JInr. 9, 1O.

lO CIIEMISTRY AND INDUSTRY 1on

1938. Bullion rccovcry itdvniiccrl from $2,791 ,G77 to REVIEWS

.$3,261;303, gold nmouiiting to S9,BGG oz. nticl 21,251 oz. CIIEJIISTIWIN TIIE SERVICE OB A h . 13y A. Pindlny.
of silver.
111nortli-ivcstcrii Ontitrio (includcs tilgoiiin, Thitndcr
+
5th cditioii. Pp. ss 398. Lotidoti : Loiigtnulis,
Grccti LF; Co., 1940. 8s. Gd.
Uny, Piitricia Portion, Kcuorn nnd Rni*iy Rivcr I l k -
trices), tlic followitig tiiitics werc iii opcrtition during Prof. Fitidhy’s cltnrittiiig book Iias i!ow rcnchcd a
Deccttibcr : Clitic Luke, R ~ I I S O I I13ntikficlt1,
, Ilnrtl fifth editioti niid i t fully dcscrves it. Hc Iias acquired,
Rock, Jcllicoc, Lcitclt, Little l m g Lac, I\lncT,cod- by ninny yciirs of SLiidy ntid of tnking p n i i i ~ ,thc great
Cockshutt, JIugiict, Kortltcrii 15rnptre, Satid liivcr, gift of innking his stories ititcrcstitig and cnsy to follow.
Sturgeon Rivcr, St. Atitliony, Totiiliill ; 13crcns Rivcr, No oiic who wislies to learn tlie tinture of chctiiicnl
Ccntr:il l’:ttricin, Gold JSnglc, I-Insugn, IIo\vcy, J. Jl. rcsenrcli litid of tlic way tlris is npplicd to tlic bcncfit of
Coiisolid:tbctl, JIndscii Rcd Litkc, JIcICciizic lied Lakc, tlic humnn riicc could do bcttcr thnri rend this lnst
Pickle Crow, Sncltigo, Uclti, Kctiopo, Kctiridict, Straw cdition.
Lnkc Bc~tclt, \\‘cndigo. Orc milled totnllcd 2,003,779 Tlic rcricwcr ltns rend tlic book witli grcnt plcnsurc,
totis it1 1939, ns ngninst 1,576,745 tons in 1938. Crude ntitl nftcr tltis lias rend n good dcnl of i t for tltc sole
bullion rccovcry ndvnnced froni $15,727,783 to purpose of testing its iiccuracy. Fcw critics can do
$20,856,023, covcriiig 509,852 ox. of gold nttd 198,646 oz. botli thcsc n t tltc satiic timc ; you get curricil nwny by
of silver. tltc swing of tlic story nnd whilc you innrvcl n t tlle
skill of thc arguiiictit atid tiotc lioiv i t is mndc plain
Canadian Precious Metals Exports in 1939 to thosc whosc ktiowlcdgc of thc subject is sitiall, you
arc not in tlic mood to botlicr about dates and oLIter
Tho following tnblc cottipnrcs Cunnda’s csports of trifling muttcrs. X fnirly carcful scnrclt ltiis bccti mndc
precious tiictnls in 1939 nnd 1938 : for tlic muny sttinll itincciirncies that arc to bc foittid
1030 1038
Jlclnl Qiiniitlt) Vuluo Quniillty Vnluc in most of such popular books; very few, atid thosc
ox. S 02. s wry triliitig ones, hnvc bccn dctcctcd ; tltis is oiic of
l’lnlliiuiii (In coiicew
trtiteaurother furilia)
Sllver (111 orc, COIICC‘II-
- tl,l3U,752 - 0,320,325 the most uccuratc books in csistcncc. It is tliorougltly
trnted, utc. inctnl iip to dittc, a i d is very wcll illustruted ; good 11s tltc
coiiteiit)
Sllver bullloii
. . . ... fJ,S2S,U:jI
11,202,549
2,801.200
5,723,OUi
5,808,827
22,UB”.U87
2J40,SUO
0,838,402
cnrlicr cditioiis w r c , this is tlic best of thcm 1111.
Cliciiiistry lins uiidcrgoiie onc grcnt chniigc during
Canadian Base Metal Exports in 1939 tlic last fifty yenrs; tlic dcsirc ntid tlic ditty of tlic
ciictiiist in tlic cnrlicst dnys wcrc to lcnrii tlic priticiplcs
Cnttutlir’s csports of the nriticirinl bnsc nictals in 1939 of clicmistry nncl tlic propcrtics of tlic cleitictits iind
~ i n d1938 arc &owti in tlicibllo\\:ittg tablo : thc iuniiy coiupounds. So much WUS lenriied in thc
1938 niiictcctith ccntury that chciiiistry is uow npplicd to thc
Qllnlrtlt Vlllllu
1110 I%. s scrvice of itinti i ti cvcry iuilustry utid to tlic uiidcrstaiid-
1,22$,4S7 23,062,582
ing of tiintiy of tlic innin problcme that nfl’cct our hcnlth
-0.1!!4 !!iU,GJO utid hnppiiicss. l’uro chciiiistry is, csccpt for csaminn-
13,783 32,500
tion ~iurposcs, tiltnost n tiiisiioiiicr ; thc wholc of
colltellr)
j
2,041 178,013 OU1 40,083 chciiiistry is iiow used for priicticul Iiurposcs ; it Iins
..
cobnit, tllettiiiic (ti). ~,UOO 3,250 83,570 122,101
Cobalt, nlloyn (Ib.) 133,079 201,801 49,Ui.L 79,278 hconic univcrsd ntid l’rof. Find~iy’sbook is v n h d ~ l c
Cobnlt osltlex anti
C0b:ilL siilla (111.) .. 000,045 814,807 382,408 623.818 bccausc, ntiiortg 0 t h rcnsotis, i t tiinkcs this pluiti to tlic
Copper Iii ore, iiintk, world n t large.
otc. . . . ...
~ o p p c rb h t e r
1,215.000
311.118
8,505,004
3,113,742
l,OOS,OOl
305,273
7,637,581
3,05U.241 Tho ordinary studciit of clicniistry niid thc ordinary
Copper, old niid wrnp U9,306 644.001 34,374 205,060
- . brirri.,
Coiincr 111 liirots. lcctitrcr on clictiiistry should rend this book bccuuso
db. 3,310,311 33,730,48i 3JJ35.287 35,858,000 thcrc itrc still n fciv of botli classes \vlto scciii Iicirtlly to
ellcets, OLC..
Imtt III arc (meiit
.
Colillcr tii rotitl, ntrliid,
5Si,303 U,50l,802 535.120 5,707,022 realixc liow much light tho niodcni work tlirows 011 tho
COlltullt) .... S?,O49 300,811 71,023 345,304 \vltolc priticiplcs of thc scicncc.
Slckcl 11, . . . .
Lentl ill Aya
iiiitlte or
3,O 14,7 17
Il11,090
0,150,205
10.040,142
3,09S,U.11
8S(1,482
8,037,iUi
15,D5U,O?O ANNUALl h W I E \ V S OF PETROLEUAI ‘I’ECItNOLOGY. J‘Ol.
1,3011,284 :ID,G82,4UU 1,085,723 38,340,370
1V (1938). Edited by Dr. li’. 1% Gnrucr. l’p. vii +
,IR,509 1,410,000 30,635 l,l09,118 475. Loudot~: lustitutc of l’ctrolcuni, 1939. 11s.
4I2,UUU 520,Y08 .15R,4 10 1,154,812 This Roviciv of tho potrolcum litorittwo for tlic ycnr
3,119,801 0,343.680 ?,U14,”4l s,u2u,uai
1936 again rtiakcs its nppcnnr~ico. Tlicro cnn Lo 110
Alberta Oil Production in 1939 qucstion of its utility ; i t bccoitics possible for tho oil
Albcrtn oil production for 3939 was as follows : tochilologist to kccp nbrcnst witli tho tluvclopmcnts ill
liis industry without Iii~vitigto resort to tho originnl
Tiirncr \’idley I,ilucsioilu Oil \\'oils . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,180,161 copious litcrnturo tltnt bcoonics nvnilnblo ouch ycnr.
Tiiriiw \’iiIluy I h c a t o i i o GIIH\\‘clle ........ 70.U00
Turi1c.r \‘nllug ~ \ I ~ t i ~ i r p ~ iL’liuits
iiti ............ Z~U.787 Tho 1100k follows ~ l t osntilc litics LLS tho prcviotis Atinuul
Tiiriior \’nllca\* alitillo\\~criitlu ............ 8,431 Roviow tlcnlitig in t u r n witli tlioso aspects of‘ gcology,
IW IigIir criit~u
COIIICC, ................ 13,0”2 gcophysics, tlrtllitig ntitl productioti wliicli aro rclcvitiit
l\’niiiwiglit, Iict~vycriitlo ................ 1 I,O”.L to tho oil industry. ‘l’licrc nro no outstancling dovolop-
NisceIIiiiieoiiH ........................ 13,73u
iiiciits reported in tlicsu scctiotis; i t is noticcd tliirt tho
oil coniliit~iicsin tlio U.S.A. iiro fiiiditig grcnt tlillicidt,y
 1’70 CIIEJIISTRY AXD IhTDUSTRY Mnr. 0, 1040

in maintaining oil rcscrrcs aiid iiicrcascd nttciition is M A R K E T REPORT

bcing paid to thc morc scicntific methods for oil finding.
An csccllcnt revicw of I‘ cracking ” plant cquipmcnt Tlicrc arc no changcs to rcport in ninrkct prices this
mas givcn last yenr in Dr. Egloff’s Fcction on wcck.
I‘ Cracking,” niid although thc corrosion factor is one

of the major difficulties nssociatcd with the fabrication PATENT LIST

of cracking plant onc is surpriscd to notc that tlicrc is Tlic folloaliig is n llst of complctc spcciflcntiona of clicrnlcal Inlor&
wtiicli iiro open for inspcctioii iinilcr Sccttoii 01 (.I) (n) nf tlio I’ntcnt Acts.
littlc mention of this in this ycar’s Rcvicw, in spite l’rtiilcil eoplcq nrc not nvnllnlrlc, lint pliotopaplrlc copies niny ~ I Coblnincd
at n clinrgc of 811. per pngo (iniiriiiiuni is.) from tlic I’ntcnt Ofllcc.
of n scparatc section bcing dcvotcd to “ Rcfincry Plant Clinnccry Inla. \V.C.!?.
and Equipnicnt.” I. 19,309 (1039). Bnmng-BIcguin 11.-G. Trcntnicnt of
Thc dcmand for fuel of liighcr and yct liighcr Octiinc gnscs with pulvcrulcnt substnnccs.
Number is rcflcctctl in tlic cspiiidins ficld of “ Crack- 11. 10,907 (1039). Stnndnrd Oil Dcvclopnicnt Co. Fuel
ing ” and during the p a r catalytic cracking incthods for coitiprcssioii-igiiitioric g’1nc.s.
211

assumed commcrcinl proportions. It is undcrstnndablc 12,118 (1Y39). Stnndnrtl Oil I>cvclopincnt Co. Dicscl
too that those countrics that arc dcpcndciit on foreign fucl.
oil supplies should continuo to dcvotc much rcscarch to 19,309 (1939). Bnning-Blcguin A-C. See I.
the dcrclopmcnt of altcrnativc fucls, and in 1937 Gcr- 111. 31,309 (1939). I. C. I’nrbcrtind. illnnufncturc of
mnny \vns using over 5004 of siibstitutc iiiotor fucl aroniatic sulpltoncs.
mhcreas Grcat Britiiin was wcll behind with only 8%. 21,482 (1039). I. G. Fnrbenitid. Mnnufncturc of wvntcr-
Pctrolcum products from gas to asphaltic bitumens arc solublc condcnsntion products.
stiidicd in thc various sections and the R c v i c w arc IV. 21,051-2 (1939). Soc. Cliclii. lnd. in Bnslc. Mnnafnc-
rounclcd off with reports on thc dcvclopnient of synthctic turc of nzo-dycstll~s* .
fucls by hydrogenation aiid Pisclicr-Tropsch methods,
V. 2 3 , W (1938). Socll Gus. Jlntiufnctilring moisturc-
togetherwith thc various products obtained from low-tcin- proof \rriii)Iiiiig-~npcrs,
pcraturc and niccliuiii-tcnipcrnturc carbonization of coal. 21,190-1 (1039). Iwa1nnc. See SIX.
Thcrc is still soiiic ovcrlapping in thc trcntnient of 21,392 (1939). Iivnmnc. ;\Tnnrrfncturing protcin fibrrs.
various subjects which, liowcvcr, is not a scrious fault, 21,370-1 ( 1939). A-G. f. ~rcrtiiogcrisrcr\rcrtiiti~.l’rocluc-
and thc book is rapidly assuming a n iinportant position $ion of nrtificinl bodies froni protcin.
in oil litcraturc ns bcing nn nuthoritntivc study of the 21,593 (1939). Cootlcnc nntl Manirct. See VI.
p a r ’ s dcvclopmcnts in oil tcchnology. A. R. J. 21,641 (1!)39). Liccntin l’citciit-\%r\r.iiltii~ig~ Ccs. See \‘I.
21,704-5 (1039). Uritisli Celnncsr, Ltd. Ccllulosc dcriva-
E1,ECTROCIIEhllSTIlY Ah’D ~I.ECTI1OCHEhIICdL ANALYSIS. tivcs.
By 11. J. S. Sand, 1’11.D., DSc. Vol. I. Elcctro- VI. 2 1 , 2 0 3 4 (1939). Soc. Clic~ti.hid. iii Bnsle. l’rotluc-
+
chcinicnl Thcory. 1’p viii 133. London : tion of fnat tints on ccllulosc fibres.
21,5!)3 (1!)39). Couclcnc nntl Minivet. Trcntnicnt of
Blnckic tk Son, Ltd. 4s. Gd.
c1clic tlircnds.
Thc first of the two voluincs iiicludcd iindcr this 21,ci.l-1 (1939). Licetitiit l’iitcitt-\rer~~iiltitiiysCcs. Trent-
titlc is confiiicd to a discussion of the principlcs of clcctro- inelit of tlirciitls, fibres, fiibric, ctc.
chemistry. Thc author, by nssuniing his rcndcr to
posscss far niorc tliau n ruiliincntary knowlcdgc of thc X .9109 31287 (1939). Cliryslcr Corp. Eiiiisltiny fitirfuccs.
(I!):{!)). 1‘:tlcs Jliitiuf. Co. Ziiic cnyrnritiy-platcs.
subject, is ablc to covcr a very widc ficld in some 130 91 10 (I!U!)). Edcs Rl’nlluf. Co. Xitic bnsc nlloy.
pagcs. Tliosc scctions of clcctroclicniistry which lend 21,572 ( l!):I9), Altonifinii A . 4 . Alloy stccl.
thcinsclvcs to practical application nrc trcntcd in detnil 21,574 (1939). Altottilinii 11.-C. Alloy stccl.
and about half of tlic book is concerncrl with clcctrodc 2791-2 (1940). Inlnntl Stccl Co. I~crrousnlloys.
potcntinls, irrcvcrsiblc clcctrolytic proccsscs nnd polariza- XI. 18,841 (1039). Sclicncctntly Vnrnisli Co. hInnufncturc
tion. ’One would 1i;ivc lilrcd to havc sccn tlic chaptcr on of insitliitcd wire, lint1 r:irltisli for usc tlicrcin.
“ Tlic Lnw of Nnsu Action i n rclntioii to tlic Iouic 21,227 (1939). Brit. Tltoriisoii-llottstoti Co. Elcotric
Thcory ” givcn in iuorc dctnil in view of its iniportnucc insulntitiy itiiitcrinl.
in clcctxocliciiiicnl nniilysis. Tlic iiutlior intcnclcd tho XIII. 32687 (1039). Cltryslcr C‘orp. See S.
book to intcrcst i i wide circle which would includc 18,641 ( 1 9:iO). Scliciicctntly Vnrnisli Co. See XI,
students rcading for Ilonours nnd P~tssdcgrccs ; thc 21,060 (I!):$!)). 1. C. Pnrl)ctiiud. See S I V .
book is likcly to prorc populnr with this lnttcr class 21,350-1 (1939). A-G, f, \rcrtiiBficttsvcr\\’crtttIlg. ~Yee\‘.
sincc it covcrs nii iiuportniit mctioii of tlicir work nnd 31,491 (1939). J h i l’ont tlc Nctiioiirs k Co. Sytitlictic
is of convciiicnt sizc and low pricc. rcsiiis.
Thc morc contro\wsinl aspccts of clcctroclicniistry XIV. 21,080 (1939). I. U. Piirbcnilicl. Alntiufiicturc of’
aro confidcntly nttaclccd .but in ii book SO sintill thc slinpctl nrticlcs of rubber, nnd nnturnl or nrtilicinl resins.
author lins bccu conipcllcil to forcgo inucli cspltinatory XVI. I!), 13!) (1999). Sou. tlcs UsiiicH Cliini. 1111b1ic-l’oulcric.
dctail in tlia test8wlicrcas a nioro libcrril us0 of dingrams See SSI 11.
inight hnvc offsct this disndvnntngc. Altliougli tho xIX. . 21,190-1 (1039). Iwniiinr. AIniiufnctiiritig \*cgotnt)lc
book wns incant to bc coinplcnicntnry to thc sccond proteins.
volunic, \\~lici~ uscd on its o w 1 i t will talcc tlic rcndor XX. 21,063-5 (1939). SOC.Clicin. Ind. iu Dnslo. llytlrnt-
rapidly aiid safoly ovcr tlic grouiidworlc nnd sonic of the iiig iicctylctiu tlcrivntivcs of tho cyclopciitaiiopolyli~~~ro~~li~ti-
advanced parts of clcctroclicinistry niicl will prcpnrc nntltretic scrics.
liiin for tho iiioro coniprclicnsivu study of tho subject XXIII. 1!),139 (1039). Soo. dcs Usincs Cltim, lthbnc-
in tlic largcr rcfcrcncc boolts. A. 12. J. l’oulctio. I’rotcolioii of insccticitlcs.