BOOK REVIEWS 351 State Pharmaceutical Assn., and president of the New York Academy of Pharmacy. He was also editor of the New York State Pharmacist. In 1946 he retired after 40 years of service on the faculty of the College of Pharmacy of Columbia University and 18 years as associate dean. His contribution to the cosmetic industry was notable. He was the first to offer scientific courses in the manufacture of cosmetics and many men now in important po- sitions in the industry took his eve- ning courses in the early twenties. These were continued until he re- tired, when others carried on the work. He was mayor of Ocean Beach on Fire Island where he was a Summer resident for 45 years. He was the author of many scien- tific articles and was formerly a contributing editor of the •lmeri- can Perfumer. He is survived by his widow, a son, a daughter, and a sister in Munich, Germany. (Courtesy .¾merican Perf umer) BOOK REVIEWS BEEsw^x, by H. H. Root, 154 pages, illustrated and indexed. Size $1/2 X 8a/4 inches. Chemical Pub- lishing Co., Inc., Brooklyn 2, N.Y., 1951. Price $4.75. The author devotes 43 pages to the origins and history of beeswax, tracing man's knowledge from the earliest day to the present. Bee cultivation, extraction, and bleach- ing of beeswax are adequately re- viewed. In quoting from three different books, two of which are well-known cosmetic books, the author covers the subject of cos- metics quite well. His coverage of pharmaceutical uses of beeswax are not as good. Finally, the use of beeswax in candles is reviewed in 6 pages, which seems inadequate to this reviewer. The author appears to know con- siderably more about raising bees and making beeswax than he does about its use in industry. There is no comparison of the several best known and most commonly used beeswaxes on the civilized markets of the world with the relative merits of the one compared to the other. Those in the cosmetic industry know how origin affects emulsion stability and smoothness in cold cream, for instance. Adulteration and its detection in beeswax is only sketchily covered. No typographical errors were noted. The book seems over- priced but is well made and easy to read. In spite of the weakness of the book in parts--which will no doubt be overcome in future edi- tions-you will want to add it to your library.--M.G.DEN. PARFUMERIE ET COSMETOLOGIE, by Pierre Velon, size 51/4 X 81/4 inches, 75 pages, illustrated. Presses Documentaires, Paris, France, 1951. In French. Price 365 Francs. This pleasant booklet is based on the lectures of the author given at

BOOK REVIEWS 351 State Pharmaceutical Assn., and president of the New York Academy of Pharmacy. He was also editor of the New York State Pharmacist. In 1946 he retired after 40 years of service on the faculty of the College of Pharmacy of Columbia University and 18 years as associate dean. His contribution to the cosmetic industry was notable. He was the first to offer scientific courses in the manufacture of cosmetics and many men now in important po- sitions in the industry took his eve- ning courses in the early twenties. These were continued until he re- tired, when others carried on the work. He was mayor of Ocean Beach on Fire Island where he was a Summer resident for 45 years. He was the author of many scien- tific articles and was formerly a contributing editor of the •lmeri- can Perfumer. He is survived by his widow, a son, a daughter, and a sister in Munich, Germany. (Courtesy .¾merican Perf umer) BOOK REVIEWS BEEsw^x, by H. H. Root, 154 pages, illustrated and indexed. Size $1/2 X 8a/4 inches. Chemical Pub- lishing Co., Inc., Brooklyn 2, N.Y., 1951. Price $4.75. The author devotes 43 pages to the origins and history of beeswax, tracing man's knowledge from the earliest day to the present. Bee cultivation, extraction, and bleach- ing of beeswax are adequately re- viewed. In quoting from three different books, two of which are well-known cosmetic books, the author covers the subject of cos- metics quite well. His coverage of pharmaceutical uses of beeswax are not as good. Finally, the use of beeswax in candles is reviewed in 6 pages, which seems inadequate to this reviewer. The author appears to know con- siderably more about raising bees and making beeswax than he does about its use in industry. There is no comparison of the several best known and most commonly used beeswaxes on the civilized markets of the world with the relative merits of the one compared to the other. Those in the cosmetic industry know how origin affects emulsion stability and smoothness in cold cream, for instance. Adulteration and its detection in beeswax is only sketchily covered. No typographical errors were noted. The book seems over- priced but is well made and easy to read. In spite of the weakness of the book in parts--which will no doubt be overcome in future edi- tions-you will want to add it to your library.--M.G.DEN. PARFUMERIE ET COSMETOLOGIE, by Pierre Velon, size 51/4 X 81/4 inches, 75 pages, illustrated. Presses Documentaires, Paris, France, 1951. In French. Price 365 Francs. This pleasant booklet is based on the lectures of the author given at