siiiiilnr fioorings. As an altcmntive, a canvas-toppcd boot lias bcen dcvcloped in :I works manufacturing caustic soda. Tlicsc boots haw nn iutcrnnl stccl too cnp wliicli will stand a vcry licilvy blow from n fiillilig object. d rubbcr composition solc is fitted whicli b' 'IVCS n rcasonriblc footltoltl on most surfnccs nut1 offers resistnncc to corrosives. Tlie tops arc of closely-wovcn cnnvns, leather l i d , and it is found that thcsc also stand up to attack hy criustic c.\rtrcniely well. Tltc rcsult is IL boot wliich gives ri Iiigli nicnsiirc of protcct ion with consiclernblc comfort.
'1'0 conclude t,liis paper, ii fcw remarks iiI)out> tlic ncccssity for cncourngciiicnt in tlic usc of protective nppliiinccs may not be out of plncc. It is often found tlint tlcviccs iirc pcrfcctctl and tlicn through lack of propngnndn cotnbincd with prcjudicc, ndvantagc is not tnkcn of t.licin. E,ducntion in tlic usc of gogglcs, glovcs, ctc., is most irnportnnt nnd it lins been found of advantngc to crcct in cncli works n tlisplny cabinet sliowing nll typcs of protcction and thcir particulrir usc (Fig. ). Anot licr method which tins provcd succcssfiil is the organization cncli ycitr of a Snfcty E.shibition. This nccd not bc on a vcry ninbitious scalc t o crcntc interest, and it lins bccn found thnt tlic workpcoplc gcncrally npprccinte such n display rcry tiiucli indccd. It tins, of coursc, only bccn possible to survcy bricfiy niid inadcquatcly a w r y widc area in this pnpcr, but if it lias the cffcct of stimulating thought on t,his niost important subject, t.lic tunc cxpended on its ~mpnmtion will lrnvc bccn \rcH rcwardcd.