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NOVEMBER, 1903. W I L L I A M A. N O Y E S , E d i t o r , E D W A R D H A R T , W . F . H I L L E B R A N D , J . L O N G , W M . M C M U R T R I E , A R T H U R A. N O Y E S , E D G A R F . SMITH, H. N . S T O K E S , H . P . T A L B O T , H . W . W I L E Y ,
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A n E x p e r i m e n t u p o n t h e l i i f i u e n c e of t h e F i n e n e s s of G r i n d i n g u p o n t h e C l i n k e r i n g of P o r t l a n d C e m e n t . By E . D. C a m p b e l l a n d S. Ball 1103 The. T h e o r i e s of I n d i c a t o r s . B y J u l i u s S t i e g l i t z 1112 T h e B e h a v i o r of C e r i u m , L a n t h a n u m , N e o d y m i u m , P r a s e o d y m i u m , T h o r i u m , a n d Z i r c o n i u m t o w a r d O r g a n i c Bases. By B u r t L a w s Hartwell 1128 F l u o r i d e of G o l d . B y V i c t o r L e n h e r · 1136 A M e t h o d for t h e E s t i m a t i o n of C h l o r i d e s , B r o m i d e s , a n d I o d i d e s . B y Stanle}' Benedict and J. F . Snell 1138 O n C e r o p t e n e , a N e w O r g a n i c C o m p o u n d . Bv W . C. B l a s d a l e 1141 T h e H y d r o c a r b o n s in Louisiana P e t r o l e u m . By Charles E . Coates a n d Alfred Best < .' 1153 O n t h e I n f l u e n c e of D i e t , M u s c u l a r E x e r t i o n , a n d L o s s of S l e e p u p o n t h e F o r m a t i o n of U r i c A c i d in M a n . B y I I . C. S h e r m a n H59 T h e C h e m i c a l C o m p o s i t i o n of D i f f e r e n t P a r t s of t h e C o r n K e r n e l . By C. G. H o p k i n s , L . H . S m i t h , a n d E . M . E a s t 1166 C r i t i c a l R e v i e w of t h e S e c o n d S e r i e s of A n a l y s e s of M a t e r i a l s for t h e P o r t l a n d C e m e n t I n d u s t r y M a d e u n d e r t h e A u s p i c e s of t h e N e w Y o r k S e c t i o n of t h e S o c i e t y of C h e m i c a l I n d u s t r y . B y W . P . H i l l e b r a n d 1180 F o u r t h S e s s i o n of t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l C o m m i s s i o n for U n i f o r m M e t h o d s of S u g a r A n a l y s i s . By F . G . W e i c h m a n n . . . 1208 N O T E : O n t h e E m u l s i f y i n g A c t i o n of S o a p . By F . G. D o n n a n 1215 N E W B O O K S : C h e m i s t r y of t h e D y e - S t u f f s ; T e s D é r i v é s T a r t r i q u e s d u V i n ; D e s c r i p t i v e C h e m i s t r y ; S i m p l e M e t h o d for T e s t i n g P a i n t e r s ' Materials 1216 R E V I E W OE AMERICAN CHEMICAL RESEARCH 499-526 Entered
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OFFICERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. President: J o h n H . L o n g , 2421 D e a r b o r n S t r e e t , C h i c a g o , Ill. Vice-Presidents: T h e P r e s i d i n g Officers of t h e L o c a l S e c t i o n s ; see b e l o w . Secretary: W i l l i a m A. N o y e s , J o h n s H o p k i n s U n i v e r s i t y , B a l t i m o r e , M d . Treasurer: A l b e r t P . H a l l o c k , 440 F i r s t Ave., N e w Y o r k C i t y . Librarian: E . G. L o v e , 108 W . 55th St., N e w Y o r k C i t y . Committee on Papers and Publications: W i l l i a m A. N o y e s , E d i t o r ; E d w a r d H a r t , W . F . H i l l e b r a n d , J . H . L o n g , W m . M c M u r t r i e , A r t h u r A. N o y e s , E d g a r F . S m i t h , H . N . Stokes, H . P. Talbot, H . W. Wiley. Committee on Membership; Wm. McMurtrie; C. L. Reese; E. G. Love. Finance Committee: J. H. Wainwright; Durand Woodman; C. F. McKenna. Directors. Members ex-officio: J o h n H . L o n g , P r e s . ; W i l l i a m A. Noyes, S e c . ; A l b e r t P . H a l ¬ l o c k , T r e a s . T e r m expires December, 1 9 0 3 : C. F . C h a n d l e r , Ε . Ε . S m i t h . T e r m ex pires December, 1904: C. A. D o r e m u s , C. B. D u d l e y . Council. Members ex-officio: J. H . L o n g , P r e s . ; W i l l i a m A. N o y e s . , Sec.; A l b e r t P . H a l l o c k , T r e a s . ; W . A. N o y e s , E d i t o r ; S. W . J o h n s o n , C. F . C h a n d l e r , J. W . M a l l e t , A. B. P r e s ¬ c o t t , C. A. G o e s s m a u n , G. F . B a r k e r , G. C. C a l d w e l l , H . W . W i l e y , E . F . S m i t h , C. B . D u d l e y , C. E. M u n r o e , E d w a r d W . M o r l e y , W m . M c M u r t r i e , F . W . C l a r k e , I r a R e m s e n , Past Presidents. Councilors at large.— T e r m expires December, 1903: F . A. G o o c h , E d w a r d H a r t , T . W . R i c h a r d s , H . L. W e l l s . T e r m expires December, 1 9 0 4 : T. M. D r o w n , C. F . M c K e n n a , A. A. N o y e s , E . E . 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