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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[December 1, 1918. 



The Editor's Book Table. 



■NINETEENTH YEAR BOOK. 1918. THE RUBBER ASSOCI.VnON 

 of America, Inc., 52 Vanderbilt avenue, New York city. (Paper covers, 

 octavo, 120 pages.) 



THIS annual publication follows its predecessors closely in 

 style and contents, giving in well-arranged form lists of 

 officers, directors, standing and special committees, and 

 membership, the constitution and by-laws, and the reports of 

 officers and chairmen of the various committees and trade di- 

 visions. There are also included the addresses delivered at the 

 annual dinner last January, as well as half-tone illustrations from 

 photographs taken at various meetings of the association. From 

 the secretary's report we learn that there are 315 firm members 

 and 249 associate members, a larger membership than ever be- 

 fore in the history of the association. The treasurer's report 

 shows the finances to be in excellent condition. 



CHEMICAL ENGINEERING C.\TALOG. THIRD ANNUAL (1918) 

 . Edition. The Chemical Catalog Co., Inc., New York. (Ooth, 9 by 12, 

 836 pages. Price, $5.) 



The third annual edition of this valuable reference work is 

 intended for the use of chemical engineers, buyers and others 

 seeking information on chemical and metallurgical equipment, 

 machinery, chemicals and supplies. It is a collection of con- 

 densed catalogs and indexed data compiled by the publishers 

 under the supervision of a special committee representing the 

 American Institute of Chemical Engineers, American Chemical 

 Society and the New York Section of the Society of Chemical 

 Industry. Free distribution of Jhe book is limited to chemical 

 engineers, superintendents, buyers and others in responsible 

 charge in manufacturing establishments, and to chief chemists 

 and to departments of chemistry in universities, colleges and 

 technical schools. 



PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION ON ELECTRICAL FIRE HAZARDS. 

 By Thomas Henry Day. The Insurance Institute, Hartford, Connec- 

 ticut. (Pamphlet, 16mo, 120 pages, illustrated.) 



This is a series of lectures given before the Insurance Insti- 

 tute by Mr. Day of the New England Insurance Exchange. It 

 treats of the proper installation and the later inspection of elec- 

 tric wires and appliances, shows the causes of fires through over- 

 heating, short-circuiting, electrolysis, grounding of current, etc., 

 and the results of non-compliance with the necessary rules for 

 safe installations. The book contains many diagrams and half- 

 tones from photographs of faulty work and the fires or leaks 

 resulting therefrom. 



COMMUNICATIONS OF THE NETHERLAND GOVERNMENT IN- 

 stitute for Advising the Rubber Trade and the Rubber Industry. Part 

 VII. By Dr. G. van Iterson, translated by J. C. van Marken. In- 

 ternational Association for Rubber Cultivation in the Netherland 

 Indies. Delft. Holland. (Paper covers, 39 pages.) 



This is the final instalment of English translations of a Dutch 

 work published in 1916. It consists of chapters on "Porosity of 

 Vulcanized Rubber" and "Remarks on the Nature of the Vul- 

 canization Process." Much valuable information has been made 

 available to the .American and English rubber trade through the 

 translation of the original Dutch report of the institute's original 

 investigations on the characteristics of crude rubber, methods for 

 its valuation and the chemical and physical changes induced by 

 vulcanization. 



and miscellaneous materials, among whicli rubber is included. 

 Rubber manufacturers, and rubber chemists will find dala of 

 interest in the specifications on cotton rubber-lined rubber hose 

 and air line hose for pneumatic tools ; in the tests for cotton 

 rubber-lined hose ; standard methods for analysis and test of 

 white pigments; dry red lead; coal; yellow-orange, red and 

 brown pigments containing iron and manganese. 



van Sumatra. Dr. Ch. F. Haje. Middelburg, Holland. Pub- 

 lisher, J. H. dc Bussy, Amsterdam, Holland. (Paper cover, 75 pages, 

 map, 3 full-page illustrations.) 

 The object of this work is to acquaint young Hollanders in- 

 tending to seek positions on plantations on the East Coast of 

 Sumatra with their future surroundings and, to a certain extent, 

 with their prospects. After a brief historical review and sketches 

 of Kclawan and Medan, a clear summary of the various products 

 and the work connected therewith is given. There is a chapter 

 on Eastern labor, the manner of recruiting, and hints regarding 

 the attitude to be adopted toward coolies of different nationali- 

 ties. Another chapter deals with the Occidental staff, salaries, 

 promotion, etc., and points out various questions to be considered 

 by married men. The program of the first course in Indology, 

 instituted by the Kolonial Instituut, Amsterdam, recommended to 

 the prospective assistant, completes this useful little book. 



NEW TRADE PUBLICATIONS. 



In line with the n.\tion-wide movement for the conserva- 

 ^ tion of pneumatic tires, the Miller Rubber Co., Akron, Ohio, 

 has recently issued a new tire repair book designed for the 

 use of the car-owner. It takes up such repairs as can be made 

 at home, but discourages the undertaking of extensive repairs 

 where crude workmanship may ruin the tire. The actual ex- 

 perience of the Miller tire department has been drawn upon 

 for the information contained in the publication. Illustrations 

 are included, a series of practical hints and suggestions concern- 

 ing tire trouble, and a comprehensive discussion of rims and the 

 application of tires on different types of rims. 

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"Industrial Athletics," is the name of the eight-page 

 monthly now being issued by the recently formed American In- 

 dustrial Athletic Association, mentioned in our issue of September 

 1, 1918. An account of the first athletic meet, with illustrations, is 

 given, as well as articles on the value of athletics, women in 

 war work, how sports help industrial production, etc. The or- 

 ganization is strictly limited in its membership to amateur 

 performers. Extracts from the constitution and a membership 

 application blank complete the first number of the publication. 

 Its address is Box 277, Goodrich Station, Akron, Ohio. 

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"Regulations Governing the Production of Rubber 

 Products," Issue No. 1, October 1, 1918, that were superseded by 

 Issue No. 2, November 1, 1918, have both been issued in pamphlet 

 form by The War Service Committee of the Rubber Industry 

 and were published in full in The India Rubber World, Novem- 

 ber I, 1918. 



A. S. T. M. STANDARDS, 1918. PUBLISHED BY THE AMERICAN 

 Societv for Testing Materials, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Size, 6 

 by 9 inches, 908 pages. Price $9.) 



This compilation embraces a large number of standard specifi- 

 cations, tests, methods, definitions and recommended practice of 

 interest to engineer and chemist. The specifications cover ferrous 

 and non-ferrous metals, cement, lime, gypsum and clay products 



"The r;R.\( h Log" is the title of the house-organ of W. R. 

 Grace & Co., Hanover Square, New York City, bankers, import- 

 ers of crude rubber, and other products. The publication is 

 printed monthly on first-class stock, in pamphlet form, seven by 

 ten inches, with paper covers, and contains 48 pages in English 

 and Spanish. The first number was issued in April and contained 



