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SCIENCE. 



[N. S. Vol. VII. No. 159. 



DISCUSSION AND CORRESPONDENCE. 



THE THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF 

 APPLIED CHEMISTRY. 



To THE Editor op Science : The great suc- 

 cess of the Second International Congress of 

 Applied Chemistry leads to the belief that the 

 next one, which is to be held in Vienna in 

 July, 1898, will also be numerously attended. 

 Nearly 2,000 members were present at the 

 Paris meeting, and it required five large vol- 

 umes to contain the report of its proceedings. 



The undersigned have been appointed a com- 

 mittee in the United States to promote the 

 interests of the Third International Congress of 

 Applied Chemistry, and beg to call the attention 

 of the chemists of this country to that meeting, 

 with the hope that many may be induced to 

 attend. Those who subscribe and receive their 

 membership cards will be entitled to all reduc- 

 tions in rates going to and coming from Vienna 

 which are arranged for members of the Con- 

 gress. During the Paris meeting the French 

 line of steamers reduced its rates 33 per cent, 

 to members of the Congress. It is hoped that 

 an arrangement can be made with some of the 

 steamship lines during the coming summer for 

 a similar reduction, although the committee 

 has not yet been informed of any arrangement 

 of this kind. 



The opportunity of meeting distinguished 

 chemists from all parts of the world should not 

 be lost sight of, and will doubtless be appre- 

 ciated by the American members. The scientific 

 work of the Congress will be divided into the 

 following sections : 



Section 1. General analytical chemistry and 

 apparatus. Dr. George Vortmann, Wien, IV 

 Schaumburgergasse 16, Chairman. 



Section 2. Food, medicinal and pharmaceut- 

 ical chemistry. Dr. Ernst Ludwig, Wien, XIX 

 Bilrothstrasse 72, Chairman. 



Section 8. Agricultural Chemistry, Professor 

 E. Meissl, Wien, II Trummerstrasse 3, Chair- 

 man. 



Section 4. Chemistry of the sugar industry, 

 Professor Friedrich Strohmer, Wien, IV/2 

 Schonburgstrasse 6, Chairman. 



Section 5. Chemistry of the fermenting in- 

 dustries. Professor F. Schwackhafer, Wien, 

 XIX Karl Ludwigstrasse 74, Chairman. 



Section 6. Chemistry of wine making, Dr. L. 

 Rosier, Wieu, Physiologische Versuchsstation, 

 Chairman. 



Section 7. Inorganic chemical industries 

 (manufacture of sulphuric acid, soda, etc.), 

 Herr Paul Seybel, Wien, III Reissnerstrasse 

 50, Chairman. 



Section 8. Metallurgy and explosives, Pro- 

 fessor Franz Kupelwieser, Wien, I Franzen- 

 ring, Chairman. 



Section 9. Organic chemical industries, Dr. 

 Hugo Ritter von Perger, Wien, IV Gusshaus- 

 strasse 23, Chairman. 



Section 10. Chemistry of the graphic indus- 

 tries (photo-chemistry, photography, etc.). Dr. 

 Josef Maria Eder, Wien, VII West Cohnstrasse 

 25, Chairman. 



Section 11. Didactic chemistry, Professor 

 Franz Lafar, Wien, Technische Hochschule, 

 Chairman. 



Section 12. Electro-chemistry, Dr. Karl 

 Kellner, Hallein, Salsburg, Chairman. 



All persons desiring to become members, and 

 wishing further information on the subject of 

 the Congress can secure copies of the pro- 

 visional 'reglement' by addressing the chairman 

 of the committee, Washington, D. C. 



Excursions, visits to localities of interest, 

 banquets, etc., will be arranged for and defi- 

 nitely announced at a later period. Papers in 

 German, French and English will be accepted, 

 and authors are requested to communicate 

 with the several chairmen and send them titles 

 of papers and subjects which they would like 

 to have discussed. 



All persons intending to become members of 

 the Congress may receive a membership card 

 from the Secretary, Dr. F. Strohmer, by send- 

 ing 21 francs to his address, IV/2 Schonburg- 

 strasse, Nr. 6, Vienna, Austria. If preferred, 

 members may send $4.30 to the Chairman of 

 the American Committee, who will transmit the 

 proper amount to Dr. Strohmer. 



The provisional officers of the Congress are 

 as follows : 



President of Honor — ^Hofrath Professor Dr. 

 Alexander Bauer. 



Active President — Regierungsrath Dr. Hugo 

 Ritter v. Perger, Professor in the Royal Imperia 

 Technical High School of Vienna. 



