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Front Matter (4 pp.)


The American Association for the Advancement of Science
Magnitudes Again, pp. 1-8
Frederick H. Seares


Scientific Events
The Virgin Port Orford Cedar Tract Reservation, pp. 8-9
Award to Dr. Bowie, p. 9
Lectureship in Honor of Dr. Julius Stieglitz, pp. 9-10
Intellectual Freedom, p. 10
Officers of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, pp. 10-11


Scientific Notes and News, pp. 11-14


Discussion
Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Other Diseases Caused by Acid-Fast Bacteria, pp. 14-15
Wm. Charles White
Methemoglobin Reduction by Glutathione Or Cysteine, pp. 15-16
Dempsie B. Morrison; Edward F. Williams
The Crystalline Character of Living Material, p. 16
W. D. Francis
Pollen and Hay-Fever, p. 16
Douglas H. Campbell


Quotations
Science's Magna Charta, pp. 16-17
The Problem of the Scientist, p. 17


Special Articles
An Ultracentrifugal Study of Catalase, p. 18
Kurt G. Stern; Ralph W. G. Wyckoff
The Essentialness of Manganese for the Normal Development of Bone, pp. 18-19
W. D. Gallup; L. C. Norris
Studies in the Physiology of the Thymus, p. 20
J. Gershon-Cohen; Harry Shay; Samuel S. Fels; Theodore Meranze; David Meranze


Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
A Bleaching and Clearing Method for Plant Tissues, pp. 21-22
G. Ledyard Stebbins
A Substitute for White Ink for Use on Shellacked Kymograph Tracings, p. 22
W. J. R. Camp


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The American Association for the Advancement of Science
Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Allied Mycobacterial Diseases, pp. 23-31
Esmond R. Long


Obituary
David William May, p. 31
Carmelo Alemar; Atherton Lee
Recent Deaths and Memorials, p. 32


Scientific Events
The Japanese Research Institute of Industry and Labor, p. 32
The Floating Expedition of the U.S.S.R. in the Arctic Ocean, pp. 32-33
Annual Report of the Common-Wealth Fund, p. 33
The Columbia University School of Medicine, pp. 33-34
The Savannah Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, p. 34
Retirement of the Director of the New York State Experiment Station at Geneva, pp. 34-35


Scientific Notes and News, pp. 35-37


Discussion
Our National Monuments, pp. 37-39
G. R. Wieland
The Lower Sonoran in Utah, pp. 39-40
F. R. Fosberg
Experimental Study of the Survival Value of Acridian Protective Coloration, pp. 40-41
F. B. Isely
Columnar Structure in Extrusive Basalts, p. 41
Henry S. Conard


Societies and Meetings
The Tennessee Academy of Science, pp. 41-42
John T. McGill
The Florida Academy of Sciences, p. 42
J. H. Kusner
The Oklahoma Academy of Science, pp. 42-43
G. L. Cross


Special Articles
Sulphanilamide and Virus Diseases, pp. 43-44
Earl B. McKinley; Ellen Gray Acree; Jean Sinclair Meck
The Skin Infectivity of Poliomyelitis Virus, pp. 44-45
James D. Trask; John R. Paul
The Effect of Copper in the Production of Nutritional Anemia in Rats, pp. 45-46
Philip L. Harris; George L. Poland
The Absorption of Selenium by Citrus and by Grapes, pp. 46-47
W. M. Hoskins


Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
Growth Substance Determinations, p. 47
Sam Granick; H. W. Dunham
A Body Plethysmograph for Measuring Respiratory Volumes with High Respiratory Rates, pp. 47-48
Allan Hemingway


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The American Association for the Advancement of Science
Geology in National and Everyday Life, pp. 49-57
George R. Mansfield


Obituary
Upendra Kumar Das, p. 58
Ralph J. Borden
Leo D. Whitney, pp. 58-59
O. D.
Recent Deaths and Memorials, p. 59


Scientific Events
The Danish Non-Magnetic Research Ship, pp. 59-60
The Mt. Palomar Observatory, p. 60
The Culture of Oysters in Florida, pp. 60-61
Grants for Research on Infantile Paralysis, p. 61


Scientific Notes and News, pp. 61-64


Discussion
Poverty of Human Requisites in Relation to Inhibition of Plant Diseases, pp. 64-65
Frederick L. Wellman
Irreversibility of Conduction in the Reflex Arc, pp. 65-66
W. S. McCulloch
Darwin and Early Discoveries in Connection with Plant Hormones, p. 66
G. S. Avery; P. R. Burkholder; H. B. Creighton; B. A. Scheer
Nitrogen in the Nutrition of Termites, pp. 66-67
J. G. Leach; A. A. Granovsky


Quotations
Jubilee Meeting of the Indian Science Congress, pp. 67-69


Scientific Books
Madame Curie, pp. 69-70
Madame Curie
Eve Curie
Review author[s]: Benjamin Harrow


Special Articles
Selenium as a Stimulating and Possibly Essential Element for Certain Plants, pp. 70-71
Sam F. Trelease; Helen M. Trelease
A New and Rapid Dehydration Process for Vegetables, pp. 71-72
E. F. Hopkins
The Growth and Chemical Action of Acetobacter Suboxydans upon I-Inositol, p. 72
John W. Dunning; Ellis I. Fulmer; James F. Guymon; L. A. Underkofler
The Excretion of Pregnandiol in the Toxemias of Pregnancy, pp. 72-73
Paul G. Weil


Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
A Method for Studying and Influencing Cortico-Hypothalamic Relations, pp. 73-74
Roy R. Grinker
The Culture of Chaos Chaos, p. 74
Arthur J. Cohen


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Front Matter (3 pp.)
Science and Industry in India, pp. 75-79
Rutherford of Nelson


Scientific Events
The New York Botanical Garden, pp. 79-80
Eli Lilly and Company Research Award in Bacteriology and Immunology, 1937, p. 80
The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, pp. 80-81
The Third International Neurological Congress, p. 81
Recent Deaths and Memorials, p. 81


Scientific Notes and News, pp. 81-85


Discussion
The Climatic Hypothesis in Geography, pp. 85-86
Stanley D. Dodge
Fertility and Intelligence of College Men, pp. 86-87
Raymond R. Willoughby
The Non-Toxicity of Gossypol to Certain Insects, p. 87
E. P. Breakey; H. S. Olcott
The Common Blue Crab in Fresh Waters, pp. 87-88
Gordon Gunter


Societies and Meetings
The Mineralogical Society of America, p. 88
Paul F. Kerr
The American Ornithologists' Union, pp. 88-89
Lawrence E. Hicks
The Northwest Scientific Association, p. 89
W. B. Merriam


Special Articles
The Ultracentrifugal Concentration of the Immunizing Principle from Tissues Diseased with Equine encephalomyelitis, pp. 89-90
J. W. Beard; Harold Finkelstein; W. C. Sealy; Ralph W. G. Wyckoff
Vitamin B Requirements of Different Strains of White Rats, p. 90
R. F. Light; L. J. Cracas
The Effect of Humidity on the Developmental Rate of Chick Embryos Incubated under Increased Atmospheric Pressure, pp. 90-91
Bert Cunningham
Crystallization of Tobacco-Mosaic Virus Protein, pp. 91-92
H. H. Thornberry
Photoperiodic Stimulus Transfer in Plants, pp. 92-93
W. F. Loehwing


Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
The Determination of Sedimentation Rate and Equilibrium in Centrifuges and Opaque Ultracentrifuges, pp. 93-94
James W. McBain


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The Third Indianapolis Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and Its Associated Societies, pp. 95-118
F. R. Moulton

Science News, pp. 42a+44a+46a+48a
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Front Matter (2 pp.)
Surface Motion of Water Induced by Wind, pp. 119-123
Irving Langmuir


The American Association for the Advancement of Science
Some Unsolved Problems in Human Adjustment, pp. 124-129
A. T. Poffenberger


Obituary
John Kunkel Small, pp. 129-131
J. H. Barnhart
Leo D. Whitney, p. 131
B. A. Madson
Recent Deaths, p. 131


Scientific Events
Research on Chronic Diseases at Welfare Island, pp. 131-132
The Sigma Xi Lecture Series at Yale University, p. 132
Officers of the Washington Academy of Sciences, pp. 132-133
Awards of the American Society of Civil Engineers, p. 133
Awards of the American Institute, New York City, pp. 133-134
The Southwestern Division of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, p. 134
Veon C. Kiech


Scientific Notes and News, pp. 134-137


Discussion
"Lodi Man", pp. 137-138
A. L. Kroeber
A New Disturbance of Red Pine, pp. 138-139
John Austin Jump
Selenium Dehydrogenation of Napelline, p. 139
E. F. Rogers; Werner Freudenberg
Luther Burbank, p. 139
W. L. Howard


Scientific Books
----------------, pp. 139-140
The World around Us. A Modern Guide to Physics
Paul Karlson
Review author[s]: Karl Lark-Horovitz


Reports
The Reinstatement of Professor Schaper, pp. 141-142


Special Articles
The Treatment of Canine Distemper with a Chemotherapeutic Agent, Sodium Sulfanilyl Sulfanilate, pp. 142-144
A. R. Dochez; C. A. Slanetz
The Effect of Ligation of the Lumboadrenal Veins on the Course of Experimental Diabetes in Dogs and Cats, p. 144
J. F. Fazekas; H. E. Himwich; S. J. Martin
The Liquefaction of Spontaneous Tumors of the Mammary Gland in Mice by Heptyl Aldehyde, pp. 144-145
Leonell C. Strong


Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
Cleaving Nematode Eggs as Research and Classroom Material, pp. 145-146
Allan C. Scott
A Useful Method for Mounting Insects, p. 146
D. E. Howell


Science News, pp. 7a-9a
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Front Matter (4 pp.)


The American Association for the Advancement of Science
Syphilis: A Public Health Problem, pp. 147-152
Thomas Parran
The Social Sciences and Engineering Education, pp. 152-158
William E. Wickenden


Obituary
The Scientific Work of Vernon Kellogg, pp. 158-159
C. E. McClung


Scientific Events
Program of the Cambridge Meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, p. 159
Symposium on Mathematics at the University of Notre Dame, pp. 159-160
The William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition, p. 160
Grants for Research of the Geological Society of America, pp. 160-161
Physics in the Automotive Industry, p. 161
The American Philosophical Society, pp. 161-162


Scientific Notes and News, pp. 162-165


Discussion
The Log of Palmer's Discovery of Antarctica, pp. 165-166
Lawrence Martin
The Water Content of Medusae, pp. 166-167
L. H. Hyman
Medical Classics, p. 167
Emerson Crosby Kelly
Pollen and Hay Fever, pp. 167-168
O. C. Durham


Special Articles
The Influence of Iodoacetic Acid on the Respiratory Metabolism of Mammalian Tissues, pp. 168-169
E. Shorr; S. B. Barker; M. Malam
Crystalline Factor I, pp. 169-170
Samuel Lepkovsky
Aneurin and the Rooting of Cuttings, pp. 170-171
F. W. Went; James Bonner; G. C. Warner


Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
Quantity Collecting of Planktonic Diatoms, p. 171
W. E. Allen
The Preparation of Absolute Ether, pp. 171-172
W. F. Bruce
The Use of Carbon Dioxide in the Preparation of Silicic Acid Jellies, p. 172
Harold W. Batchelor; P. W. Wilson


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Front Matter (4 pp.)


The American Association for the Advancement of Science
Science and Society, pp. 173-179
Harold G. Moulton


Obituary
William Henry Pickering: 1858-1938, pp. 179-180
Annie J. Cannon
Harry Walter Tyler: 1863-1938, p. 181
X.
Recent Deaths and Memorials, pp. 181-182


Scientific Events
The Discontinuation of the Solar Observatory Station of the Smithsonian Institution, p. 182
The New School of Chemical Engineering at Cornell University, pp. 182-183
Award of the Lamme Medal of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, p. 183
Award of the Willard Gibbs Medal, pp. 183-184


Scientific Notes and News, pp. 184-186


Discussion
Falling Chimneys, pp. 186-188
Joseph B. Reynolds
Craspedacusta near Albany, New York, pp. 188-189
Dayton Stoner
Post-Glacial Consequent Streams in Maine, p. 189
Robert W. Sayles


Reports
Pilot Fitness and Airplane Crashes, pp. 189-193
C. E. Ferree; G. Rand


Special Articles
Visual Purple and Rod Vision, pp. 193-194
H. F. Blum
On the Spirocheticidal Action of the Arsphenamines on Spirocheta Pallida in Vitro, pp. 194-195
Harry Eagle; William Mendelsohn
A Relation between the Average Mass of the Fixed Stars and the Cosmic Constants, pp. 195-196
Arthur E. Haas
An Approach to the Synthesis of Fichtelite, p. 196
Marston Taylor Bogert; Edward C. Sterling


Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
A Bath for Smooth Muscle, pp. 196-197
A. R. McIntyre; F. F. Anderson
The Measurement of pH in Circulating Blood, pp. 197-198
Leslie F. Nims; Clyde Marshall; Harold S. Burr


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Front Matter (5 pp.)


The College of Medicine of Syracuse University
The March of Medicine, pp. 199-202
Ray Lyman Wilbur
The Fruition of the Clinician, pp. 202-205
Henry A. Christian


Obituary
George Ellery Hale, pp. 205-206
Robert A. Millikan
Recent Deaths and Memorials, p. 206


Scientific Events
The Cost of Health Services in Great Britain, p. 206
The Francis Amory Septennial Prize of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, p. 207
Broadcasting by Science Service, p. 207
The Chemists' Advisory Council, pp. 207-208
A Graduate School of Forestry at Duke University, p. 208
New Scientific Journals, pp. 208-209


Scientific Notes and News, pp. 209-212


Discussion
That Word "Emulsoid", pp. 212-214
William Seifriz
The Effect of Spectral Regions on the Chlorophyll "A" to "B" Ratio, p. 214
W. E. Tottingham; H. J. Dutton
The "Dana" and the "Research", p. 214
J. A. Fleming
The Identification of Vitamin C, pp. 214-215
A. Szent-Györgyi


Reports
Full Text of the New Organic Nomenclature Rules, pp. 215-216
Austin M. Patterson


Special Articles
Tobacco Smoking and Longevity, pp. 216-217
Raymond Pearl
Mental Efficiency, Carbohydrate Metabolism and Nutritional Hydration, p. 218
Frederick Hoelzel
The Germination of Lettuce Seed Stimulated by Chemical Treatment, pp. 218-219
Ross C. Thompson; William F. Kosar
Exceptional Temperatures of Central Atlantic Water, pp. 219-220
H. B. Hachey


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Front Matter (3 pp.)
The Application of Isotopes to the Study of Intermediary Metabolism, pp. 221-226
Rudolf Schoenheimer; D. Rittenberg


Obituary
Arthur Ware Slocom: 1860-1937, p. 227
Carey Croneis
Recent Deaths and Memorials, p. 227


Scientific Events
The Imperial Institute, pp. 227-228
The Reprinting of Historical and Scientific Books and Monographs, pp. 228-229
Flood Control Research at Cornell University, p. 229
Wild Life Week, pp. 229-230
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Award of the Medal of the New York Academy of Medicine, p. 230


Scientific Notes and News, pp. 230-232


Discussion
The Speed of the Deer Fly, pp. 233-234
Irving Langmuir
The Baxter Meteorite, p. 234
H. H. Nininger
The Synthesis of Fichtelite, p. 234
Marston Taylor Bogert
The Pronunciation of Bacteriophage, p. 235
C. J. Elmore


Reports
Annual Tables of Constants and Numerical Data, pp. 235-237
Hugh S. Taylor


Special Articles
On the Order of Relative Growth Intensities, p. 237
A. H. Hersh
Photosensitive Pigments from the Retina of the Frog, p. 238
Aurin M. Chase
General Muscular Hypertrophy Induced by Androgenic Hormone, pp. 238-239
George N. Papanicolaou; Emil A. Falk


Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
Exposure Meter for Cinephotomicrography and Still Photomicrography, pp. 239-240
Francis W. Bishop
Longevity of Plant Cells in Tissue Cultures, p. 240
Carl D. LaRue


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The American Association for the Advancement of Science
The Present Status of Anthropology, pp. 241-248
Ralph Linton


Scientific Events
The Spread of Elm Disease in England, p. 248
The Canadian Department of Mines and Resources, pp. 248-249
Grants of the Carnegie Corporation to the American Association of Museums, p. 249
The Museum of Natural History of the University of Oregon, pp. 249-250
L. S. Cressman
The Peabody Museum of Yale University, p. 250
The Meeting of the Entomologists at Richmond, pp. 250-251


Scientific Notes and News, pp. 251-254


Discussion
Biological Abstracts--Last Call, pp. 254-255
George W. Hunter; Paul R. Burkholder; M. Llewellyn Raney
The Nature of Viruses, pp. 255-256
T. E. Rawlins; William N. Takahashi
Nicotinic Acid and Tobacco Metabolism, p. 257
Ray F. Dawson
A Fundamental Problem concerning the Lorentz Correction to the Theory of Refraction, pp. 257-258
H. G. Booker; L. V. Berkner


Scientific Books
Thermodynamics, pp. 258-259
Text-Book of Thermodynamics
Paul S. Epstein
Review author[s]: P. W. Bridgman
Higher Algebra, p. 259
Modern Higher Algebra
Adrian Albert
Review author[s]: Garrett Birkhoff


Special Articles
Development under Sterile Conditions of the Sheep Stomach Worm Haemonchus contortus (Nematoda), pp. 259-260
Rudolf W. Glaser; Norman R. Stoll
Evidence of a Rotational Growth Factor in Bacillus mycoides, pp. 260-261
James L. Roberts
Carcinogenics and Growth Stimulation, pp. 261-262
S. E. Owen; H. A. Weiss; L. H. Prince
The Effect of Fast Neutrons on Dry Seeds, pp. 262-263
Roy Milton Chatters


Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
The Separation of Plant Viruses by Chemical Inactivation, p. 263
Wm. B. Allington
A Method for Finding the Free Water in Plant Tissue, pp. 263-264
G. W. Hammar
An Improved Tissue Culture Chamber, p. 264
Gustav Zechel


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The American Association for the Advancement of Science
Taxonomy as a Field for Research, pp. 265-266
J. M. Greenman


Americans and the Royal Society 1783-1937, pp. 267-272
R. Heathcote Heindel


Scientific Events
Liverpool Cancer Commission of Inquiry, pp. 272-273
Investigation of the Pilchard Fishery, p. 273
The Floods in Southern California, pp. 273-274
The Seventh Hancock Pacific Expedition, p. 274
Correspondent
Recent Deaths, pp. 274-275


Scientific Notes and News, pp. 275-278


Discussion
Science at the University of Chicago, pp. 278-279
Carl R. Moore
Effects of Freezes in Southern California on Shade and Ornamental Trees, pp. 279-280
S. A. Skinner
"Idest", p. 280
G. R. L. Potter
The Manufacture of Kraft Pulp and Paper, p. 280
Chas. H. Herty


Reports
Progress of the New York Zoological Society, pp. 280-281
Fairfield Osborn


Special Articles
The X Particle, pp. 281-282
Arthur Bramley
Administration of Oestrone to Young Alligators, pp. 282-283
Thomas R. Forbes
The Flagellation of Bacteria, pp. 283-284
H. J. Conn; Gladys E. Wolfe
The Molecular Weight of Crystalline Catalase, p. 284
James B. Sumner; Nils Gralén


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Pandemic Botany, pp. 285-292
C. Stuart Gager


Obituary
Andrei Vassilievitch Martynov, p. 292
T. D. A. Cockerell
Recent Deaths and Memorials, pp. 292-293


Scientific Events
Presentation of the Philadelphia Award to Professor Richards, pp. 293-294
Symposium at the University of Notre Dame, p. 294
Awards of the Laetare Medal, p. 294
Election of Fellows of the Royal Society, London, pp. 294-295
The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, p. 295


Scientific Notes and News, pp. 295-298


Discussion
Shock Disease and the Snowshoe Hare Cycle, pp. 298-299
Robert G. Green; Carl L. Larson
Production of Wheals in the Human Skin, p. 299
Harold A. Abramson
Sauropod Dinosaur Remains in the Upper Cretaceous, pp. 299-300
C. W. Gilmore
A New Record for Fresh-Water Medusae in Pennsylvania, p. 300
Kimber C. Kuster
New Exposures of Ordovician Bentonite in Southwestern Virginia, p. 300
Robert L. Bates


Scientific Books
General Catalogue of Stars, pp. 300-302
General Catalogue of 33,342 Stars
Benjamin Boss
Review author[s]: H. R. Morgan
Quantum Mechanics, p. 302
Principles of Quantum Mechanics
A. Landé
Review author[s]: Karl Lark-Horovitz


Special Articles
Inhibition of Parturition in the Rabbit by the Injection of Estrogenic Hormone, pp. 302-303
George P. Heckel; Willard M. Allen
Localization of Calcium in Paramecium caudatum, pp. 303-304
Albert I. Lansing
The Presence of a Type-and Species-Specific Conjugated Polysaccharide in Type I Pneumococcus, pp. 304-305
M. G. Sevag
The Bitterling Ovipositor Reaction to Corticosterone, pp. 305-306
W. Fleischmann; S. Kann


Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
Micro-Scissors, pp. 306-308
Marshall Hertig
The Preparation of Dopa-Melanin, p. 308
L. Earle Arnow


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Front Matter (4 pp.)
Functions of an Ecological Society, pp. 309-315
R. E. Coker


Scientific Events
The Forest Land Problem, p. 315
The Lake Laboratory of the Ohio State University, pp. 315-316
The Tenth International Congress of Chemistry, pp. 316-317
The Dallas Meeting of the American Chemical Society, p. 317
The Annual Meeting of the Pacific Division of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, pp. 317-318


Scientific Notes and News, pp. 318-320


Discussion
The Densest Position of Homologous Bodies, pp. 320-322
Harris Hancock
The Discovery of the Femur of Sinanthropus Pekinensis, pp. 322-323
Franz Weidenreich
Industrial Research Laboratories, p. 323
Callie Hull
The Cyclopedic Value of Biological Abstracts, pp. 323-324
Frederick V. Rand


Societies and Meetings
A Symposium on the Algebra of Geometry and Related Subjects, p. 324
Karl Menger


Reports
Industrial Research Institute, pp. 324-326
Maurice Holland


Special Articles
Sublethal Effects of Long Wave-Length Ultra-Violet, pp. 326-327
A. C. Giese
The Production of Lymphomatosis in Mice of Known Genetic Constitution, pp. 327-328
John J. Morton; G. Burroughs Mider
A Paradox in the Adaptation of Marine Bacteria to Hypotonic Solutions, pp. 328-329
Claude E. ZoBell; H. David Michener
The Protein Content of Mosaic Tobacco, pp. 329-330
Lawrence F. Martin; A. K. Balls; H. H. McKinney
The Effect of 1,2,5,6-Dibenzanthracene on the Growth and Respiration of Yeast, p. 331
Elton S. Cook; Mary Jane Hart; Russell A. Joly


Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
A Projection Reader for Filmstats, pp. 331-332
D. H. Cook; J. H. Axtmayer
A Method of Determining Ascorbic Acid in Skin, p. 332
Calvin C. Torrance


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Front Matter (4 pp.)
Progress in Horticultural Science, pp. 333-337
Arthur J. Heinicke


Obituary
George Henry Falkiner Nuttall, pp. 337-338
Henry B. Ward
Recent Deaths and Memorials, p. 338


Scientific Events
Medical Research Committee Formed by National Research Council of Canada, pp. 338-339
Correspondent
Campaign for an Additional Endowment for the New York Hospital and the Cornell University Medical School, pp. 339-340
The Brooklyn Botanic Garden, p. 340
Schenectady Meeting of the New York State Section of the American Physical Society, pp. 340-341


Scientific Notes and News, pp. 341-343


Discussion
Prehistoric Quarries and Implements of Pre-Amerindian Aspect in New Mexico, pp. 343-346
Kirk Bryan
Vegetation on Shell Mounds, Lower California, p. 346
Peveril Meigs
The Level of the Ocean during Part of the Cenozoic Era, pp. 346-347
A. H. Fretz
Soil Corrosion, p. 347
A. B. Beaumont


Scientific Books
Animal Geography, pp. 347-348
Ecological Animal Geography
Richard Hesse; W. C. Allee; Karl P. Schmidt
Review author[s]: Chancey Juday
Bifurcation in Serpents, p. 348
Axial Bifurcation in Serpents
Bert Cunningham
Review author[s]: Arthur Loveridge


Special Articles
The Response of the Myasthenic State to Guanidine Hydrochloride, pp. 348-350
A. S. Minot; Katharine Dodd; Samuel S. Riven
The Existence of Mercerized Cellulose and Its Orientation in Halicystis as Indicated by X-Ray Diffraction Analysis, p. 350
Wayne A. Sisson
Water-Soluble Derivatives of P-Aminobenzene-Sulfonamide (Sulfanilamide), pp. 350-351
Henry Field Smyth; Charles P. Carpenter


Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
Sustaining Longitudinal Vibrations in Rods, p. 351
E. H. Johnson
Discolored Plates, pp. 351-352
Joseph F. Burke
Presence of Host Keeps Parasites Alive in Captivity, p. 352
George N. Wolcott


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Front Matter (3 pp.)
The International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics, pp. 353-357
N. H. Heck

The Jubilee Meeting of the Indian Science Congress, pp. 357-359
R. R. Gates


Scientific Events
Awards of the Lalor Foundation, p. 359
Centennial of the Medical College of Virginia, pp. 359-360
The Eightieth Birthday of Max Planck, pp. 360-361
E. C. Kemble
The Fiftieth Anniversary of the American Physiological Society, pp. 361-362
Walter J. Meek; A. C. Ivy
Recent Deaths, p. 362


Scientific Notes and News, pp. 362-364


Discussion
The Decline of International Cooperation in Astronomy, pp. 364-365
Otto Struve
Snowslide Erosion, pp. 365-366
J. L. Dyson
A New Locality for Trypanosoma Cruzi Chagas in California, pp. 366-367
Sherwin F. Wood
Comparison between Pre-Colonial and Present-Day Oysters, p. 367
G. Robert Lunz


Quotations
The Advancement of Science and Society, pp. 367-368


Scientific Books
Physiological Optics, pp. 368-369
Introduction to Physiological Optics
James P. C. Southall
Review author[s]: Matthew Luckiesh
The Structure of Matter, p. 369
Elasticity, Plasticity and Structure of Matter
R. Houwink
Review author[s]: Robert W. Vose
Fourier Integrals, p. 370
Introduction to the Theory of Fourier Integrals
E. C. Titchmarsh
Review author[s]: S. Bochner


Special Articles
A Pyogenic Virus in the Rat, pp. 370-371
William H. Woglom; Joel Warren
The Inhibitory Effect of Oxidized Adrenalin, pp. 371-372
K. Lissak
The Molecular Weights of Antibodies, p. 372
Elvin A. Kabat; Kai O. Pedersen
Vitamin L, pp. 372-373
Waro Nakahara; Fumito Inukai; Saburo Ugami


Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
A Simple Vivi-Diffusion Apparatus, pp. 373-374
F. W. Bernhart
Lucite Not a Substitute for Canada Balsam When Mounting Microscope Slides, p. 374
Oscar W. Richards; Jay A. Smith


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Front Matter (3 pp.)
Educational Darkness and Luminous Research, pp. 375-380
Oscar Riddle

Research at Mellon Institute during 1937-38, pp. 380-383
W. A. Hamor


Scientific Events
Bureau for Street Traffic Research at Yale University, pp. 383-384
Expansion of the Tufts Medical School, p. 384
The American Standards Association, pp. 384-385
The Ottawa Meeting of the Society of Chemical Industry, p. 385
The American Committee for International Wild Life Protection, p. 385


Scientific Notes and News, pp. 386-388


Discussion
Force in Mechanics, pp. 388-390
H. M. Dadourian
Effect on Root Formation of Retreating Cuttings with Growth Substances, p. 390
William C. Cooper; F. W. Went
New Fossil Localities in the Durham Triassic Basin, p. 390
Grover Murray
Distribution of Reprints of Papers by the Late Bashford Dean, p. 390
E. W. Gudger


Societies and Meetings
The American Philosophical Society, pp. 391-392
E. G. Conklin


Special Articles
The Larval Development of Dragonflies of the Genus Aeshna, pp. 393-394
Philip P. Calvert
A Physiological Study of the Rind Color of Certain Citrus Fruits, pp. 394-395
Erston V. Miller
The Molecular Weights of Urease, Canavalin, Concanavalin A and Concanavalin B, pp. 395-396
James B. Sumner; Nils Gralén; Inga-Britta Eriksson-Quensel
Some Effects of Androsterone on Sexual Development in the Female Rat, p. 396
R. R. Greene; M. W. Burrill; A. C. Ivy


Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
Methyl Methacrylate as a Laboratory Tool, pp. 396-398
Elbert C. Cole
A Simple Feeder for Rats and Mice, p. 398
Yei-Zen Tang; Frank Greenshields


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Front Matter (4 pp.)


The National Academy of Sciences
The Public and the Cancer Problem, pp. 399-407
James Ewing


Scientific Events
The Tring Zoological Museum, pp. 407-408
Enlargement of the Work of the School of Engineering at Northwestern University, p. 408
Business Meetings of the Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology, pp. 408-409
The Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, p. 409
Dedication of the Franklin Institute of the State of Pennsylvania, pp. 409-410
Members Elected by the National Academy of Sciences, p. 410


Scientific Notes and News, pp. 410-413


Discussion
Incitants of Human Botulism, pp. 413-414
Elizabeth L. Hazen
Anent Parthenocarpic Apples, p. 414
F. A. Varrelman
The Speed of Insects in Flight, pp. 414-415
H. E. Ewing
Pasteur's Patents, p. 415
Pasteur Vallery-Radot


Societies and Meetings
The Iowa Academy of Science, pp. 415-416
Joseph C. Gilman
The Pennsylvania Academy of Science, p. 416
Bradford Willard


Special Articles
Electrophoresis of Immune Serum, pp. 416-417
Arne Tiselius; Elvin A. Kabat
Agglutinins for Human Erythrocytes in Type XIV Anti-Pneumococcic Horse Serums, pp. 417-418
Maxwell Finland; Edward C. Curnen
Preparation of Pure D-Arginine, pp. 418-419
Sidney W. Fox
Failure of Alfalfa to Prevent the Hemorrhagic Sweetclover Disease, p. 419
William K. Smith


Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
Static Electric Properties of a New Bakelite Plastic, pp. 419-420
H. Landsberg; A. I. Ingham
A New Method for Marking Small Laboratory Animals, p. 420
Frank A. Beach
The Use of Cotton to Absorb Blood for Cholesterol Extraction, p. 420
E. M. Abrahamson


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Front Matter (4 pp.)


The National Academy of Sciences
Address of the President, pp. 421-423
Frank R. Lillie
Presentation of the Agassiz and the Public Welfare Medals, pp. 423-424
Edwin G. Conklin; A. W. Hull; W. R. Whitney
Presentation of the Welfare Medal to Willis Rodney Whitney, pp. 424-425
A. W. Hull
Response by the Medalist, p. 425
W. R. Whitney
Abstracts of Papers, pp. 425-431


Scientific Events
The Mount Evans Laboratory, pp. 431-432
J. C. Stearns
Grants Awarded by the American Philosophical Society, pp. 432-433
Edwin G. Conklin
Medals of the Franklin Institute, pp. 433-434
Recent Deaths, p. 434


Scientific Notes and News, pp. 434-437


Discussion
Attendance at Scientific Meetings and Membership Population Center, pp. 437-438
F. M. Wadley
Studies in the Potassium Metabolism of the Animal Body by means of Its Artificial Radioactive Isotope, p. 438
David M. Greenberg; Michael Joseph; Waldo E. Cohn; Elma V. Tufts
Fossil Algae from the Salem Limestone of Indiana, pp. 438-439
Robert R. Shrock
The Treatment of "Sniffles" in the Rat with Sulfanilamide, p. 439
Norman R. F. Maier


Special Articles
Effect of Oxygen Light and Lactoflavin on the Oxidation of Vitamin C in Milk, pp. 439-441
David B. Hand; E. S. Guthrie; Paul F. Sharp
The Mode of Action of Sulfanilamide and Prontosil, pp. 441-442
Robert Finkelstein; Jorgen M. Birkeland
Increase in Vitamin a Activity of Corn Caused by Doubling the Number of Chromosomes, pp. 442-443
L. F. Randolph; David B. Hand


Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
Simplified Schaeffer Spore Stain, p. 443
Gerald K. Ashby
A Method for Fixing and Staining Earthworms, pp. 443-444
Elton C. Cocke
Grass Volume Tables for Determining Range Utilization, p. 444
Tom Lommasson; Chandler Jensen


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Front Matter (4 pp.)


The American Association for the Advancement of Science
Preliminary Announcement of the Ottawa Meeting, pp. 445-451
F. R. Moulton


Obituary
Maurice Crowther Hall, pp. 451-453
Benjamin Schwartz


Scientific Events
Science at the Empire Exhibition, Glasgow, p. 453
The Marine Biological Laboratory of Duke University, p. 454
The Committee on the Improvement of Science in General Education, pp. 454-455
Otis W. Caldwell
Awards of the Elizabeth Thompson Science Fund, p. 455
Conference on Spectroscopy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, p. 455
American Academy of Arts and Sciences, pp. 455-456


Scientific Notes and News, pp. 456-460


Discussion
A Colony of Albino Rats Existing under Feral Conditions, pp. 460-461
Jeff Minckler; F. D. Pease
Centripetal Drift: A Fallacy in the Evaluation of Therapeutic Results, pp. 461-462
Frederic T. Jung
The Concept of Atavism, pp. 462-463
M. F. Ashley-Montagu
Biological Abstracts Has Gone to Press, p. 463
George W. Hunter; Paul R. Burkholder; M. L. Raney


Quotations
Science and Society, pp. 463-464


The National Academy of Sciences. II
Abstracts of Papers, pp. 464-466


Special Articles
Concentration and Purification of Chicken Tumor I Agent, pp. 467-468
Albert Claude
An Estimate of the Relative Dimensions and Diffusion Constant of the Tobacco-Mosaic Virus Protein, pp. 468-469
Vernon L. Frampton; Hans Neurath
The Molecular Weight and Shape of Tobacco Mosaic Virus Protein, pp. 469-470
Max A. Lauffer
The Presence of Rare Earths in Hickory Leaves, p. 470
W. O. Robinson; Richard Whetstone; Bourdon F. Scribner


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Front Matter (5 pp.)


The Fiftieth Anniversary of the Founding of the American Physiological Society
Henry Pickering Bowditch, Physiologist, pp. 471-474
Walter B. Cannon
Silas Weir Mitchell, 1829-1914, pp. 474-478
A. J. Carlson


Scientific Events
Vienna and the International Congress of Psychology, p. 479
J. P. Guilford
Organization of an Industrial Research Institute, p. 479
The Field Museum of Natural History, p. 480
Awards in the William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition, pp. 480-481
W. D. Cairns
Degrees Conferred by the University of Pennsylvania on the Occasion of the Dedication of the Franklin Institute, p. 481


Scientific Notes and News, pp. 481-484


Discussion
The Lower Sonoran in South-Western Utah, pp. 484-485
A. M. Woodbury
Forest Wildlife and Silviculture, pp. 485-487
I. T. Haig
The Formaldehyde-Protein Reaction, p. 487
G. L. Clark; R. Rowan
Bacteria in Dust-Laden Snow, p. 487
A. G. Lochhead


Societies and Meetings
The Notre Dame Symposium on the Physics of the Universe and the Nature of Primordial Particles, pp. 487-490
The Department of Physics


Special Articles
Immunization against Equine Encephalomyelitis with Chick Embryo Vaccines, p. 490
J. W. Beard; Harold Finkelstein; W. C. Sealy; R. W. G. Wyckoff
Protoplasmic Streaming, Electric Potentials and Growth in Coleoptiles of Triticum and Avena, pp. 490-491
H. G. Du Buy; R. A. Olson
The Reliability of Principal Components, pp. 491-492
Irving Lorge; N. Morrison


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Front Matter (5 pp.)


The American Association for the Advancement of Science
Overturning and Anchoring of Monolayers, pp. 493-500
Irving Langmuir


Scientific Events
Report of the Trustees of the Banting Research Foundation, pp. 500-501
V. E. Henderson; A. W. Ham
Channel Islands National Monument, p. 501
The Endowment of the Biological Sciences at the University of Chicago, pp. 501-502
The Annual Meeting of the American Society for Testing Materials, p. 502
Vernon Lyman Kellogg, p. 502
Recent Deaths, pp. 502-503


Scientific Notes and News, pp. 503-506


Discussion
Science and General Education, pp. 506-507
Paul B. Sears
Grants in Support of Research on the Biological Effects of Radiation, pp. 507-508
B. M. Duggar
Newton's Third Law, p. 508
V. F. Lenzen


Societies and Meetings
Southwestern Division of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, pp. 508-510
Veon C. Kiech


Special Articles
Bromination of Optically Active Methylphenyl- and Propylphenyl-Carbinols, p. 510
P. A. Levene; Alexandre Rothen
Is Agglutination an Explanation for the Occurrence and for the Chromomere-To-Chromomere Specificity of Synapsis?, pp. 510-511
Carl C. Lindegren; C. B. Bridges
Root and Shoot Production Induced in Cabbage by Beta (3) Indole-Acetic Acid, pp. 511-512
Ethel Goldberg
Exact Probabilities in Card-Matching Problems, p. 512
Bancroft H. Brown


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Front Matter (3 pp.)


Southwestern Division of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
The Occurrence of Carbon Dioxide, pp. 513-521
Frank E. E. German


Obituary
William Penn Brooks, pp. 521-522
F.S.
Recent Deaths and Memorials, p. 522


Scientific Events
The Chemistry Advisory Council, p. 522
The Second Eastern Pacific Zaca Expedition of the New York Zoological Society, pp. 522-523
Correspondent
Grants in Aid from the Permanent Science Fund of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, pp. 523-524
Colloid Chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, p. 524


Scientific Notes and News, pp. 524-528


Discussion
An Invitation to Teachers of Science, p. 528
L. W. Taylor; R. W. Tyler; A. C. Kinsey
Viruses--Living Or Non-Living?, pp. 529-530
Ross Aiken Gortner
Possible Landslip Scars on the Bouquet River at Willsboro, N. Y., pp. 530-531
Lawrence Whitcomb
Hatching of the Eggs of the "Fairy Shrimp", p. 531
William A. Castle


Societies and Meetings
The Fiftieth Anniversary of the American Association of Anatomists, pp. 531-534
Frederic T. Lewis; George W. Corner
Eastern Section of the Seismological Society of America, p. 534
A. J. Westland


Special Articles
Vitamin A and Rod-Cone Dark Adaptation in Cirrhosis of the Liver, pp. 534-536
Charles Haig; Selig Hecht; Arthur J. Patek
The Cholinergic Action of Oestrin, p. 537
Samuel R. M. Reynolds
Influence of Bile Acids on Erosions of the Chick Gizzard Lining, p. 538
H. J. Almquist


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Front Matter (3 pp.)


The Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station
A Half-Century of Achievement by the Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station, pp. 539-542
H. W. Mumford
Early Days of the Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station, pp. 542-545
Eugene Devenport


Scientific Events
Medical Research in Canada, pp. 545-546
Report of the New York Committee for the Study of Hospital Internships and Residence, p. 546
The One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration of the Linnean Society, pp. 546-547
The Ottawa Meeting, p. 547
F. R. Moulton


Scientific Notes and News, pp. 548-550


Discussion
Administrative Species, pp. 550-551
Alfred C. Weed
Names of the Four Culture Roots in the Southwest, pp. 551-552
Harold S. Colton
Alleged Birth of Triplets in the Rhesus Monkey, p. 552
Carl G. Hartman
Cyanide Bearing Ore Mill Refuse as a Menace to Fish Life, pp. 552-553
Richard T. Smith


Societies and Academies, pp. 553-554


Special Articles
The Perfusion of Whole Organs in the Lindbergh Apparatus with Fluids Containing Hemocyanin as Respiratory Pigment, pp. 554-555
Richard Bing
Estimation of Fiber, Fat Cells and Connective Tissue in Muscle, pp. 555-556
Herbert Baker
A Photodynamical Bioelectrical Potential, pp. 556-557
T. Cunliffe Barnes; Harold L. Golubock
The Specificity of Pepsin Action, p. 557
Joseph S. Fruton; Max Bergmann


Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
A System for Numbering Laboratory Animals, pp. 557-558
Emmett B. Carmichael
Permanent Mounts of Helminth Eggs in Aqueous Preserving Fluids, p. 558
J. Henry Walker


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Front Matter (3 pp.)
The Chemistry and Biological Significance of Thiamin, pp. 559-563
Robert R. Williams


Dedication of the Crellin Laboratory of Chemistry at the California Institute of Technology
The Future of the Crellin Laboratory, pp. 563-565
Linus Pauling
The Development of Chemistry at the California Institute of Technology, pp. 565-566
Robert A. Millikan


Obituary
John Jacob Abel, pp. 566-569
E. K. Marshall
Recent Deaths, p. 569


Scientific Events
The Cambridge Meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, pp. 569-570
Assembly of Laboratory Directors and Serologists, pp. 570-571
The Department of Neuropsychiatry at Washington University, St. Louis, p. 571
In Honor of Professor Schuchert, p. 571


Scientific Notes and News, pp. 572-575


Discussion
Americans and the Royal Astronomical Society, pp. 575-576
R. Heathcote Heindel
The First Known Long Mathematical Decline, pp. 576-577
G. A. Miller
Cross References in Scientific Literature, p. 577
W. J. Hooker
Overexertion as Cause of Death of Captured Fish, pp. 577-578
A. G. Huntsman


Scientific Books
Men of Mathematics, pp. 578-579
Men of Mathematics
E. T. Bell
Review author[s]: Edwin B. Wilson


Societies and Meetings
The Royal Society of Canada, pp. 579-581
E. Horne Craigie
The Virginia Academy of Science, pp. 581-582
E. C. L. Miller
The Tennessee Academy of Science, p. 582
John T. McGill


Special Articles
Anaphylaxis in the Liverless Dog, and Observations on the Anticoagulant of Anaphylactic Shock, pp. 582-583
E. T. Waters; J. Markowitz; L. B. Jaques
Soluble Solids in Citrus Fruits, p. 584
E. T. Bartholomew; Walton B. Sinclair; Byron E. Janes
A Relation between the Electronic Radius and the Compton Wave-Length of the Proton, pp. 584-585
Arthur E. Haas


Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
A Growing Yeast Medium for the Cultivation of an Hemophilic Bacilli and of an Organism Causing a Bronchitis in Chickens, pp. 585-586
J. P. Delaplane; H. O. Stuart
Preservation of Anatomical Specimens, p. 586
John R. Pate
Cellophane Used for Projection Drawings, p. 586
Christianna Smith


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Volume Information (8 pp.)
Front Matter (3 pp.)
The Fullness of Time, pp. 1-5
Arthur M. Greene


Obituary
Beverly Thomas Galloway: Born October 16, 1863--Died June 13, 1938, p. 6
A. F. Woods


Scientific Events
The Science Museum South Kensington, p. 7
The Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medical Research, pp. 7-8
Grants of the Geological Society of America, p. 8
A Special Research Conference on Chemistry, pp. 8-9
F. R. Moulton


Scientific Notes and News, pp. 9-11


Discussion
Maximum Convenience in Citations, pp. 11-12
Margaret C. Shields
Uniovular Twins in Mice, p. 13
Sheldon C. Reed
Fresh-Water Medusae in Arkansas, p. 13
David Causey


Societies and Meetings
The Kentucky Academy of Science, p. 14
Alfred Brauer
The Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters, pp. 14-15
Vasco M. Tanner


Special Articles
On the Properties of Rectilinear Figures of N Dimensions, p. 15
E. R. Bartlam
Phosphorylation of Glycogen in Vitro, pp. 15-16
W. Z. Hassid; I. L. Chaikoff
A Preliminary Report on the Specificity of Keratins, pp. 16-17
L. Pillemer; E. E. Ecker


Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
A Mechanism for the Automatic Irrigation of Sand Cultures, pp. 17-18
T. B. Lott
A Simplified Technique for Forensic Precipitation Tests, p. 18
John H. Hanks


Books Received, p. 18
Science News, pp. 8a+10a-11a
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Front Matter (3 pp.)
The Chemist as Defender of His Fatherland, pp. 19-21
Marston Taylor Bogert

Recent Contributions to the Theory of Protoplasmic Structure, pp. 21-25
William Seifriz


Obituary
William Wallace Campbell, pp. 25-28
Robert G. Aitken
Recent Deaths, p. 28


Scientific Events
Conference at Cold Spring Harbor on Plant and Animal Communities, p. 28
The Wisconsin Chapter of Sigma Xi, pp. 28-29
Joint Symposium of Entomologists and Ecologists at the Richmond Meeting, p. 29
The Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medical Research, pp. 29-30
Appointments and Promotions at the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, p. 30
Doctorates of Science Conferred by Harvard and Princeton Universities, pp. 30-31


Scientific Notes and News, pp. 31-34


Discussion
Science in the Library, p. 34
L. H. Kirkpatrick
December-Hatched Pheasants Lay in July on Normal Daylight, p. 35
Thomas Hume Bissonnette; Albert G. Csech
A New Color Reaction of Vitamin B1 (Thiamin), p. 35
Harry W. Raybin
A New Dietary Water Soluble Factor Required by Chicks, pp. 35-36
E. L. R. Stokstad; P. D. V. Manning


Reports
National Research Fellowships in the Natural Sciences of the National Research Council, pp. 36-37
Ross G. Harrison


Special Articles
The Chemistry of Vitamin E. I. The Structure and Synthesis of α -Tocopherol, pp. 37-38
Lee Irvin Smith; Herbert E. Ungnade; W. W. Prichard
The Chemistry of Vitamin E. II. Biological Assays of Various Synthetic Compounds, pp. 38-39
Herbert M. Evans; Gladys A. Emerson; Oliver H. Emerson
The Chemistry of Vitamin E. III. Permanganate Oxidation of Alpha Tocopherol, p. 40
Oliver H. Emerson


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Front Matter (4 pp.)
Some Chemical Aspects of the Cancer Problem, pp. 41-48
Carl Voegtlin


Obituary
Dr. Fred Baker, pp. 48-49
William E. Ritter
Lee Barker Walton, p. 49
Herbert Osborn
Recent Deaths, p. 49


Scientific Events
Canadian Field Expeditions, p. 50
Marine Studios, p. 50
The Mountain Lake Biological Station, pp. 50-51
I. F. L.
The American Public Health Association, p. 51


Scientific Notes and News, pp. 52-54


Discussion
"Red Water" along the West Coast of the United States in 1938, pp. 55-56
W. E. Allen
Paradichlorbenzene as a Control for Blue Mold Disease of Tobacco, p. 56
E. E. Clayton
Transmissible Lysins in Water Extracts of Seeds, pp. 56-57
Roy C. Thomas
Grazing in Relation to the Control of Leafy Spurge, p. 57
E. A. Helgeson; E. J. Thompson


Scientific Books
Organic Chemistry, pp. 57-58
Organic Chemistry--An Advanced Treatise
Henry Gilman
Review author[s]: Ross Aiken Gortner
The Origin of Life, p. 58
The Origin of Life
A. I. Oparin
Review author[s]: Benjamin Harrow


Societies and Meetings
The Illinois State Academy of Science, pp. 58-59
Robert F. Paton
The North Carolina Academy of Science, pp. 59-60
H. L. Blomquist


Special Articles
The Chromoproteins of Photosynthetic Purple Bacteria, pp. 60-62
C. S. French
Respiration of Wheat Infected with Powdery Mildew, pp. 62-63
Robertson Pratt


Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
A Micro-Method for Measuring Specific Conductance, pp. 63-64
Paul Andrew Walker


Science News, pp. 6a+8a-9a
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Front Matter (3 pp.)


The American Association for the Advancement of Science
Zoological Sciences in the Future, pp. 65-72
Frank R. Lillie


Obituary
Henry Herbert Donaldson, pp. 72-74
Edwin G. Conklin
Recent Deaths, pp. 74-75


Scientific Events
The Poultry Research Laboratory at East Lansing, Michigan, p. 75
The Avery Expeditions of the Field Museum, pp. 75-76
The Warsaw Conference on Modern Physics, p. 76
The Asheville Meeting of the Fisheries and Conservation Societies, pp. 76-77
In Honor of George W. Stewart, p. 77


Scientific Notes and News, pp. 77-80


Discussion
Oxygen-Poor Waters of the Chesapeake Bay, pp. 80-81
Curtis L. Newcombe; William A. Horne
The Effect of Arsenic on the Toxicity of Seleniferous Grains, p. 81
Alvin L. Moxon
"Anomia" Pecten Linnaeus, pp. 81-82
Alan Wood
Some Pleistocene Mammals from Warren County, Virginia, p. 82
Austin H. Clark


Societies and Meetings
The Ohio Academy of Science, pp. 82-83
William H. Alexander
The New Hampshire Academy of Science, p. 83
George W. White


Special Articles
Electrophoresis Experiments with Egg Albumins and Hemoglobins, pp. 83-85
K. Landsteiner; L. G. Longsworth; J. Van Der Scheer
The Determination of Sulfanilamide, pp. 85-86
E. K. Marshall; J. T. Litchfield
Inducing "Dormancy" in Potato Tubers with Potassium Naphthaleneacetate and Breaking It with Ethylene Chlorohydrin, p. 86
John D. Guthrie


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Front Matter (3 pp.)
The Ottawa Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, pp. 87-101
F. R. Moulton


Obituary
Frank Lamson-Scribner, pp. 101-102
A. F. Woods
Recent Deaths and Memorials, p. 102


Scientific Events
Upper-Air Soundings, pp. 102-103
The New Laboratory of Chemical Engineering at the Case School of Applied Science, p. 103
The Fifth International Congress for Applied Mechanics, pp. 103-104
The Infantile Paralysis Foundation, pp. 104-105


Scientific Notes and News, pp. 105-107


Discussion
Chemical Control of Starfish, pp. 107-108
Victor L. Loosanoff; James B. Engle
Preparation of 1-Glyceric Aldehyde, p. 108
Erich Baer; Hermann O. L. Fischer
Direction of Solution Flow and the Formation of Minerals, p. 109
W. H. Newhouse


Scientific Books
Science in the South, pp. 109-110
Scientific Interests in the Old South
Thomas Cary Johnson
Review author[s]: Charles A. Kofoid


Special Articles
Yellow Fever Virus in Jungle Mosquitoes, pp. 110-111
R. C. Shannon; Loring Whitman; Mario Franca
The Treatment of Spontaneous Tumors in Dogs by the Injection of Heptyl Aldehyde, pp. 111-112
Leonell C. Strong; Leon F. Whitney
Relationship between Mean Sea Level and Sand Movements, pp. 112-113
Eugene C. LaFond


Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
A Substitute for Cargile Membrane in the Construction of Brodie Bellows, pp. 113-114
J. R. Di Palma; J. Raymond Johnson
A Simple Feeding Device for Culex Pipiens in Avian Malaria Studies, p. 114
Harry Beckman


Science News, pp. 8a-10a

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Front Matter (4 pp.)


American Association for the Advancement of Science
Physics and the Future, pp. 115-121
Arthur H. Compton


Obituary
Frank Bursley Taylor, pp. 121-122
Frank Leverett
Recent Deaths, p. 122


Scientific Events
The Albert Farwell Bemis Foundation, p. 123
The Proposed Polish Balloon Flight into the Stratosphere, pp. 123-124
Lectures Given before the Department of Physics of Cornell University, p. 124
Organization of the National Association of Biology Teachers, p. 124
The American Medical Association and the Group Health Association, Inc., pp. 124-125
The Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole, p. 125


Scientific Notes and News, pp. 125-127


Discussion
One-Man Citation of Authorities for Botanical Names, p. 128
Donald Culross Peattie
Treatment of Blacktongue with Cozymase, pp. 128-129
Floyd S. Daft; H. F. Fraser; W. H. Sebrell; Margaret Pittman
The Nature of the Muco-Polysaccharide of Synovial Fluid, p. 129
Karl Meyer; Elizabeth M. Smyth; Martin H. Dawson
The Land-Snail an Intermediate Host of the Cecae Fluke of Poultry, p. 129
Joseph E. Alicata


Scientific Books
Low Temperature Physics, pp. 129-130
Low Temperature Physics
M. Ruhemann; B. Ruhemann
Review author[s]: Donald H. Andrews
Sound Waves, Their Shape and Speed, p. 130
Sound Waves, Their Shape and Speed
Dayton C. Miller
Review author[s]: F. A. Saunders


Special Articles
Experimental Intersexuality: The Production of Feminized Male Rats by Antenatal Treatment with Estrogens, pp. 130-131
R. R. Greene; M. W. Burrill; A. C. Ivy
Xanthine Oxidase: An Alloxazine Proteid, p. 131
Eric G. Ball
Colletotrichum Circinans as a Semi-Quantitative Test Unit for the Growth Substance Produced by Rhizopus suinus, p. 132
Clair L. Worley; B. M. Duggar


Science News, pp. 8a+10a-11a
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Front Matter (3 pp.)
Chemistry and the Future, pp. 133-139
Harold C. Urey


Scientific Events
Appropriations of the British Colonial Development Fund, p. 140
Control of Erosion in North Carolina, p. 140
International Technical Commission of Pharmacopoeial Experts, pp. 140-141
Celebration of the Centenary of the Cellular Theory, p. 141
Tablet in Honor of W. I. S. Lockyer and Norman Lockyer, pp. 141-142
Recent Deaths and Memorials, p. 142


Scientific Notes and News, pp. 142-144


Discussion
An Unpublished Manuscript by the Late Bashford Dean, pp. 144-145
E. W. Gudger
A Tribute to John L. Ridgway, pp. 145-146
Chester Stock
Editorial License, pp. 146-147
Arthur C. McFarlan


Societies and Meetings
The Conference on Algebra at Chicago, p. 147
S. MacLane; G. B. Price
Eighth Annual Field Conference of Pennsylvania Geologists, p. 148
Arthur B. Cleaves


Special Articles
The Structure of the Insulin Molecule, pp. 148-149
D. M. Wrinch
1-Glyceric Aldehyde and Tumor Metabolism, pp. 149-150
Bruno Mendel; Frida Strelitz; Dorothy Mundell
A Theory of Cortico-Adrenal and Post-Pituitary Influence on the Kidney, pp. 150-151
H. Silvette; S. W. Britton
Isolation of the Fungus Causing the Red Stele or Red Core Disease of Strawberries, pp. 151-152
H. F. Bain; J. B. Demaree


Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
The Measurement of the External Force in Walking, pp. 152-153
Herbert Elftman
A Photoelectric Colorimeter, pp. 153-154
K. Hare; R. E. Phipps


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Front Matter (3 pp.)
Logic and Probability in Physics, pp. 155-160
Charles Galton Darwin


Scientific Events
National Parks, pp. 160-161
Field Work of the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences, p. 161
The Fourth International Congress of Comparative Pathology, pp. 161-162
The International Geological Congress, p. 162
Symposia at the Milwaukee Meeting of the American Chemical Society, pp. 162-163
The Annual Summer Meeting of the American Mathematical Society, p. 163


Scientific Notes and News, pp. 163-166


Discussion
The Venomous Effects of Some Arizona Scorpions, pp. 166-167
H. L. Stahnke
Stimulation of Kudzu Cuttings, p. 167
M. C. Myers; Roy A. Bowden; F. E. Hardisty
"A Cross-Section of Our Time", pp. 167-168
D. S. Youngholm


Societies and Meetings
The Kansas Academy of Science, pp. 168-169
Roger C. Smith
Joint Meeting of College Physics Teachers at Urbana, Illinois, pp. 169-170
Chas. T. Knipp


Special Articles
Solutions of Chlorophyll-Protein Compounds (Phyllochlorins) Extracted from Spinach, pp. 170-171
Emil L. Smith
Ovine and Bovine Listerellosis in Illinois, pp. 171-172
Robert Graham; G. L. Dunlap; C. A. Brandly
The Effect of Nucleophosphatase on "Native" and Depolymerized Thymonucleic Acid, pp. 172-173
Gerhard Schmidt; P. A. Levene


Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
A Simple Recorder for Physiological Volume Changes, pp. 173-174
Hampden Lawson
An Aqueous Medium for Mounting Small Objects, p. 174
Cecil R. Monk


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Front Matter (3 pp.)


The British Association for the Advancement of Science
Vision in Nature and Vision Aided by Science; Science and Warfare, pp. 175-181
Lord Rayleigh


Scientific Events
Agricultural Research at Rothamsted, p. 181
Research Laboratories Authorized by the Agricultural Adjustment Act, pp. 181-182
Sylvatic Plague Laboratory of the University of California, p. 182
The Squibb Institution for Medical Research, pp. 182-183
The Semi-Centennial Meeting of the Geological Society of America, p. 183
Recent Deaths, p. 183


Scientific Notes and News, pp. 184-186


Discussion
An Algonkian Jellyfish from the Grand Canyon of the Colorado, pp. 186-187
Norman E. A. Hinds
A Rainbow at Night, p. 187
A. K. Lobeck
A New Locality for the Venus' Flytrap (Dionaea muscipula), p. 188
Austin H. Clark


Scientific Books
Tray Agriculture, pp. 188-189
Soilless Growth of Plants: Use of Nutrient Solutions, Water, Sand, Cinder, Etc.
Carleton Ellis; Miller W. Swaney
Review author[s]: Jerome Alexander


Special Articles
Isolation of a Filtrable, Transmissible Agent with "Neurolytic" Properties from Toxoplasma-Infected Tissues, pp. 189-191
Albert B. Sabin
Intercellular Wound Hormones Produced by Heteroauxin, pp. 191-192
John R. Loofbourow; Cecelia Marie Dwyer
Changes in Wheat Metabolism Caused by Powdery Mildew, pp. 192-193
Paul J. Allen; David R. Goddard


Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
A Practical Bellows Recorder, pp. 193-194
Walter L. Mendenhall
``Props'' for Cover Glasses, p. 194
Hertha M. Cordts


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Front Matter (4 pp.)


The American Association for the Advancement of Science
The San Diego Meeting of the Pacific Division, pp. 195-204
J. Murray Luck


Vision in Nature and Vision Aided by Science; Science and Warfare. II, pp. 204-208
Lord Rayleigh


Scientific Events
The British Non-Magnetic Royal Research Ship, p. 209
The Fourteenth International Conference on Documentation, pp. 209-210
The Leverhulme Fellowships, p. 210
Sir Richard Gregory's Lecture before the Carnegie Institution of Washington, pp. 210-211
Frank F. Bunker
Recent Deaths and Memorials, p. 211


Scientific Notes and News, pp. 211-213


Discussion
The Question of a Seasonal Sterility among the Eskimos, pp. 214-215
Wayne L. Whitaker
Insect Zoo as a Wildlife Conservation Project, pp. 215-216
Brayton Eddy
Regular Polyhedroids, p. 216
L. B. Tuckerman


Quotations
Science in Practice and Theory, pp. 216-217


Scientific Books
Quantum Mechanics, pp. 217-219
The Fundamental Principles of Quantum Mechanics. With Elementary Applications
Edwin C. Kemble
Review author[s]: L. H. Thomas


Special Articles
Rod-Cone Dark Adaptation and Vitamin A, pp. 219-221
Selig Hecht; Joseph Mandelbaum
New Observations on the Vitamin K Deficiency of the Chick, p. 221
S. Ansbacher
Mathematical Expression of Equilibrium between Lime, Magnesia and Potash in Plants, pp. 222-223
Walter Thomas


Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
An Inexpensive Surface Tensiometer, pp. 223-224
Harry N. Holmes


Science News, pp. 10a+12a-13a
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Front Matter (3 pp.)
Scientific Approaches to the Study of the Human Mind, pp. 225-230
Arnold Gesell

The American Mathematical Society 1888-1938, pp. 230-232
Albert E. Meder


Obituary
Fred Campbell Meier, p. 233
Nathan R. Smith
Recent Deaths and Memorials, pp. 233-234


Scientific Events
The Proposed Diversion of the Waters of Yellowstone Lake, p. 234
Changes of Personnel in the Food and Drug Administration, p. 234
Food Standards Committee of the Food and Drug Administration, pp. 234-235
The American Congress on Obstetrics and Gynecology, pp. 235-236
Symposium to Commemorate the Centenary of the Cell Theory, p. 236
Joseph Mayer


Scientific Notes and News, pp. 236-238


Discussion
Isolation of Uracil from Liver, p. 239
D. W. Woolley
Facetted Pebbles in Eastern Venezuela, pp. 239-240
G. A. Waring; Lee C. Armstrong
Isotopes of Uranium and Lead, p. 240
Alfred C. Lane
Authority Citations in Biological Nomenclature, p. 240
Arthur Paul Jacot


Special Articles
Induction by Fast Neutrons of Mutations in Antirrhinum and Myosotis, pp. 241-242
Roy M. Chatters
Reversible Inactivation of Phosphatase, p. 242
M. Kiese; A. B. Hastings
The Isolation of a Crystalline Compound with Vitamin K Activity, p. 243
S. A. Thayer; D. W. MacCorquodale; S. B. Binkley; Edward A. Doisy


Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
Centrifuging of Liquids, pp. 243-244
J. W. Beams
The Velocity of Sound, p. 244
R. C. Colwell; A. W. Friend


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Front Matter (3 pp.)


The American Association for the Advancement of Science
Animal Experimentation in Biology and Medicine, pp. 245-250
A. J. Carlson


Obituary
Nathaniel Gist Gee, p. 250
James G. Needham
Recent Deaths and Memorials, p. 250


Scientific Events
Forests of the Pacific Northwest, pp. 250-251
The University of Chicago Committee on Cancer, p. 251
British Research Fellowships, pp. 251-252
The International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics, p. 252
Harlan T. Stetson
The American Public Health Association, pp. 252-253
The American Malacological Union, p. 253


Scientific Notes and News, pp. 253-255


Discussion
The Evolution of Physics, pp. 256-257
Gordon Ferrie Hull
Folsomoid Point Found in Alluvium beside a Mammoth's Bones, pp. 257-258
Cyrus N. Ray; Kirk Bryan
Stilbometopa podopystyla (Hippoboscidae) from the Mourning Dove, p. 258
G. Robert Coatney


Quotations
Cooperation between the British and American Associations, pp. 258-259


Books and Literature
New Trends in German Forestry, pp. 259-261
German Forestry
Franz Heske
Review author[s]: Raphael Zon


Special Articles
The Capsular Polysaccharide of the Type XIV Pneumococcus and Its Relationship to the Specific Substances of Human Blood, pp. 261-263
Charles L. Hoagland; Paul B. Beeson; Walther F. Goebel
Ultra-Violet Absorption Spectrum of Catalase, pp. 263-264
Kurt G. Stern; George I. Lavin
The Antigenic Stability of Western Equine Encephalomyelitis Virus, p. 264
C. E. Beck; Ralph W. G. Wyckoff


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Front Matter (4 pp.)


The American Association for the Advancement of Science
The Changing Values of Science, pp. 265-271
R. C. Wallace


Obituary
James Lawrence Kellogg, pp. 272-273
Edwin G. Conklin
Daniel Webster Hering: 1850-1938, pp. 273-274
William H. Crew
Recent Deaths, p. 274


Scientific Events
The Herty Foundation Laboratory, pp. 274-275
The Five-Thousand-Year Time Capsule of the Westinghouse Electric Company, p. 275
The Federal Health Program and the American Medical Association, pp. 275-276
The British and American Associations, pp. 276-277
F. R. Moulton


Scientific Notes and News, pp. 277-279


Discussion
The Undertow, pp. 279-281
O. F. Evans
Fertility and Intelligence of College Women, pp. 281-282
Raymond R. Willoughby
The Role of Thiamin in Organic Evolution, p. 282
Hugo P. Kortschak; R. R. Williams


Societies and Meetings
American Geophysical Union, pp. 282-284
Jno. A. Fleming


Special Articles
The Survival of Plant Cells Immersed in Liquid Air, pp. 284-285
Basile J. Luyet; Gregory Thoennes
Insulin and the Oxidation of Ethyl Alcohol by Excised Diabetic Liver Tissue, pp. 285-286
Byron B. Clark; R. W. Morrissey; J. F. Fazekas
Vitamin E and Avian Neurolymphomatosis, pp. 286-287
Randall K. Cole
A Paradox in the Scoring of Competing Teams, pp. 287-288
E. V. Huntington


Science News, pp. 8a+10a-11a
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Front Matter (3 pp.)


The American Association for the Advancement of Science
The Land Utilization Program in the Southern Great Plains, pp. 289-292
E. D. G. Roberts


Obituary
Otto Hilgard Tittmann, pp. 292-294
William Bowie
Recent Deaths and Memorials, p. 294


Scientific Events
Sectional Issuance of Biological Abstracts, p. 294
Board of Trustees
The Allan Hancock Foundation Building for Biological Research, pp. 294-295
The Squibb Institute for Medical Research, p. 295
Medical Symposia at Duke University, pp. 295-296
International Society of Sugar Cane Technologists, p. 296


Scientific Notes and News, pp. 296-298


Discussion
Light Eyes and Glare Sensitivity, p. 299
Harry R. DeSilva; Phillip Robinson
On the Citation of Authorities for Botanical Names, pp. 299-300
Robert T. Clausen
Bacterial-Plant Group of Dhaincha, p. 300
M. S. Raju


Scientific Books
A Biography of Claude Bernard, pp. 300-302
Claude Bernard, Physiologist
J. M. D. Olmsted
Review author[s]: J. F. Fulton


The American Association for the Advancement of Science
Symposium on Mental Health, pp. 302-305
Malcolm H. Soule


Special Articles
Recovery of Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis Virus from Brain Tissue of Human Cases of Encephalitis in Massachusetts, pp. 305-306
Leslie T. Webster; F. Howell Wright
The Production of a Gonadotrophic Substance (Prolan) by Placental Cells in Tissue Culture, pp. 306-307
George O. Gey; G. Emory Seegar; Louis M. Hellman
The Cold Water Layer of the Scotian Shelf, pp. 307-308
H. B. Hachey


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Front Matter (5 pp.)
The Practice of Medicine, pp. 309-316
Rufus Cole


Obituary
Ernest William Brown, pp. 316-318
Dirk Brouwer
Willis Ray Gregg, pp. 318-319
W. J. Humphreys
Recent Deaths and Memorials, p. 319


Scientific Events
The Standardization Work in Photography, pp. 319-320
Awards of the Lalor Foundation, p. 320
The Beit Memorial Trust for Medical Research, pp. 320-321
The Industrial Research Institute, p. 321
Damage Suffered by the Arnold Arboretum from the Hurricane, pp. 321-322


Scientific Notes and News, pp. 322-324


Discussion
War and Science, pp. 324-326
F. R. Moulton
The Westinghouse Time Capsule, pp. 326-327
David S. Youngholm
The Salaries of Men of Science Employed in Industry, p. 327
E. L. Thorndike


Scientific Books
The Tsetse Flies of East Africa, pp. 328-329
The Tsetse Flies of East Africa. A First Study of Their Ecology, with a View to Their Control
C. F. M. Swynnerton
Review author[s]: Charles A. Kofoid
Television, p. 329
Electron Optics in Television
I. G. Maloff; D. W. Epstein
Review author[s]: S. A. Korff


Reports
The Research Council on Problems of Alcohol, pp. 329-332


Special Articles
Influence of Adrenalectomy on Anterior Pituitary Ketogenesis in Rats, pp. 332-333
I. Arthur Mirsky
The Chemical Nature and Nomenclature of Choline Derivatives, pp. 333-334
Arnold DeM. Welch
Biological Determination of Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) in Rhizobium Trifolii, pp. 334-335
P. M. West; P. W. Wilson


Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
Apparatus to Assist in Photographing Experimental Material, pp. 335-336
L. H. Addington
Photoelectric "Colorimeters", p. 336
P. E. Klopsteg


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Front Matter (4 pp.)


The American Association for the Advancement of Science
World Natural Resources, pp. 337-344
Frank E. Lathe


Obituary
Earl Baldwin McKinley, pp. 344-345
Vincent Du Vigneaud
Frederick Tilney, p. 346
George Pinkley
Recent Deaths and Memorials, p. 346


Scientific Events
Work of the British Hydrographic Department, p. 347
The Children's Hospital Research Foundation, p. 347
Reorganization of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, pp. 347-348
The Dedication of the Abbott Laboratories, p. 348
The American Association for the Advancement of Science, pp. 348-349
F. R. Moulton


Scientific Notes and News, pp. 349-351


Discussion
An Instance of Progressive Individuation in Visual Functions, pp. 351-352
G. E. Coghill
Stroboscopic Illusions Caused by Lightning, pp. 352-353
H. L. Dean
Advantages of Fg=kma, p. 353
Henry A. Perkins


Quotations
The Physiological Congress at Zurich, pp. 353-354


Scientific Books
Physics Teaching and the Text-Books, pp. 354-357
Review author[s]: K. Lark-Horovitz


Special Articles
Heterologous Transplantation of Human and Other Mammalian Tumors, pp. 357-358
Harry S. N. Greene
Reduced Blood Coagulation Time by Injection of Sterol Extract of Liver, pp. 358-359
A. L. Lichtman; William H. Chambers
The Blood Vessels in the Central Nervous System of the Kangaroo, pp. 359-360
E. Horne Craigie


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Front Matter (4 pp.)
The Role of Pure Science, pp. 361-368
Ralph W. Gerard


Obituary
Albert Sherman, p. 368
Farrington Daniels
Ellis Stanley Joseph, pp. 368-369
John P. Foley
Recent Deaths, p. 369


Scientific Events
Hurricane Damage to the Stations of the Bureau of Fisheries, p. 370
The Practice of Medicine and the Practice of Chemistry, pp. 370-371
The Eli Lilly Prize in Biological Chemistry, p. 371
Appointments at the Medical College of Virginia, pp. 371-372
In Honor of Dr. August Krogh, p. 372


Scientific Notes and News, pp. 372-375


Discussion
The History of Mathematics Forty Years Ago, pp. 375-376
G. A. Miller
Mediterranean Sediments and Pleistocene Sea Levels, pp. 376-379
W. H. Bradley
Tyrosine Determinations, p. 379
Carl Reiter


Scientific Books
The Theory of Functions, pp. 380-381
Theorie Generale des Fonctionelles
V. Volterra; J. Peres
Termite City
Alfred E. Emerson; Eleanor Fish
Review author[s]: G. C. Evans; Charles A. Kofoid


Special Articles
Vocal Pitch during Simulated Emotion, pp. 382-383
Grant Fairbanks; Wilbert Pronovost
Phosphorus Metabolism of Chicks Afflicted with Perosis, pp. 383-384
A. C. Wiese; B. C. Johnson; C. A. Elvehjem; E. B. Hart
The Growth of Leptospira Icterohemorrhagiae on the Chorioallantoic Membrane of the Chick Embryo, pp. 384-385
Grant Morrow; Jerome T. Syverton; William W. Stiles; George Packer Berry


Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
An Improved Apparatus for the Serial Sectioning of Fossils, pp. 385-386
Otto Zdansky
A Micro-Conductivity Cell of Simple Design, p. 386
Roderick Craig; Robert L. Patton


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Front Matter (4 pp.)


American Association for the Advancement of Science
Botany of the Future, pp. 387-394
William Crocker


Obituary
Raemer Rex Renshaw, p. 394
H. G. Lindwall
John Orr Hamilton, pp. 394-395
J. T. Willard
Recent Deaths and Memorials, p. 395


Scientific Events
The Salmon Fisheries of Fraser River, pp. 395-396
A New Observatory to Study the Sun's Radiation, p. 396
Scientific Lectures of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, pp. 396-397
Nominations for the Presidency of the American Chemical Society, p. 397


Scientific Notes and News, pp. 397-400


Discussion
Nuclear Control of Cell Activity, pp. 400-401
Donald F. Jones
Measurements of Forest Fire Danger, pp. 401-402
Leo Shames
Filmy Ferns in the Carolinas, p. 402
Mary S. Taylor; W. C. Coker
The Woods Hole Marine Biological Laboratory, p. 402
Charles Packard


Scientific Books
Light, pp. 402-403
Light. Principles and Experiments
George S. Monk
Review author[s]: Joseph Valasek
Statistical and Mathematical Physics, pp. 403-404
Statistical Physics
L. Landau; E. Lifshitz
Methoden der Mathematischen Physik
R. Courant; D. Hilbert
Review author[s]: C. G. Montgomery


The Cambridge Meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, pp. 404-409
Caryl P. Haskins


Special Articles
Equine Encephalomyelitis Produced by Inoculation of Human Encephalitis Virus, pp. 409-410
H. W. Schoening; L. T. Giltner; M. S. Shahan
The Behavior of the Virus of Yellow Fever in the Mosquito, Aedes triseriatus, pp. 410-411
Byron L. Bennett; Fred C. Baker; Andrew Watson Sellards
Correlation between Self-Breaking and Blue Nuclei among Certain Commercial Tulip Varieties, p. 411
Frank P. McWhorter


Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
A Simple Combustion Type of Carbon Monoxide Estimator, pp. 411-412
J. B. Ficklen
Growing Fungi on Cellophane, p. 412
A. Dusseau


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Front Matter (5 pp.)
Clinical Investigation, pp. 413-416
George R. Minot

Biology and Industry in Cooperation, pp. 416-419
August Krogh


Obituary
Raymond H. Torrey, pp. 419-420
William H. Carr
Recent Deaths and Memorials, p. 420


Scientific Events
Accommodations for the Richmond Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, pp. 420-421
F. R. Moulton
Private Lands in the Lassen Volcanic National Park, pp. 421-422
A Second Supplement to the United States Pharmacopoeia, p. 422
Award of the William H. Nichols Medal of the New York Section of the American Chemical Society, pp. 422-423


Scientific Notes and News, pp. 423-425


Discussion
Governmental Support of Research in France, pp. 425-426
Arthur J. Dempster
Cytoarchitecture of the Gorilla Brain, pp. 426-427
J. F. Fulton
Occurrence of the Oriental Rat Flea in the Interior of the United States, p. 427
H. E. Ewing; Irving Fox
Scorpion Stings, pp. 427-428
Carleton R. Ball


Quotations
The Scientific Monthly and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, pp. 428-429
J. McK. C.


Societies and Meetings
The Semicentennial Celebration of the American Mathematical Society, pp. 429-430
Albert E. Meder


Special Articles
Repulsive Forces between Charged Surfaces in Water, and the Cause of the Jones-Ray Effect, pp. 430-432
Irving Langmuir
The Effects of Age and Estrogen on the Stroma of Vagina, Cervix and Uterus in the Mouse, pp. 432-433
Leo Loeb; V. Suntzeff; E. L. Burns
The Effects of Age and Hormones on the Stroma of Thyroid and Mammary Gland in the Guinea Pig, pp. 433-434
Leo Loeb; R. M. Simpson
An Adrenaline-Like Substance in Postganglionic Sympathetic Fibers, p. 434
K. Lissák


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Front Matter (4 pp.)
Abstracts of Papers Presented at the Chapel Hill Meeting of the National Academy of Sciences, pp. 435-441
Placer Mining and the Anadromous Fish of the Rogue River, pp. 441-443
Henry B. Ward


Scientific Events
The National Geological Survey of China, pp. 443-444
The Fate of Austrian Scientific Men, p. 444
Gifts to Columbia University for Scientific Research, pp. 444-445
Awards of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, p. 445
The Semi-Centennial Meeting of the Geological Society of America, pp. 445-446
Recent Deaths and Memorials, p. 446


Scientific Notes and News, pp. 446-449


Discussion
Epidemiology of Saint Louis Encephalitis, pp. 450-451
A. E. Casey; G. O. Broun
Life-Cycle of a Sporozoan Parasite of the Oyster, pp. 451-452
Herbert F. Prytherch
Field Trips for the Teaching of Geology, pp. 452-453
C. S. Gwynne
Agronomic Science, 1838-1938, p. 453
A. B. Beaumont


Reports
The Department of Agriculture Appropriation Act, 1939, pp. 453-455


Special Articles
Recovery of the Virus of Equine Encephalomyelitis from the Brain of a Child, pp. 455-456
Beatrice Howitt
Size and Stroke of the Heart in Young Men in Relation to Athletic Activity, pp. 456-458
Ancel Keys; H. L. Friedell
Tobacco-Mosaic Virus Concentrated in the Cytoplasm, pp. 458-459
Lawrence F. Martin; H. H. McKinney


Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
A Timer for Use with a Westinghouse Moving Coil Oscillograph, pp. 459-460
L. W. Sontag; Elton Huff


Science News, pp. 8a+10a-11a
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Front Matter (5 pp.)
Fifty Years of American Mathematics, pp. 461-467
George D. Birkhoff


Obituary
Guy N. Collins, pp. 467-468
J. H. Kempton
Recent Deaths and Memorials, p. 468


Scientific Events
United States Standards in Argentina, pp. 468-469
The Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, p. 469
The Mathematical Association of America, pp. 469-470
Award of the Penrose Medal to Professor Lawson, p. 470


Scientific Notes and News, pp. 470-473


Discussion
A Measure of the Flight Capacity of Grasshoppers, pp. 473-474
J. A. Munro; Stanley Saugstad
Authority Citations Again, p. 474
Joshua L. Baily
A Reversed Cat, p. 475
Helen A. Wragg
Elliptical Erythrocytes, p. 475
M. C. Terry
M(anille) Ide, the Discoverer of "Bios", p. 475
Roger J. Williams


The National Academy of Sciences
Abstracts of Papers Presented at the Chapel Hill Meeting of the National Academy of Sciences. II, pp. 475-479


Special Articles
The Secretion of Iodine by Thyroid Glands Cultivated in the Lindbergh Pump, pp. 479-480
Lillian E. Baker
Photographic Nature of Tanning of the Human Skin as Shown by Studies of Male Hormone Therapy, p. 481
James B. Hamilton; Gilbert Hubert
Action of Vanadium on Tissue Oxidations, pp. 481-482
Frederick Bernheim; Mary L. C. Bernheim
A Comparative Study of the Subterranean Members of Three Field Grasses, p. 482
Howard J. Dittmer


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Front Matter (4 pp.)
Nature and the Doctor, pp. 483-489
Peyton Rous


Obituary
In Memory of Otto Hilgard Tittmann, p. 489
Recent Deaths and Memorials, pp. 489-490


Scientific Events
The Establishment in the Department of State of a Division of Cultural Relations, pp. 490-491
The Macdonald Observatory of the University of Texas, p. 491
Work of the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University, pp. 491-492
The Eastern Shade Tree Conference, p. 492
The American Ornithologists' Union, pp. 492-493
Lawrence E. Hicks
Symposia at Brown University on Intermolecular Action, p. 493


Scientific Notes and News, pp. 493-496


Discussion
Why We Seldom See a Lunar Rainbow, pp. 496-498
W. J. Humphreys
Observation of a Lunar Rainbow by Franklin, p. 498
Raymond L. Hightower
Frequency of Lunar Rainbows, p. 498
Chester K. Wentworth
Mastodon Discovered in Ohio, p. 498
Karl Ver Steeg
Fresh-Water Medusae in Tennessee, pp. 498-499
Edwin B. Powers
Hunting in South Africa, p. 499
J. W. H. Wilson
The Structure of the Insulin Molecule, p. 499
D. M. Wrinch


The American Philosophical Society
Abstracts of Papers Read at the Autumn General Meeting of the American Philosophical Society, pp. 499-505


Special Articles
The Occurrence in Nature of "Equine Encephalomyelitis" in the Ring-Necked Pheasant, pp. 505-506
Ernest Edward Tyzzer; Andrew Watson Sellards; Byron L. Bennett
The Absorption of Carbon Dioxide in Photosynthesis, pp. 506-507
Kenneth V. Thimann
Airplane Collections of Sugar-Beet Pollen, pp. 507-508
Fred C. Meier; Ernst Artschwager
Basal Diets for Vitamin B1 Determination, p. 508
O. L. Kline; Chester D. Tolle; E. M. Nelson


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Front Matter (4 pp.)


The American Association for the Advancement of Science
Preliminary Announcement of the Virginia Meeting, pp. 509-517
F. R. Moulton


Scientific Events
Bibliofilm Service in the Geological Survey, pp. 517-518
Establishment of the Frank P. Brown Medal of the Franklin Institute, p. 518
Mead Johnson and Company "B-Complex" Award, pp. 518-519
L. A. Maynard
The Fifth International Congress for the Unity of Science at Harvard University, p. 519
Installation of the Florida Chapter of the Society of Sigma Xi, pp. 519-520
Tropical Medicine, p. 520


Scientific Notes and News, pp. 520-523


Discussion
Beaver-Dams as Geologic Agents, pp. 523-525
Rudolf Ruedemann; W. J. Schoonmaker
The Movement of Water from Concentrated to Dilute Solutions through Liquid Membranes, pp. 525-526
Henry E. Bent
Nation-Wide Junior Science Clubs, p. 526
C. A. Federer
Opposition to an International Congress of Psychology in Vienna, pp. 526-528
Correspondent


Scientific Books
Respiration, p. 528
Adventures in Respiration. Modes of Asphyxiation and Methods of Resuscitation
Yandell Henderson
Review author[s]: D. B. Dill
Atomic Physics, p. 529
An Outline of Atomic Physics
O. H. Blackwood; E. Hutchisson; T. H. Osgood; A. E. Ruark; W. N. St. Peter; G. A. Scott; A. G. Worthing
Review author[s]: C. G. Montgomery
The Mathematical Theory of Electricity, p. 529
Lectures on the Mathematical Theory of Electricity
F. B. Pidduck
Review author[s]: S. L. Quimby
Studies on Pteridophytes, p. 529
Manual of Pteridology
Fr. Verdoorn
Review author[s]: Edgar T. Wherry


Special Articles
Venezuelan Equine Encephalomyelitis, p. 530
C. E. Beck; Ralph W. G. Wyckoff
The Protective Effect of Sulfanilamide in Mice against Gonococcal "Toxin", pp. 530-531
C. M. Carpenter; P. L. Hawley; G. M. Barbour
The Feasibility of Preserving Neoplastic Cells in the Frozen State, pp. 531-532
C. Breedis; J. Furth


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Front Matter (3 pp.)
The Need of Insular Exploration as Illustrated by Birds, pp. 533-539
Robert Cushman Murphy


Scientific Events
Research Grants of the Virginia Academy of Science, p. 539
E. C. L. Miller
Congress of American Industry of the National Association of Manufacturers, pp. 539-540
Award of the Roebling Medal of the Mineralogical Society of America to Dr. Schaller, pp. 540-541
Paul F. Kerr
Medals of the American Geographical Society for 1938, p. 541
Recent Deaths and Memorials, p. 541


Scientific Notes and News, pp. 541-544


Discussion
Photosynthesis and the Living State, pp. 544-545
O. L. Inman
A Sulfoxide of Methionine, pp. 545-546
G. Toennies
Comments on the Shape, Growth and Quality of the American Oyster, pp. 546-547
Gordon Gunter
The Fermentation Test for Vitamin B1, p. 547
Alfred S. Schultz; Lawrence Atkin; Charles N. Frey
Appeal for Aid from Czecho-Slovakia, p. 547
A. Hrdlicka


Scientific Books
Animal Parasitology, pp. 547-548
Traite de zoologie et de parasitologie medicale et veterinaire
M. Neveu-Lemaire
Review author[s]: Henry B. Ward
Solar Radiation, pp. 548-549
Etude Practique des Rayonnements Solaire, Atmospherique et Terrestre (Methodes et Resultats)
Ch. Maurain
Review author[s]: Herbert H. Kimball
Vitamin B1 and Its Use in Medicine, p. 549
Vitamin B1 and Its Use in Medicine
Robert R. Williams; Tom Douglas Spies
Review author[s]: E. V. McCollum


Special Articles
A Fatal Disease of Pigeons Caused by the Virus of the Eastern Variety of Equine Encephalomyelitis, pp. 549-550
LeRoy D. Fothergill; John H. Dingle
The Demonstration of Phage Precursor in the Bacterial Cell, pp. 550-551
Albert Paul Krueger; Jean H. Mundell
The Hydrolysis of Sterol Glycosides by Emulsion, p. 551
F. P. Veitch; H. S. Milone; E. L. Everitt
An Effect of Lipid Feeding upon Vitamin C Excretion by the Rat, p. 552
Rade R. Musulin; Robert H. Tully; Herbert E. Longenecker; Chas. Glen King
Plant Virus Inhibitors Produced by Microorganisms, pp. 552-553
James Johnson


Scientific Apparatus and Laboratory Methods
The Use of Plastic Materials for Operations on Amphibian Embryos, pp. 553-554
Walter Alva Stultz
A Culture Slide for Dark-Field Microscopy, p. 554
Ward J. MacNeal; Anne Blevins


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Front Matter (3 pp.)
Selenology and Cosmogeology: Cosmic and Geologic Import of the Lunar Features, pp. 555-562
Herman L. Fairchild


Scientific Events
Intellectual Freedom, p. 562
The Association of Scientific Workers, pp. 562-563
The Annual Meeting of the Union of American Biological Societies, pp. 563-564
George W. Hunter
Geophysics as Applied to Continental Structure, p. 564
H. A. Meyerhoff; H. T. Stetson; J. A. Fleming
Recent Deaths and Memorials, pp. 564-565


Scientific Notes and News, pp. 565-568


Discussion
What is Soil?, pp. 568-569
W. F. Gericke
Are There Different Critical Oxygen Concentrations for the Different Phases of Root Activity?, pp. 569-570
Damon Boynton; J. DeVilliers; Walter Reuther
A Peculiarity of Pigmentation of the Upper Arm of Negroes, pp. 570-571
Palmer Howard Futcher
Additional Records of Hippoboscidae from Mourning Doves, p. 571
James M. Brennan
The Teaching of Botany in American Colleges and Universities, p. 571
E. L. Stover


Societies and Meetings
The International Congress of Mathematicians, pp. 571-572


Reports
Grants for Research of the American Philosophical Society, pp. 572-575


Special Articles
Identification of the Filtrable, Transmissible Neurolytic Agent Isolated from Toxoplasma-Infected Tissue as a New Pleuropneumonia-Like Microbe, pp. 575-576
Albert B. Sabin
The Life-Maintaining Effect of Crystalline Progesterone in Adrenalectomized Ferrets, pp. 576-577
Robert Gaunt; Harry W. Hays
Nicotinic Acid and the Growth of Isolated Pea Roots, pp. 577-578
Fredrick T. Addicott; James Bonner


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Front Matter (5 pp.)
Address of the President of the Royal Society, pp. 579-583
William Bragg

Summary Statement of the Activities of the National Research Council, 1937-1938, pp. 583-585
Ross G. Harrison; Albert L. Barrows


Obituary
Malcolm Lyons, pp. 585-586
J. Holmes Martin
Ynes Mexia, p. 586
N. Floy Bracelin
Recent Deaths and Memorials, p. 586


Scientific Events
The Proposed Cancer Service in Great Britain, pp. 586-587
Committee of the British Association on the Social Relations of Science, p. 587
Biological Abstracts, pp. 587-588
International Contest of the Scientific Apparatus Makers of America, p. 588
Grants-In-Aid for Studies in Science Instruction, pp. 588-589
The Washington Meeting of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics, p. 589


Scientific Notes and News, pp. 590-592


Discussion
Multiple Strokes in Lightning, p. 593
H. M. Davis
Tyrosine Determination, p. 593
Joseph M. Looney
A Linguistic Analysis of the Sixteenth International Congress for Physiology, p. 594
M. D.


Scientific Books
The Open Mind, p. 595
The Open Mind--Elmer Ernest Southard
Frederick P. Gay
Review author[s]: Alvan L. Barach
Fish Management, pp. 595-596
The Improvement of Lakes for Fishing: A Method of Fish Management
Carl L. Hubbs; R. W. Eschmeyer
Review author[s]: C. Juday
Statistical Tables, pp. 596-597
Statistical Tables for Biological, Agricultural and Medical Research
R. A. Fisher; F. Yates London; Edinburgh
Review author[s]: Harold Hotelling


Special Articles
The Toxicity and Absorption of 2-Sulfanilamidopyridine and Its Soluble Sodium Salt, pp. 597-599
E. K. Marshall; A. C. Bratton; J. T. Litchfield
The Application of the Nitrogen Isotope N15 for the Study of Protein Metabolism, pp. 599-600
Rudolf Schoenheimer; D. Rittenberg; G. L. Foster; Albert S. Keston; S. Ratner


Science News, pp. 14a+16a+18a

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Front Matter (3 pp.)


The American Association for the Advancement of Science
Intuition, Reason and Faith in Science, pp. 601-609
George D. Birkhoff


Scientific Events
The Pennsylvania Chemical Society, p. 609
Officers of the American Chemical Society, p. 610
The American Geographical Society, p. 610
Award of the Edison Medal of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, pp. 610-611
Address of the President of the Royal Society Introducing the Pilgrim Trust Lecturer, pp. 611-612


Scientific Notes and News, pp. 612-615


Discussion
Evidence of the Australopithecine Man-Apes on the Origin of Man, pp. 615-616
William K. Gregory; Milo Hellman
Some Notes on the New England Hurricane of 1938, Made at Worcester, Mass, pp. 616-617
A. W. Forbes
Ohio Pro-Glacial Lakes, pp. 617-618
George D. Hubbard


Summary Statement of the Activities of the National Research Council, 1937-1938, pp. 618-620
Ross G. Harrison; Albert L. Barrows


Special Articles
Anti-Catalase and the Mechanism of Sulfanilamide Action, pp. 620-621
Arthur Locke; E. R. Main; R. R. Mellon
The Effect of Ammonolyzed Foods on the Growth of Albino Rats, p. 621
Richard G. Roberts; Herman J. Horvitz
Vitamin B1 and the Germination of Pollen, p. 622
Walter B. Dandliker; William C. Cooper; Hamilton P. Traub


Science News, pp. 6a-8a

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