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corresponds  in  all  respects  with  the  one  produced  by  the  method 
given." 
"  Deviations  in  the  formula  which  result  in  a  change  in  the  com- 
position of  the  final  product  are  not  permissible." 
♦  George  M.  Berixger. 
DEVELOPMENT  OF  REUNION'S  VANILLA  INDUSTRY 
(TIMES  TRADE  SUPPLEMENT).1 
Reunion  Island,  a  French  colony  a  day's  journey  from  Mauritius, 
and  larger  than  the  latter  colony  but  with  a  small  population,  has 
suffered  considerably  from  the  war.  In  ordinary  times  its  trade, 
which  is  mostly  with  Mauritius,  Madagascar,  and  France,  amounts 
to  some  30,000,000  francs  (say  $6,000,000)  annually.  Of  late  years 
this  trade  has  been  greatly  reduced. 
The  island,  all  the  same,  holds  its  own  as  one  of  the  greatest 
vanilla-producing  countries  in  the  world,  and  steps  are  being  taken 
to  improve  the  industry  in  view  of  the  greater  demands  for  the 
staple.  Experts  from  Reunion  have  recently  been  visiting  Mauritius 
to  endeavor  to  secure  capital  for  the  development  of  their  planta- 
tions, for  the  introduction  of  improved  machinery  on  their  estates, 
and  to  arrange  for  new,  practical  methods  in  packing  their  produce. 
As  the  Mauritian  planters  have  large  sums  of  money  in  hand,  due 
to  the  high  prices  which,  during  the  last  five  years,  they  have  se- 
cured for  their  sugar,  they  have  given  a  ready  response  to  the  appeal 
for  capital  from  the  Reunion  colonists,  and  the  prospects  of  the 
vanilla  industry  there  are  are  looking  much  brighter. 
BENZINE  POISONING,  WITH  REPORT  OF  A  CHRONIC 
CASE.1 
By  Russell  L.  Haden,  M.D., 
DETROIT,  MICH. 
Benzine  rarely  causes  poisoning,  although  it  is  largely  used  in 
the  industrial  world,  especially  for  vulcanizing  rubber,  driving  mo- 
tors, cleaning,  and  as  a  drier  in  paints.    Poisoning  may  be  caused  by 
1  From  Commerce  Reports,  Oct.  10,  1919. 
1  Reprinted  from  Johns  Hopkins  Hospital  Bulletin,  October,  1919. 
