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THE C If B A REVIEW 



C'ouiial Laiaaguey 



PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED 



Saitio Domingo: A Country inth a Future, 

 by Otto Schoenrich, published by the INIae- 

 miUau Company, New York, lUustrated. 

 Price, S3.00. This vohime seeks to give a 

 bird's-eye A-iew of the history and i>resent 

 condition of Santo Domingo. It is the out- 

 growth of several trips to the Domincan 

 Republic and Hayti, where the author 

 served as secretary to the special 

 United States Commissioner to investigate 

 the financial condition of Santo Domingo, 

 iind later as secretary to the Domincan Min- 

 ister of Finance. The "Days of Conquest." 

 1492 to 1533, are fii-st c.-insidered, after which 

 the important periods in the history of Santo 

 Domingo to date are disctissed. Then come 

 chapters on the area and boundary, the topog- 

 raphy and chmate. the minerals, the flora and 

 fauna, the people, the rehgion, the education 

 and liteiature, the means of transportation 

 and commimic-ition. the commerce, the gov- 

 ernment, the pohtics, the finance and the 

 future of Santo Domingo. 



Circular of the Bureau of Standards, Xo. 44 

 Polarimetnj, publislied by the Department of 

 Commerce. Washington. This book presents 

 in condensed form the basic principles of 

 modern polarimetry. The material comprises 

 10 tables, including the new Bureau of Stand- 

 ards Baume scale for liquids heavier than 

 water; results of recent researches; a con- 



sideration of the polarization of low-grade 

 products; a resume of the work of the Inter- 

 national Commission for Vniform ^lethods 

 of Sugar Anah-sis; and amendments to the 

 United States Treasury Department Sugar 

 Regulations. 



TRADE PUBLICATIONS 



Linl-BeJt Silent Chain, The Efficient Drive 

 for Machine Tools, Book Xo. 312, published 

 by the Link- Belt Co., Philadelphia, Chicago, 

 Intlianapolis. 



Link-Belt Silent chain combines the 

 advantages of the belt and gear drives. 

 It maintains over fS p?r cent efficiency, it 

 is fle.xible, compact, durable, operates on 

 short or long centei"s equally well, and when 

 enclosed in Link-Belt dust-procf, oil-tight 

 easing, makes a most desirable "Safety 

 First" drive. This booklet gives reasons 

 and illustrations showing why the Link-Belt 

 Silent Chain Drive is the most efficient 

 transmission for operating machine tools. 



The Link -Belt "Grasshopper" Conveyor, 

 The Ideal Conveyor for Handling Sugar from 

 Lender the Centrifugals, folder Xo. 363, 

 English or Spanish, published by the Link- 

 Belt Co., Philadelphia, Chicago, Indianapolis. 



Zelnicker's Bulletin, Xo. 243, listing firet- 

 class power pLint equipment and machinery 

 for immediate shipment, published by the 

 Walter A.Zelnicker Supply Co., St. Louis, "Mo. 



