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BOOK REVIEWS 



"Modern Pulp and Paper Making, A Prac- 

 tical Treatise," by G. S. Witham, Sr. 

 Published by The Chemical Catalog Com- 

 pany, New York, N. Y. 

 This book is a comprehensive account of 

 pulp and paper manufacture from the saw- 

 mill to the finished product. It is perhaps 

 of particular significance because it is the 

 first really complete, non-technical de- 

 scription of the pulp and paper industry as 

 it is conducted in America. The industry 

 has developed along quite different lines 

 here from what it has in Europe, so that 

 the European literature on the subject has 

 been inadequate, even for those who could 

 read it, to give any clear idea of just how 

 pulp and paper are made in this country. 

 Mr. Witham's book therefore meets a dis- 

 tinct need. 



The publication is, as its title indicates, 

 a "practical" one. While enough of the 

 theory of pulp and paper making is given 

 to furnish a background for the study of 

 specific processes and methods, there are 

 no learned discussions of the rather com- 

 plex chemistry involved.. Some of the 

 simpler chemical reactions are explained, 

 but the reader who wishes to probe deeper 

 is referred to scientific works along this 

 line and particularly to Griffin's and Lit- 

 tle's "Chemistry of Paper Making." 



The book is intended primarily for the 

 practical paper maker. It is, therefore, 

 simply written and no attempt is made to 

 discuss the history of paper making, to go 

 into details regarding the chemistry in- 

 volved, or to describe every piece of equip- 

 ment ever used in the industry. It does, 

 however, contain a strikingly complete de- 

 scription of the various processes by which 

 pulp and paper are made and the equip- 

 ment used. A chapter is devoted to the 

 personnel of a pulp and paper concern, 

 in which the necessity for co-operation 

 among the employes and between the em- 

 ployes and the management is strongly em- 

 phasized. Many tables and other useful 

 information are included, and practically 

 the only thing lacking to make the work 

 complete is a bibliography of other litera- 

 ture on the subject. 



Taken all in all, the book is an excellent 

 one which should fill a long-felt want. It 

 will undoubtedly prove useful not only to 

 the practical paper maker, for whom it is 

 primarily intended, but also to many tech- 

 nical men not intimately in touch with the 

 industry who desire to know the salient 

 facts concerning it. 



"1VORTH American Forest Research," 

 compiled by the Committee on Ameri- 

 can Forest Research, Society of American 

 Foresters. Published by the National Re- 

 search Council, Washington, D. C. Price, 

 $2.00. 



BOOKS ON FORESTRY 



AMERICAN FORESTRY will publish each month, for the benefit of those who wish books en forestry, 

 a list of titles, authors and prices of snch books. These may be ordered through the American Forestry 

 Association, Washington, D. C. Prices are by mall or express prepaid. 



FOREST VALUATION FUibert Roth 



FOREST REGULATION-Flllbert Roth 



PRACTICAL TREE REPAIR By Elbert Peets 



LUMBER MANUFACTURING ACCOUNTS By Arthur F. Jones 



FOREST VALUATION By H. H. Chapman 



CHINESE FOREST TREES AND TIMBER SUPPLY By Norman Shaw 



TREES, SHRUBS, VINES AND HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS By John Klrkegaard 



TREES AND SHRUBS By Charles Sprague Sargent Vols. I and II, 4 Parts to a Volume 



Per Part 



THE TRAINING OF A FORESTER Glfford Plnchot 



LUMBER AND ITS USES R. S. Kellogg 



FORESTS, WOODS AND TREES IN RELATION TO HYGIENE By Augustine Henry 



KEY TO THE TREES Collins and Preston 



THE FARM WOODLOT E. G. Cheyney and J. P. Wentllng 



IDENTIFICATION OF THE ECONOMIC WOODS OF THE UNITED STATES Samuel J. 



Record 



PLANE SURVEYING John C. Tracy 



FOREST MENSURATION Henry Solon Graves 



FOREST PRODUCTS By Nelson Courtlandt Brown 



THE ECONOMICS OF FORESTRY B. E. Fernow 



FIRST BOOK OF FORESTRY Fillbert Roth 



PRACTICAL FORESTRY A. S. FuUer 



PRINCIPLES OF AMERICAN FORESTRY Samuel B. Green 



TREES IN WINTER A. S. Blakeslee and C. D. Jarvls 



AMERICAN WOODS Romeyn B. Hough, 14 Volumes, per Volume 



Half Morocco Binding - 



HANDBOOK OF THE TREES OF THE NORTHERN U. S. AND CANADA, EAST OF THE 



ROCKY MOUNTAINS Romeyn B. Hough 



Half Morocco Binding 



GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH THE TREES J. Horace McFarland 



HANDBOOK OF TIMBER PRESERVATION Samuel M. Rowe 



TREES OF NEW ENGLAND L. L. Dame and Henry Brooks 



TREES, SHRUBS AND VINES OF THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES H. B. Park- 



hurst 



TREES H. Marshall Ward 



OUR NATIONAL PARKS John Mulr 



PRACTICAL FORESTRY John Glfford 



LOGGING Ralph C. Bryant 



THE IMPORTANT TIMBER TREES OF THE UNITED STATES S. B. Elliott 



FORESTRY IN NEW ENGLAND Ralph C. Hawley and Austin F. Hawes 



T*<E PRINCIPLES OF HANDLING WOODLANDS Henry Solon Graves 



SHADE TREES IN TOWNS AND CITIES William Solotaroff 



THE TREE GUIDE By Julia Ellen Rogers 



MANUAL FOR NORTHERN WOODSMEN Austin Cary 



FARM FORESTRY Alfred Akerman 



1 HE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF WORKING PLANS (in foreat organization) A. B. Reck- 



nagel 



ELEMENTS OF FORESTRY F. F. Moon and N. C. Brown 



MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF WOOD Samuel J. Record 



STUDIES OF TREES J. J. Levison 



TREE PRUNING A. Dos Cars 



THE PRESERVATION OF STRUCTURAL TIMBER Howard F. Weiss 



SEEDING AND PLANTING IN THE PRACTICE OF FORESTRY By Jama* W. Tourney... 



FUTURE OF FOREST TREES By Dr. Harold Unwln 



FIELD BOOK OF AMERICAN TREES AND SHRUBS F. Schuyler Mathews .-. 



FIELD BOOK OF WILD BIRDS AND THEIR MUSIC By F. Schuyler Mathews 



FIELD BOOK OF AMERICAN WILD FLOWERS By F. Schuyler Mathews 



FARM FORESTRY By John Arden Ferguson 



THE BOOK OF FORESTRY By Frederick F. Moon 



OUR FIELD AND FOREST TREES By Maud Going 



HANDBOOK FOR RANGERS AND WOODSMEN By Jay L. B. Taylor 



THE LAND WE LIVE IN By Overton Price 



WOOD AND FOREST By William Noyes 



THE ESSENTIALS OF AMERICAN TIMBER LAW-By J. P. Kinney 



HANDBOOK OF CLEARING AND GRUBBING, METHODS AND COST By Halbert *. 



FRENCH FORES /(j IANE i' FORESTRY By Theodore S. Woolsey, jr 



MANUAL OF POISONOUS PLANTS By L. H. Pammel 



WOOD AND OTHER ORGANIC STRUCTURAL MATERIALS Chas. H. Snow 



EXERCISES IN FOREST MENSURATION Wlnkenwerder and Clark 



OUR NATIONAL FORESTS H. D. Boerker 



MANUAL OF TREE DISEASES-HowaW Rankin.................... 



THE BOOK OF THE NATIONAL PARLS -By Robert Sterling Yard 



THE STORY OF THE FOREST By J. Gordon Dorrance . 



FOREST MANAGEMENT-By A. B. RecKnagel and John Bentley. Jr.. 

 THE FOREST RANGER AND OTHER VERSE-By John Guthrie... 



TIMBER ITS STRENGTH, SEASONING AND GRADING By H. S. Betts. 



THE HISTORIC TREES OF MASSACHUSETTS-By J. R. Simmons 



TIMBERS AND THEIR USES By Wrenn Winn...... .......... 



THE PRESERVATION OF STRUCTURAL TIMBER-Howard F. Weiss 



THE UNITED STATES FOREST POLICY-By John Ise 



THE KILN DRYING OF LUMBER-By Harry D Tlemann... 



MODERN PULP AND PAPER MAKING-By G. S. Witham, Sr 



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This, of course, Is not a complete list, but we 

 r related subjects upon request. EDITOR. 



shall be glad to add to It any books an forestry 



This bulletin contains, by individual pro- 

 jects, a compact statement of all the forest 

 research now being conducted in North 

 America. It covers the entire field of for- 

 estry, including not only such subjects as 

 dendrology, silviculture, forest mensuration, 

 forest protection, and forest management, 

 but also investigations in forest products, 



forest pathology, forest entomology, and graz- 

 ing. The bulk of the work is naturally being 

 handled by the United States Forest Ser- 

 vice. The extent of the studies being con- 

 ducted by States, educational institutions, 

 and private interests will, however, be a 

 source of surprise to those who have not 

 kept in close touch with the progress of 

 forest research in North America. 



