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(1) THIS is a pratical manual intended for the use of students and junior employees. The purely scientific aspect of bleaching and dyeing is not within the scope of the work. As Prof. Meldola remarks in an interesting introduction, Mr. Hiibner knows the theoretical side of the industry as well as anybody does... but his present treatment of his subject is not intended to supersede but to superadd to the scientific treatment. About one-third of the book is devoted to the description of bleaching operations, including some preliminary sections dealing with the materials employed, namely, the textile fibres, water, chemicals, and mordants. After a few pages on mercerising, the rest of the space is allotted to the discussion of dyestuffs and dyeing procedure. Practical directions for carrying out the operations are given, and frequently different methods of applying the same dyestuffs are adduced for purposes of comparison. There are numerous illustrations, chiefly of sections of machinery; and a feature of these is that in many cases they are made much more intelligible than usual by the use of a two-colour device to show the course of the fabric through the machine. The book can be cordially recommended as a concise and up-to-date compilation of practical information.
(1) Bleaching and Dyeing of Vegetable Fibrous Materials.
Julius Hbner. With an Introduction by Prof. R. Meldola, F.R.S. Pp. xxiii + 434. (London: Constable and Co., Ltd., 1912.) Price 14s. net.
(2) German Varnish-making.
Prof. Max Bottler. Authorised Translation with Notes on American Varnish and Paint Manufacture. By A. H. Sabin. Pp. vii + 363. (New York: John Wiley and Sons; London: Chapman and Hall, Ltd., 1912.) Price 15s. net.
(3) Allen's Commercial Organic Analysis.
W. A. Davis S. S. Sadtler. Fourth edition. Entirely re-written. Vol. vi. Pp ix + 726. (London: J. and A. Churchill, 1912.) Price 21s. net.
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(1) Bleaching and Dyeing of Vegetable Fibrous Materials (2) German Varnish-making (3) Allen's Commercial Organic Analysis. Nature 90, 65 (1912). https://doi.org/10.1038/090065a0
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