coinbining with n larger proportion of mctal. Tltc acid it.self lins also becn shown to nit1 tlic drying process. Tliesc drycrs arc thus able to produce tltc rcquired sccclcrat~ion of tlic drying with n correspondingly stnnllcr addition of thc drycr tlinn liithcrto (+--i% sufliccs in ninny cnses). T h y contain no free :iciil, arc frcc froin resin, arc rcndily :uid coniplctely solulJlc in dryiug oils and tlic ilsunl roliitilc solvciits, and nrc stable.
State Assistance for Scientific Work in Germany
In it rcccnt nrticlc (Z. angcw. Clieiii., Novciiibcr 17) Prof. Stock rcviews tlic nctivities of thc '' Notgcnicinscltnft dcr tlcutschcn \Visscnsclinft," n body wliicli ws foiuidcd in 1920, d i c n tltc rcsoiirccs of C:crni:cri seicntific workers mcrc vcrylow. At prcscnt, it ltns thc :icltiiinistr:it ion of :i Stxtc grnnt; of S,oOO,OOO ninrlis n ycnr, of ~rliicli 3,000,000 iirc nppliccl to inrcstigntions of spccinl intcrcst to t,hc pcoplc ( e . ~. , t o problcms of public 1t~:iIt~lt). !t'l~ aid of tiic " Notgctneinsch:ift " is nvnilnblc for :ill br;incltcs of scicncc ; in cIicniist.ry i t is dcvotcd :illnost ciitircly to the provision of :tppn.r:Lt;us and miterink, and to sn.larics for scicntific worlicrs, of ~h o i i ~ :ibollt 100 arc at prcscnt bcing paid. Sincc its institution :ibout SO0 sncli grants 1t:ivc bccn in& froin tlic fund n i i d 180 sti1)ciids grantcd. Prof. Stock ntt,ributcs tlic Iiirgc :imonnt :icliicvcd with tlicsc rclntivcly. sninll fiiiids t o tlie frcciloni illlolrcil to tlic :idniinistrntors. Fuel used in the Trnnsatlantic Airship Right 'L'lic fucl usctl I J ~ tlic C:r:if %cppclin (Clicin. S: Net.., So?., 19%) iii tlic rccctit triilisntltitltic flight was Blnu