BOOK REVIEWS 353 Too often one finds the words "This material has been known to cause allergic symptoms in humans" and it is followed by another erudite observation, "Exposed personnel who are sensitive to it should wear protective clothing, if necessary, to avoid bodily contact." Now the author and his assistants, all of whom are employed by the General Electric Company, must be aware of the fact that there is nothing in Creation that doesn't "cause aller- gic symptoms in humans." And if they are not so acquainted, they better go back to school. A casual check of some of the ma- terials used in the cosmetic industry finds the aforementioned description applied to such chemicals as alumi- num chloride (the sulfate was not even mentioned), ceresine wax, char- coal, gum arabic (gum karaya, often thought to be more allergenic than arabic, is not mentioned), sperma- ceti, to name some. The descrip- tions of sodium thioglycolate and of thioglycolic acid will make the cold hair waving industry first see red, then purple. The coup d'etat is the hazard in using or handling zinc stearate... suffocation is not men- rioned. Not to be outdone are the descriptions of the hazards due to perfumes and cosmetic creams. These are truly gems. While there are some splendid data on many chemicals, those of the cosmetic industry are badly handled. Solvents are better de- scribed than most other materials. Some drugs are as poorly dealt with as are cosmetic materials, boric acid ointment, ichthyol, and theophylline for instance. The book has 222 pages of inter- state shipping regulations sixty- three pages discuss fungus disease and a 69-page review of radiation and radiation hazards completes the book. The book is intended for those handling, storing, or shipping chemi- cals. That includes a lot of dif- ferent industries and people. To this reviewer, the person re- sponsible for the first part of the book dealing with the 5000 odd chemicals did not do a good job. A part list is better than none of course, but it should have been more complete. Too many chemi- cals are considered hazardous that offer little if any hazard, such as those mentioned earlier. If we shall go to the extreme as was in the case of some of the materials men- tioned, then let us include water as a hazard, which would be ridiculous. A few more associates in writing, chosen from diverse fields, would have made for a better book. If you haven't already concluded that the book fails to come up to expectations, this reviewer has to tell you so. The publisher in ques- tion has offered few "duds" how- ever, this book has all the earmarks of a disappointment . . . and an ex- pensive one.--M.G.D•.N.

INDEX TO Acceptance of Honorary Membership, G. Robert Clark, 348 Address of Mr. Raymond E. Reed, President, Society of Cosmetic Chemists, 1 Aerosols, Low-Pressure, Stability Testing of, Eugene L. Rose, 315 Ammoniated Dentifrices, by Robert G. Kesel, 66 Ammonium Dentifrice Therapy, Evidence on, Critical Evaluation of the, by Thomas J. Hill, 73 An. alysis of Cosmetic Products, Spectro- photometry in, by G. Robert Clark, 290. Antiperspirants, A Method for Comparative Evaluation of, by E. L. Richardson and B. V. Meigs, 308 •Antiseptic Actions, A Study of the Mecha- nism and Evaluation of, by Herbert L. Davis, 295 Bleaching Creams, by D. F. Nealon, 176 Blending Agents in Cosmetics, Solvents, Humectants by E. Chadwick and G. Pears, 105 VOLUME II Current Sources of Information for the Cos- metic Industry, by Gertrude Schutze, 335 Dental Caries, The Role of Lactobacillis Test in the Control of, by Phillip Jay, 81 Dentifrice Studies, Therapeutic, The Syrian Hamster as a Test Animal for, by J. F. Volker, 88 Developments in Aliphatic Chemistry and Their Influence on the Cosmetic Industry, by W. H. Dicken, 126 Directory of Membership, 198 Discussion: Dental Caries Symposium, 36, 78 Dyeing of Keratinous Proteins, Some Aspects of the Oxidative, 240 Emulsions and the Cosmetic Chemist, by Jack Pickfall, 141 Evaluation and Study of Shampoos, A Quan- titative Method of the, by G. Barnett and D. H. Powers, 219 Evaluation and Testing of Nail Lacquers, by Henry J. Wing, 331 Evans, Ralph Liggett, Medalist, by Foster Book Reviews, 275 \ Dee Snell, 43 British Society of Cosmetic Chemists, 55, •Experiences with and Considerations of the 103, 273,349 Human Patch Test Method, by Herman Caries, Dental, The Role of Lactobacillis Tests in the Control of, by Philip Jay, 81 Chemical Classifications of Keratins, by Richard J. Block, 235 Chicago Section News, 54, 104, 272, 350 Chlorophyll, by William Mitchell, 183 Clark, G. Robert, Acceptance of Honorary membership, 348 Classification of Odor, A New Approach to the, by James Middleton, 21 Classification of Odor, The Rationale of, by Ernest C. Crocker, 15 Clinical Evaluation of Urea-Ammoniated Dentifrices, by Chester J. Henschel, 57 Cold Wave Lotions, Their Cutaneous and Systemic Effects, by Howard F. Behrman, 228 Colloidal Magnesium Aluminum Silicate and Its Use in Cosmetics, by B. Tarnoff, 250 Cosmetic Emulsions, Stability of, by William Colburn, 193 Cosmetic Products, Spectrophotometry in, Analysis of, by G. Robert Clark, 290 Cosmetics and the Future, by Eric C. Kunz, 265 Cosmetics Research, by Ralph L. Evans, 48 Creams, Bleaching, by D. F. Nealon, 176 Critical Evaluation of the Evidence on Am- monium Dentifrice Therapy. by Thomas J. Hill, 73 A. Shelanski, 324 Face Powder, Stability Tests on, Lipstick and Make-Up, by H. Henrich, 303 Hair Fibers, Single Human, Swelling Studies of, by Milton E. Ecstrom, Jr., 244 •Hexachlorophene Soaps, A Method for Test- ing the Degerming Efficiency of, by A. R. Cade, 281 Human Patch Test, Experiences with and Considerations of the, by Herman A. Shelanski, 324 Humectants and Blending Agents in Cos- metics, Solvents, by E. Chadwick and G. Pears, 105 Information for Cosmetic Industry, Current Sources of, by Gertrude Schutze, 335 Keratin, Fibers and Their Significance in Cosmetology, Some Physico-Chemical Properties of, 157 Keratins, Chemical Classifications of, by Richard J. Block, 235 Kunz, Eric C., A Eulogy, by Valentine H. Fischer, 258 Kunz, Eric C., Medalist, by Edward Segarin, 260 Lactobacillus Test, The Role of the, in the Control of the Dental Caries, by Phillip Jay, 81 Lipstick, Stability Tests on, Face Powder and Make-up Items, by H. Heinrich, 303 354