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

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