l'lic tlrvclopiiiciit of t lie iiIipliciitioii of cliviiiist ry to the study of foot1 problciiis his, tliiring t lie Iiist twciity-five yeiirs, possibly I)ccii iiiore iiitcwsc t liiiii iii otlicr I)riiiiclics of iipplicd sc.iciicc*-yet it. Iiiis iiot. \vitiicssctl iiiiy grciit. revolutioiiiiry tliscovt.ries cscqit. in t . h oiic noteworthy ciisi' of .it iiiniiis. 'l'liiit tlis- ~o v c r y iiiiist, of cowst*, 1)c put iii ii cliiss hy itscblf. JIiiiiy results, of :I iiiiicli less tlriiiiiiitic iiIip*iil, Iiiivc Iiecii :icIiicvt*tl iii t l i ~ iiitiwsificiit ion of t l i e yield of priiii:iry food iiiiitvtiils, i n tlic kiiowlctlgc of Iirwwviitioii, : i i d i i i iiiiiss l~rodut*tioii. l a iiiiikiiig ii riipitl w r y , tile clitIicrilt,y, iis 1 Iii\.e prwiously poiiitcd oiit , i s t o tlcliiiiit t h fic*lcl, for tlic vliiviiistry of food is not. iiii cwtity iii itsdf, i i i i t l how fiir to iiidiitlc iiutritioii;tI studics, Iiriiiiaii physiology, liiocliciiiist ry of Iiiiiiits iiiid uiiiiiiiilsz biictcriology, iiiid cveii iiietiillurgy, is it prolileiii iiiiikiiig tlic task of ii rcviewer rt diflicult oiic iiitlectl.
'l'wciity-five yciirs iigo i i i tliis country tlic clieiiiist wis rnrcly sccii iii food fiictorics-l)rc\.cries were to the fore i i i tlicir list: of cliciuical control, ccrtiiiit Iiiikerics iiiitl biscuit liriiis Iiiitl rc::ilizctl that cliciiiists COUICI be of SOIIIC ii(lviii1tiigc 011 tlic stnfl, i i i i t l scvcriil coiifcchii. ry i i i i t i i i i f i i c t urcrs Iiiitl iilrt~iitl~. iiistallctl Iiiboriitories. l'liere \vcre i i h ii few fiir-seeing firiiis