BOOK REVIEWS 425 the "frame of reference" as to the intended reader is basically the beginner, the medical technician, and/or the public health worker, this fact may not be so detrimental to the value of this book. For the bacteriological researcher and/or the teacher, as well as for the experi- enced advanced worker in any of these fields, this book should serve as a useful and valuable adjunct to the more comprehensive texts avail- able in this field.--ARw•4uR R. CADE. books so needed as quick references. Such a need is particularly felt in the plastics field. The present vol- ume discusses the "most versatile and largest selling family of plas- tics." Six chapters include material on the scope of the vinyls, their types and properties, chemistry, applica- tions, new developments and manu- facture and fabrication. The book includes thorough discussions of polyvinyl alcohol and PVP.--M. G. deNavarre. Bm MOLECULES, by Sir Harry Mel- ville. The Macmillan Co., New York 11, N.Y. 1958. 180 pages, illustrated and indexed. Price $3.95. What are big molecules? The author explains how they are made, their size and how they are used. The material is clearly and con- cisely presented. Such compounds as ion exchange resins, silicones, fi- bers, plastics, rubber, PVP, Krilium are all discussed.--M. G. deNavarre. FORMULARY OF PERFUMES AND COS- MET•CS, by R. M. Gattefosse. Chemical Publishing Co., Inc., New York 10, N.Y. 1959. 252 pages, indexed. Price $6.50. The present formulary is trans- lated from the French. It stresses perfumery and its compounding. About 75 pages are devoted to cos- metic formulation, some of which cannot be sold here by the titles given them in France. The balance of the text is devoted to perfume formularion.--M. G. deNavarre. VINYL RESINS, by W. Mayo Smith. Reinhold Publishing Corp., New York 22, N.Y. 1958. 282 pages, illustrated and indexed. Price $5.75. This is one of a series of short ORGANIC CHEMISTRY OF B•VALENT SULFUR, by E. E. Reid. Chemical Publishing Co., Inc., New York 10, N.Y. 1958. 539 pages, indexed. Price $20. The author's background in sulfur chemistry goes back to World War I. This qualifies him to write so voluminous a series (five volumes) on this subject, a life's work. Volume I consists of five chapters dealing with mercaptans and mer- capto-acids together with their reac- tions and negative derivatives. Chapter 5 begins with a discussion of thioglycolic acid. Its various re- actions are described. Its usefulness in depilation and hair waving is not mentioned. This will be a valuable reference series, for Volume I alone covers over 600 literature and patent sources.--M. G. deNavarre. PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS, by A. Grollman. Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia 6, Pa. 1958. 1034 pages, illustrated and indexed. Price $12.50. With the increasing stress on pharmacological effect of substances (including those applied to skin), the need for a useful text on the subject is particularly felt. The reviewer used an earlier edition in his phar-

426 JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS maceutical studies and found it most adequate and useful. 'This third edition is brought up to date including sections on tranquiliz- ers, antibiotics and anticancer drugs. In all, twelve new chapters and nu- merous new illustrations are added to the rearranged original text. It is a valuable text and reference.--M. G. deNavarre. TREATISE ON I•o•G^•tc CI•Et•- ISTR¾, by H. Remy, Vol. ii. Else- vier Publishing Co., Dist. by D. Van Nostrand Co., Inc., Princeton 25, N.J. 800 pages, indexed and il- lustrated. Price $17.75. The theme of this volume is dis- cussion of the elements of the sub- groups of the periodic system and matters relating to them. The con- cluding five chapters discuss general topics. All the material was brought up to date since publication of the first German edition in 1931. The book is definitely intended for the more advanced chemist.--M. G. deNavarre. NEW MEMBERS Ahlefelt, Carl G., Jakob Nilsgatan, 24 Malmo, Sweden BaumRaertner, Dr. Horst P., 445 Kaiolu St., Apt. 1205, Honolulu 15, Hawaii Buchanan, John J., 57 Harris Ave., Clarendon Hills, Ill. BurRe, Robert W., 120 Palm Dr., Arcadia, Calif. Gatapano, Josephine, 196 Quentin Rd., New York, N.Y. Glark, Francis J., 2200 Brookline Rd., Fairfax, Wilmington, Del. Cooper, Franklin H., 255 W. 23rd St., New York, N.Y. Donohue, Henry P., Jr., 33 Sims Rd., Wollaston 70, Mass. Edison, Robert G., 5048 Marine Dr., Chicago 40, Ill. GiRlio, Leonard J., 1547 W. Fourth St., Brooklyn 4, N.Y. GorenberR, Eli, 964 E. 15th St., Brooklyn 30, N.Y. Grabois, Daniel M., 1190 Shakespeare Ave., Bronx 52, N.Y. Hintz, Warren J., 4137 N. Pontiac Ave., Chicago 34, Ill. Holliday, Dr. William M., North High St., Clinton, Conn. Karndahl, Claes O. V., Smalandsvagen 24, Nykoping, Sweden Kay, Dr. Harry, 1012 Nameoke St., Far Rockaway, N.Y. Lenox, Robert J., 1 Friar Rd., Morris Plains, N.J. McGlynn, John T., Star Route, Sussex Ave., Morristown, N.J. Obremski, Edmund J., 20 Fred Terrace, Dover, N. J. Peck, Donald B., 8 Wyndemere Rd., Bloomfield, Conn. Prince, Theodore G., 249 Belleville Ave., 5-6B, Bloomfield, N.J. Reyner, Ellis M., 2 W. 86th St., New York 24, N.Y. Seplow, Richard E., 103-26 Sixty-eighth Rd., Forest Hills, N.Y. Steinman, Dr. Irvin D., 140 Mont- gomery Ave., Highland Park, N.J. Tarnoff, Mrs. E. M., Birchside Dr., Nor- walk, Conn. Virtue, Peter, 185 Park St., New Canaan, Conn. Weiner, Rubin, 26 Laurel Lane, Levit- town, Pa.