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GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS By R. S. MCBRIDE,Bureau of Standards, Washington

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NOTICE-Publications for which price is indicated can be he rock are discussed; and the uses of ground phosphate rock purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, Government are described. I n addition to summaries of imports of potassium Printing Office, Washington, D. C. Other publications can and sodium salts used for fertilizer, the following table is given usually be supplied from the Bureau or Department from which showing the principal fertilizer material imported for consumption they originate. Consular Reports are received by all large in the United States in 1914, expressed in long tons. libraries and may be consulted there, or single numbers can be Value Fertilizer Quantity 5 300 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 secured b y application t o the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Apatite. Bone dubt of animal carbon, and hone ash. fit 1,119,785 892,529 only for fertilizing purposes. . . . . . . . . . . . 36,000 Commerce, Department of Commerce, Washington. The reguCalcium cyanamid or lime nitrogen . . . . . . . . 21,7Y,Z lar 7ubscription rate for these Consular Reports mailed daily is Guano i61,562 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,335 I , 5 5 1 , I 15 . . . . . . . . . . . 313,898 Kainit. . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2 . 5 0 per year, payable in advance, t o the Superintendent of 1,846,473 Manure salts, including double manure salts. . 168,969 136.526 Phosphates, crude. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 , 0 7 9 Documents. 105,272 Slag, basic, ground or u n g r o u n d . . . . . . . . . . . 9,199 BUREAU OF MINES 507,875 All other suhatances used only lor manure. . . . 1 7 1 ,603 Occurrence of Explosive Gases in Coal Mines. S . H . DARTOX. Bulletin 7 2 . 248 pp. Paper, 35 cents. “The purpose of the Strontium. JAMES M. HILL. Separate from Mineral Keinvestigation was to obtain information on the origin of the sources of the U . S., 1914, Part 11, p. 66. During 1914 apparinflammable gaies in c o d and the conditions under which they ently no strontium was mined in the L-nited States. It is estioccur. It was especially intended t o ascertain whether there was any relation between the occurrence of gas and the struc- mated that not more than 2,000 tons of strontium-bearing materials are needed yearly to meet the trade requirements of this tural or other geologic features of the coal beds. T o this end country at the present time. Strontium finds practically its many months were spent in mines and much time was devoted only use in this country, except as a drug, in fire works and night to the examination of mine maps, bore-hole records, and other data made available by the kindness of various coal companies. signals. “It is understood that a t present much of the strontium Two fields of work were selected-one in the northern anthra- nitrate used in the manufacture of fireworks and night signals is made from English ores that are delivered in Philadelphia and cite basin of Pennsylvania, where the beds are considerably flexed, and the other in the southern part of the bituminous coal other eastern ports at so low a cost that domestic ores cannot successfully compete with them.” field of Illinois, where the beds lie nearly horizontal. SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS “In order t o take advantage of results of previous investiSoils and Fertilizers. Price List 46, 8th edition. ?6 pp, gations of the same general subject, an extended examination This is a list of the publications sold b y the Superintendent of was made of reports of various investigators in Europe and Documents in which soils and fertilizers are described and tlisAmerica. A digest of the information obtained from these publications is included in the first part of this report, which cussed in their various aspects. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE constitutes an introduction to the discussion of the conditions governing the occurrence of inflammable gas in coal beds.” Pennsylvania Pharmaceutical Association. h I A R T I s I . WILThe Production of Barytes in 1914. JAMES Al.. HILL. Sep- BERT. Public Health Reports, 30 (July z3), 2161-4. I n the arate from Mineral Resources of the I-.S., 1914. Part 11, report of the proceedings of this meeting there is nientioned an pp. 61-65. I n 1914 the production of crude barytes in the United interesting resolution adopted by this Association urging the States was j1,goo short tons valued a t $150,000. This repre- use of the word “mils” as the designation for a one-thousandth sented an increase of 6,000 tons but a decrease of $500,000 in part of a liter. This resolution was brought about by the diversity of practice in abbreviating the words “cubic centimeter” value. The sources of the barytes is indicated in the following and because of the fact that the “cubic centimeter” is not extable: actly equivalent t o the thousandth part of a liter. P R O D l i C T I O K OF C R V D E BARYTBS I S 1914. I S S H O R T T O X S Av. price Statr Embalming-A Satisfactory Method of Performing. EDper ton Quantity Value Missouri, . . , . . . 33,31i 5112,231 S3.3i WARD FRASCIS.Public Health Reports 30, 2 2 2 3 - 6 . This article Tennessee and Kentucky . 8,932 14,393 1.61 Other States(u) . . 2.91 9,298 27.091 includes a table of results showing the instability of forrnalde__ ___ __ hyde solution in air in the presence of various alkalies, as conT O T A L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51,547 S153,ilj 57.98 ( a ) Includes Alabama, California. Georgia, North Carolina, South trasted with the stability in the presence of borax. Carolina and Virginia. Sanitary Legislation. The weekly numbers of the Public The value of the imports of barium compounds i n 1914 is Health Reports include summaries of court decisions and new evident from the following summary: state and municipal regulations pertaining t o public health. Barium carbonate--natural, . . . . . . . . 5 8,085 T’ery frequently these contain portions of chemical interest, Barium carbonate-manufactured . . . . . . . . . 36,305 Barium binoxiue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 2 , 709 The following paragraphs mention legislation reported in the Barium chloride.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68,866 Blanc-fixe, or artificial harium s u l f a t e . .. . . 32,619 July numbers of this year. The pages indicated are those of ___ Public Health Reports, 5-01, 30. I OTAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54i8.583 The charactekistics of barytes and the uses and occt~rre~ices Foodstuffs-Guaranty of Manufacturer or Dealer--Food and of the ore and trace conditions are discussed. Drugs Laboratory Established. California, Act of April 23, The Production of Phosphate Rock in 1914. \\:, C. PHALEN. 1015. P. 2038. The previous act establishing a state laboruSeparate from L\liiieral Resources of U . S., 1914. Part 11, pp. tory for analysis of food and drugs is amended. 41-56. T h e marketed productiou of phosphate rock in the Milk and Milk Products-Definitions-Pasteurization. CaliUnitcd States in 1914 was 2,7oo,oOO long tons, valued a t $9,600,- fornia, Act of May 4, 1915. P. 2039. This amends the definiooo. This was a decrease of 1 2 per cent in quantity and about tions of milk and milk products which have previously been in 19 per cent in value as compared with the previous year. The force in this State. Definitions arc given for the following: production by principal countries of the world, the domeqtic Llilk, skim milk, condensed milk or evaporated milk, COIIphosph:itc rcserw, and methods of mining and preparation of tlenscd skim milk, cream. evaporated or clotted cream, milk ,

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increasing. The average yield per acre is from 300 to 350 pounds. (P. 92.) The consumption of American cottonseed oil in the Netherlands is increasing, due to the shortage of copra oil, palm kernel oil, neutral lard, oleo oil, etc. (P. I I I .) Recent rulings of the Steamboat Inspection Service include the following regarding transportation on passenger vessels. Thermit may be shipped in tight metal containers. Fuming sulfuric acid may be shipped in separately packed containers of not over 5 lbs. each; or in one lb. bottles packed with other chemicals except chlorates, etc. (P. I IS.) Norway’s supply of rutile is insufficient to meet an increased demand in Europe so t h a t efforts are being made to obtain Amercian rutile. (P. 130.) Cargoes of nitrate are being shipped regularly from Chili t o Baltimore via the Canal. (P. 132.) An increased use of cocoanut oil in edible fats is noted. The cocoanut cake is useful for cattle food (P. 136.) Efforts are being made to develop the ceramic resources of Alberta, Canada, especially tile, pottery and fire bricks. (P. 138.) An artificial yeast is being made for use as fodder in Germany, by the action of yeast and a current of air upon a solution containing sugar and ammonium sulfate. (P.139.) A plant for the manufacture of carbolic acid is being urged in Japan. (P. 139.) Owing to abnormal conditions, the price of linseed oil in Netherlands is very low, while that of linseed cake has advanced. (p. 1.54.) The oil from the seed of kapok (tree cotton) is used principally in soap making. (P. 173.) The dried juice of the Philippine Papaya (Carica papaya) is proposed as a substitute for pepsin. (P. 192.) I n a summary of the American dyestuff situation it is stated that in many cases the situation is acute in spite of a greatly BUREAU OF STANDARDS Investigation of the Durability of Cement Drain Tile in Alkali increased consumption of natural dyes. The American plants are attempting t o meet the demands as rapidly as possible, esSoils. R. J. WIG and Others. Technologic Paper 44. 56 pp. This is the report on t h e first year’s tests which have been carried pecially of “direct black.” Efforts to arrange for the transit of German dyes are still unsuccessful, although the supply of out by the Bureau of Standards in cooperation with the Chief dyes in Germany is apparently ample for our needs. (P. 196.) of Drainage Investigations of the Department of Agriculture, The ash of seaweed found in the Philippines yields 15 per the Engineer of the United States Reclamation Service, and the cent of potash. (P. 199.) Association of American Portland Cement Manufacturers. Owing to the falling off of American imports of barytes, The results of a number of laboratory tests and extended field domestic supplies are being developed for the paint industry. investigations are given. The importance of care in selection (P. 202.) of materials and in the fabrication of the cement tile is emAlthough there is a great scarcity of thymol, the price having phasized. risen from $1.25 to $12 per lb., there is little demand for Indian C O M M E R C E REPORTS-JULY, 1916 ajowan seed, formerly exported t o Germany for the extraction Conditions in the Swedish iron industry have improved. of thymol. (P. 211.) (P. IO.) Efforts are being made to promote the smelting of iron and Efforts are being made to establish a cyanide factory in Russia, tin ores in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. (P.216.) for the benefit of the gold mining industry. (P. 2 1 . ) Fuel molasses from Hawaii is proposed as a substitute for A new gas plant is to be erected in Colon, from which the gas fuel oil in California. (P. 237.) will also be piped t o the City of Panama. (P. 46.) I n a report by A. V. Bleininger of the Bureau of Standards The price of gas from the municipal plant of Nottingham, England, ranges from $0.36 to $0.60 per 1000 cubic feet. A upon the use of American clays, it is stated that heretofore marked increase in the consumption of gas for industrial purposes European clays have been found most satisfactory in the manufacture of glass pots and graphite crucibles. While no single is noted. A chemical works is maintained for the recovery of American plastic fire clay has been found that is as good as the the by-products. (P. 50.) Efforts are being made to promote the cultivation in Florida “Gross Almerode” a good quality of clay has been found in of the Chinese wood oil tree (Aleurites cordata) from the nuts Missouri which, when properly mixed with suitable plastic clays from other states, will probably yield satisfactory products of which the Chinese wood oil is extracted. The United States imports annually 5,000,ooogallons of this oil valued a t $~,ooo,ooo; During the necessary period of experimentation, however, the life of the pots and crucibles will doubtless be shorter than with it is used in the varnish industry. (P. 76.) the European clays. (Pp. 2 58-60.) The annual production of paper in the United States is over The large plant of the Chili Copper Company near Anto$300,000,000 as given in a report of the Bureau of Foreign and fagasta, Chili, was put in operation in May. The completed Domestic Commerce upon “The Paper and Stationary Trade of the World.” Annual exports were only $ZI,OOO,OOO,but are mill will have a capacity of 20,ooo tons of ore per day. The lowincreasing. (P. 83.) grade copper ore of Chuquicamata is supposed to contain nearly The rubber production of the estates in the Malay States is 300,000,000 tons of ore with 2 I per cent copper. The power milk and half-skim cheese), buttermilk, ice cream, fruit ice cream, nut ice cream, and ice milk. The conditions under which pasteurization must be carried out are also defined. Cold Storage-Definition, etc. California, Act of May ig, 1915. P. 2042. This is a revision of the regulations defining cold storage as applied t o foodstuffs. Pasteurization of Milk and Cream. New Jersey, Chapter 285, Act of April 13, 1915. P. 2146. This act gives the Board of Health of the State of New Jersey power to adopt rules regarding the pasteurization of milk and cream. Meat and Meat Products-Use of Preservatives from which Sulfur Dioxide Can Be Liberated, Prohibited. New Jersey, Chapter 74, Act of March 24, 1915. P. 2146. This includes the following paragraph: “No person shall distribute or sell, or have in his possession with intent to distribute or sell, any meat or meat product to which any sodium sulfite, sodium bisulfite, or any drug, chemical, chemical compound, or preservative, from which sulfur dioxide can be liberated, has been added thereto or mixed therewith.” Nonalcoholic Drinks-Adulteration and Misbranding. New Jersey, Chapter 357, Act of April 20, 1915. P. 2153. This defines the nonalcoholic drinks and prohibits the sale of any nonalcoholic drink containing any one of a large number of preservatives and other substances listed. Vinegar. Massachusetts, Chapter 239, Act of May IO, 1915. P. 2199. This is a revision of the section defining the legal limits for the properties of vinegar. Milk and Cream. Newport News (Virginia), Regulation of the Board of Health, March 5, 1915. P. 2212. This regulation prohibits the sale of milk which does not score at least 75 per cent according to the methods of State and Federal authorities.

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STATISTICS O F EXPORTS TO THE UAITEDS T A T E 5 plant has 40,000 kilowatts capacity, using a t present fuel oil GERMANY-186 ONTARIO-410 PERU-SUP. 46a from California. (P. 2 7 7 . ) Potash Pyrites Silver Oxalic acid Lead KEHL, GERMANYI n a report by Thos. H. h-orton on “Swiss Dyestuffs for Amer- Fusel oil Gold Sup. 6 d Copper Cochineal Glassware ican Use,” it is stated that the Swiss dyestuff industry is seriously Aluminum IVood pulp Cement crippled for lack of crudes and intermediates, formerly obtained Hides Earthenware Alizarin Guano Chinaw-are Alum from Germany, but now cut off unless Switzerland agrees to Rlercury Gelatine Coal t a r products Sugar Paper stock stop all sales of dyes to the allies. I t is, therefore, suggested Logwood extract Benzine Pigments Gums t h a t arrangements be made to furnish American raw and interCocoa Ic.aves BRESLAU,GEKMANSEarthenware Kuhber Kainite Sup 6d mediate materials to Switzerland in exchange for finished dyeAluminurn Phosphates VEXEZrELA-sUp. 48U stuffs. I n addition, it is suggested t h a t the services of a number Arsenic Gelatin Iiides Glassware Glassware of experienced Swiss dye chemists be secured t o assist in the Sugar Hides Glue Balata Hides building up of an Bmerican dyestuff industry. Swiss chemists Iron a n d steel Balsain copaiba Paper Iron a n d steel Chicle have already similarly assisted the Russian dyestuff industry. Porcelain Barytes Gold Zinc d u s t Chrome (yellow?) A list of over one hundred finished dyes now made by Swiss Rubber Paper Zinc oxide Tonca b e a n s Artificial silk works is given. (Pp. 278-83.) STUTTGART, GERM.4NS Fustic IVood pulp -Sup. 6d It is proposed to erect a cement plant near Batna, Brazil, Drugs a n d chemicals x f O S T R € . 4 L , cAXAD.4Gelatine to manufacture cement lrom shells and coral, and clay. Sup. 23J T a r oil Asbestos .A marked increase in the price in the United States of argols, Paper Bones Citric acid Pumice stone tartaric acid and cream of tartar is noted. An increased producSilver and plated ware IVood alcohol tion from California is urged. (P. 299.) Ammonium sulfate BARCELONA. SPAIK-TIENTSIS.. CIIlX.4Arsenic s u p . 15c X new sugar factory is to be erected a t Binalbagan, Philippine s u p . .i2c Bone char Antimony Xlbunien Calcium carbide 322.) Islands, a t a cost of $1,250,000. (P. Beet pulp T-egetable Beesn a s fiber Creosote oil Antimony oxide Wood pulp is to be manufactured in -1rgentina from the tree Glycerine Argols Hid?? Sodium nitrate Barium chloride “Ara?icuria itnbricatn.” A paper factory is also under consideraJute Ammonium nitrate Fusel oil Peanuts .Ipatite Glycerine 339.) tion. (P. Porcelain Bone d u s t tartrate Further details are given of the new steel plant a t Sewcastle, Lime Hides Potash KOnE, JAPAN-SU~. Iron a n d steel Saffron 5. 5 d Australia. (P.346.) Leather Hides Soya bean oil Cod oil The International i\ssociation for Rubber Cultivation in the Olive oil Caniuhor Paper stock Oleostearin Isinglass (agar-agar) Setherlands East Indies, has offered prizes for plans for rubber Paper Paper stock hIenthol Tin Cork estate factories for producing “crepe” and “smoked sheet.” hlatches IVood pulp Salt Peanuts Pulp wood (P.349.) Porcelain LEEDS,ETC., E N G L . 4 N D Zinc ore 7-egetable wax -Sup. 19m A description of the asphalt and petroleum deposits of the DOMINICANREPUBLIC Brass -Sup. 2 6 b SINGAPOKE-Sup. 5.56 Philippines, especially a t Leyte and Tayabas, is given. The Copper Copra Benzine Chemicals exact extent and applications of these materials has not been Hides Cutch Wool grease Molasses Gambier Hides definitely determined. (Pp. 358-61 .) Resin G u m Beiijamin Iron a n d steel Sugar G u m copal Steps are being taken t o develop the superphosphate industry China IVax Gum dammar Earthenware in Southwestern Russia. (P. 382.) G u t t a jelutong Glue HONDURAS-SUP. 3 1b Gutta-percha Artificial silk Cocoanuts Owing to the scarcity of dyes, the British Felt H a t ManuHides SOUTHAMPTON, ENG- Gold facturers’ Association have announced that they will not guarantee hTangrove bark Hides LAXD-SUP.19m Cocoanut oil Peruvian balsam China shades, penetration, or fastness of colors. (P. 389.) Resin Rubber Earthenware Rubber Sarsaparilla Deposits of high-grade asbestos have been found in m‘estern Oilcloth Tin Silver Pigments China. (P. 393.) Fustic Drugs A U S T K A L I A - S ~ ~60c . Logrvood Cochineal Gas tubing made from glue has been proposed as a cheap subCoal Galls NICARAGU.4-sUp. 31b Hides stitute for rubber tubing. (P. 399.) Milk powder Gold Tallow Gums Silver Efforts are being made to develop sugar beet cultivation in Hides ADEN-SUP. 49a Cocoanuts Mica Hides Gum New Zealand. (P. 409.1 Ruhber Hides Rubber Production of matches in Sweden is hampered by a shortage .of potassium chlorate, formerly imported from Germany. (P,410.) The nitrate industry of Chili is improving, the accumulated The production of rubber in the Dutch East Indies is increasstocks being largely disposed of together with the current production. (P. 492.) ing. ( P . 4x4.) I n a description of the American wool grease or degras inThe Japanese government is planning t o extend the Governdustry i t is stated t h a t the price of crude wool grease has adment steel works a t Edaniitsu. iP. 516.) vanced from 2 to 8 cents per lb. Most of the American plants Deposits of magnesite containing 98 per cent MgCOs have use the alkali-sulfuric-acid process, but a few use the solvent been discovered near Lake Athir, British Columbia. (P.5 1 7 . ) naphtha process. (P. 439.) A new American sugar mill, erected a t a cost of $I,OOO,OOO A marked increase is noted in the output of copper and zinc has just been opened a t Monte Cristo, Honduras. (P. 524.) from British Columbia. (P. 442.) A large paper mill has just been opened a t Iroquois Falls, Owing to the high prices of English coal, Sweden is importing Ontario. (P. 527.) considerable amounts of coke from Germany. (P. 446,) Deposits of potash salts have been discovered near Barcelona, Canada produces 75 per cent of its normal consumption of Spain. (Supplement I 56.) clay products, such as brick, sewer pipe and drain tile, the reThe following special supplements appeared in July with mainder being imported from the L-nited States. (P,458,) . statistics, etc., regarding commerce and industries. The United States Bureau of Mines, in connection with the Germany, Alsace LorDominican RepublicChina, Chungkingaine and Baden52f - ~ ~ .7 h h Sational Radium Institute, has extracted over 3 grains of __,_ 6d. h-icaragua, Bluefields Japan, Kobe-Sjd. radium in the form of bromide, a t a present cost of $36,050 per Spain, Barcelona-1Sc. -316. hlalaysia, Straits SetUnited Kingdom, Peru-46a. tlements-56c. gram of radium metal. (P. 465,) Leeds-19m. Venezuela-48a. Australia---60c. An oil refinery is to be established a t Sandstone in Calgary, Canada, MontrealAden-49a. Portuguese E a i t A f 23f. China, Kiaochowrica--if,a. Canada. (P. 482,) 52e. Zanzibar---i8a Honduras-3 1b. ~~

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