well  as  entertaining 
to  the  reader.  Some  of  the  chapter  headings  selected  at  random 
will  give  a  better  insight  into  the  character  of  the  book  than  any 
long  drawn  out  review  which  might  take  the  place  of  reading  the 
