336 JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS At the close of the business meeting the retiring president, Mr. R. T. Dobson, gave an address on "Marketing Trends." Beginning with a •eview of the cosmetic industry in the United States, Mr. Dobson gave an encouraging preview of things to come in the industry in Western Europe. The varied climatic and geographical conditions and the diverse racial types in the United States gave rise to variations in com- plexion, the texture and dryness or oiliness of the skin, thus creating de- mands for special cosmetic preparations. Mr. Dobson gave interesting statistics on the amount of money spent on personal care and health in different countries during the past twenty years, showing rapid increases in all. There is a prevailing tendency in Western Europe toward a higher standard of living and this, coupled with an expected increase in population of 18 million during the next fifteen years, points to a very active future for the cosmetic industry. Members of the U.S. Society "landed in" London on August 6 to attend the three-day International Conference on "The Biology of the Hair Follicle and Growth of Hair" at the Royal Academy of Surgeons. A joint dinner meeting of both U.S. and British societies was held on the evening of arrival as a final highlight of the European Tour of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists (U.S.). NOTICE Members of the Society may borrow books from the library of the Society at the New York Academy of Sciences, 2 East 63rd Street, New York 21, N.Y.

DANSK KOSMETIK-KEMISK SELSKAB A'r THE MARCH meeting of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists of Den- mark, Mr. O. Byrge Sorensen spoke on "Statistical Methods in the Cos- roetic Industry." The usual statistical methods of control cannot be used [vhen the product to be controlled is manufactured in batches. For the •tatistical control of the thioglycollic acid content (and ammonia content) bf a cold wave solution, a method was developed which may be used for the control of any product made in batches. In April Dr. Kaj Zilstorff Pedersen gave a lecture on "The Sense of' ISmeli" at the Polyteknisk Laereanstalt. Extended collaboration with the neuro-surgical department of Rigshospitalet has caused greater interest in khe sense of smell with regard to diseases in the cranium, especially tumors• IDuring the last twenty years the senses of hearing and balance have been iinvestigated rather thoroughly, while the knowledge of the senses of smell •and taste has been quite primitive. Elsberg's method (1935) of examining Ithe sense of smell was found to be the most satisfactory for clinical use. ITreatment of disturbances in the sense of smell is often difficult but fre- Iquently if started early, helps the patient. SOCII•TI• DE CHIMISTES COSMI•TICIENS Society of Cosmetic Chemists of Switzerland THE FOLLOWINO notice of the formation of the Society of Cosmetic I Chemists of Switzerland was taken from the May 27, 1957, issue of Schweizerisches Hande/samts3/att. SOCI2TI2 DE CHIMISTES COSMETIClENS, a Gen•ve. Sous ce nom, il a •ta constitu• une association ayant pour but: (a) de diffuser les con- naissances scientifiques de l'industrie des produits cosm•tiques (/5) de 337