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promises t o do for warfare what chloroform has done for ~ u r g e r y . ~There will be no more nauseating horror of blood-bespattered shambles and the stench arising from shell-blasted bits of decaying humanity. The hideous memories of crunching bones pierced by charging bayonets will be gone. Instead we can expect the capture of unresisting, pathetic groups of sneezing, weeping, vomiting soldiers, who can he restored to perfect health by a ten-minute dose of dilute chlorine. War will be more a t a'distance; personal combat will be lessened. In concluding we may say that i t is foolish to believe any nation will hesitate t o use gases in future struggles. Gas has proved itself far more humane, effective, and economical than any other weapon. It has developed into an indispensable implement of attack and defense and there is no doubt that it will be the chief weapon of the future: Bibliography BOOKS Haldane. J. B. S . . "Callinicus." E. P. Dutton & Co., New York City. 1925. Howe, H. E., "Chemistry in the World's Work," D. Van Nostrand Co., Inc., New York City, 1926. Lefebure, Victor, "The Riddle of the Rhine," The Chemical Foundation, Inc.. New York City, 1923. Slosson, Edwin E., "Creative Chemistry," The Century Co., New York City, 1919. Weller, C. V., "Pathology of Gassing," a reprint from the International Association of National Museums, Ann Arbor, 1918. Vedder. Edwarct P.. "Medical Aspects of Chemi* Warfare," Williams & Wilkins Co.. Baltimore. 1925. PERIODICALS "Human Atrocities," G. Frank, Century, 99, 505-6 (Feb., 1920). "Humanizing War." George Witten. OuUook, 144, 529-31 (Dec. 22. 1926). "Outlawrv of Poison Gases in Warfare," 1. M. Scammell, Currenl Hisforg. 30.396403 (June, 19%). THISJOURNAL, 4 (Nov., 1927); 7 (Jan. & Feb.. 1930); 6 (1929); 7 (1930) Ckemiucl Warfare Maga~ine.13 (May 15, 1927); 15 (Nov. 15, 1929).
Potash in Australia. With the object of testing the possibilities of Lake Eyre, in of potash salts, Mr. C. T. Madigan, lecturer in geology a t South Australia, as a sothe University of Adelaide, is visiting that district. Mr. Madigan is making the visit with the chief object of establishing t h a t i t is possible t o motor on the lake. If that can he done, it is the intention of the Department of Mines t o sink bores t o ascertain if salt deposits are present. Several bores t o a depth of 30 ft. will he sunk by Mr. Madigan, and if the work proves satisfactory, the Department of Mines will let down bores t o a depth of 1000 ft. It is hoped t o reveal the presence of potash salts. There are no known deposits in Australia, all stocks being imported from Germany. Mr. Madigan will he awompanied by Professor J. A. Prescott of the Waite Agricultural Research Institute.-Chem. Ag6
