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a discussion of the meaning of the pH scale and of pH values, and methods of making determinations (pp. 7-24); Applications (25-78); Materials and Equipment (79-112); Special Chemicals (113114); Materials and Equipment for Wster, Sewage and Industrial Waste Analysis (115-131). Some of the new sets which have been added in this edition are:
This book is the second of the publications of the Henry C. Frick Educational Commission. It is a report of a recent experiment in introducing a group of outstanding humanitarians direct t o highschool pupils; the comments of the pupils; and the effort to make the assembly program the beating heart of the highschool organization. M. w . G .
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For those who possess an earlier edition of this booklet, this fifth edition will be a necessity. Any one interested in the subject of hydrogen-ion control will find a vast store of information hetween its covers. M. W. G . Popular Science Talks, 1927-1928. Presented by Members of the Faculty of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science and published under the auspices of the American Journal of Pharmacy. I . GRIFBITH,Editor. Vol. VI. Phila. Coll. Pharm. & Sci., 1929. 249 pp. 15 X 23 cm. $1.00. The contents listed helaw indicate the scope of these talks. The Romance of Cookery. C. H. La Wall The Heart. A. Viehoever he ~ e a l m of the X - b y . I. Gti5th Building Stones. 1. Sfurmer The preservation of Foods. L. Gershmfeld what and where Are the Stars? G. Roeengarten, Sumac and Po~aonIvy. H. C. Wood Ice-wet and Dry. P. Q. Card The Rare Elements. P. P. Stroup nuropean Flowers in Commerce and Culture. E. F. Cook mame. G. W. Perkina h i m a l s That Live in Man. M. S. Dunn.
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the Support and Encouragement of Research in Science a n d I t s Technologies. Compilers. C. HULL AND C. J. WEST, Bulletin of the National Research Coun1 No. 66. Second Edition. Published by The Nat. Res. Council of the Nat. Acad. of Sciences, Washington, D. C., 1928. 90 pp. 17 X 24.5 cm. 51.00.
The Scope . o.f the Bulletin. The phrase "Funds for Research" has been used t o cover all funds which are used for the purpose of actual research, but as far as possible 'funds available only far administrative purposes have been omitted. Hence, the information here presented concerns funds available for the encouragement and support of research in the form of medals, prizes, grants, or institutional funds. "It is hoped that the publication will he a t least a helpful and suggestive contribution to those interested in the status of scientific research in the United States." M. W. G .
