niirl used in Irirgc ciitutit,it,ics iis :in iillti-frcczitig Iiiistiirc! in inot or-ctir radiators ; dinit,roglycol, nmiufactiircd to tdic cstctit. of 51000: (Jc)fI 111. pcr iI1II1ItIIi-\'IIiCIt is free from the c1r:iivl)ncks of ordiniiry nitroglycerin ; glyccil ctlicrs iititl cbstcrs :IS sol\wits for tiitrocellitlosc inatcrinls ; inntcrinls for stiniulnting plant. growth iiittl nn cnornintts r:ttigc ofproducts, snniplcs of innny of ~vliich Iic cxliiliitctl. iill of which wcrc h s c d nn the nwv clicniistry of pyrolysis. No less tlinn 300 tons of liquid cltlorinc wns Iiciitg t.urncd out. p r dny i n Cltiirlcstoii~ Yirgiiiiii, tlic l~rtlk of it, 1)cing iisrtl for syiithtic prncesscs, whilst 10,000 to 20,000 tons of synthct.ic solwnts ~vcrc 1)cing prodricrtl. I&m, t.ltcn, w i s n n iniportiint lcsson for 11s to Icitrti i n this coiintry, viz., to ctirry oiit. rcscnrcli on n large sciilc by conihining nioncy? tii('it iind rosnitrccs, and so k w ~i nliciitl of t~ltc riinrkcts. niiiny spcnkcrs strongly tlcfeii(letl this coiintry from :iny clinrpc of I~nck~viirdticss. I>r. \'. It. Ortiiniidy, \ ~I I o c ~~i ~~i i t ~t l i i t ~t l Dr. 1)ttltstiiti on Itis coiiriigc i n spciiking :is lie Itild ilolic, snit1 lie Iiinisclf Iind hccn ciilled "nv Ihitislter" bccniisc hc Iiiitl, 011 occ:isions, point,cd ciiit lvliiit, C:crtIiiiIiy W \ ' ~S tloitig. 111 this colttitry, Iioivcver. we tiiitst either iitlnpt siniiliir nietliotls to t,liosc liciiig c id opt ctl in Atncricn iintl C:crniiiny in ortlcr to compctc i n tlic! \viirlil's ninrkets, or \vc tilitst h i l t 1 ii t:iriIf w i l l :irt.iitnrl iiitrselws itlid (lie froiti innnition I)cliititl tliiit. will. Nr. P. 1-1. Ciirr c:lniiiictl there wis no Iiick of Uritisli cllcniiciil ability IJP enterprise. \'lint wus \vntitcd W I S tlic siiiiic snpport, for British clieiiiists that wis givcii to Amcriciin clicitiists in t,lic! niiittcr of liiinncc, fiicilitics, n lid policy. J h . Tliolc said we l i t i d tlewlqccl pyrolysis iii this cotintry long bcforr t.ltc Atticriciiiis stnrtcil, nltliorigli \v(* Ii:itl not :ipplicd it on the ~i i t i i e liirgc sciilc. A t tltc siitiic titiic, in iiiiiiiy respccts wc were not far licliititl tlw Aiicriciitis in tlic qitiintity of t81tesc iiiiitcriiils we tiirtteil outJ i n this coiintry, iintl iti tlw ivorlc tltiit wiis lwiiig tloiic, iiltltottglt we dill tirit iitliqit. tltc siitnc iiiethids of r l llicrc \vns 11 lively discussion on t.ltc pnpcr, i n which