Jlr. REI)CI~OVE, in introducing tlic papcr, espri~ssecl his sntiuf:iction tliut thc Socicty had now rec*ognizcd cosiiietics :is n l)rii1ich of inilustrinl. clicniistry iintl IL brmcli of siillicieiit iniportnncc to be trcnted as IL sepiir:rtc subject. n t this syniposiuin. Cosnictics wcrc iniportniit froiii two anglcs. It wns iiiiportnnt, first. froin thc chemical nnglc, niirl,:sccoudly, bccnusc tlic industry wns a growing one. In thc Unitdtl Stiitcs, n t nll events, itt now occupied n position of Icnding importnncc 1i:iving rcgnrd to ti11 its runiificntions conccriiing tlic mnnufacturc of tlic mw nintcrinls, the actual nianuf~rcturc of tlic protlricts tlicinsclvcs, and tlic innunicmble bcriuty pnrlours whcre tlic products \ \ w e used. , An cren more iniportnnt aspect, froin thc coriinirrciul irliglc, \viis thc hygienic point of view. d writer in 3'lre Y i m s rcceiitly stated that 11 woniaii who souglit bciiuty was adopting hygicnc and performing n socinl service, and hc personally would sap csnctly thc saiw thing about 11 1niin who desired to be wcll grooincd bccausc one vcry iniportant fiictor wiis that thc csscntinl oils used in perfiuncs hiid 11 much highcr Ridcal-Wnlkcr coclficicnt t h i i n phcnol. Thercforc, whcn n mun uscd cosnictics lie was liclping to clisinfcct tlic ntiiiosphcrc ! Dr. 13. A. SCOTT said the opening rcniurk inude by Jlr. Redgrove to thc clfcct that phcnol wns n w r y poor sccontl iiidecd to essciitinl oils should bc enlnrgctl ii~)on. The impression given was that thc Ridcal-Walker coelIicicnt_was not oltogcthcr to bc tlcsirctl, nnd it was the fnct tlirit tlic Ridcnl-Wnlkcr coelficicnt ~v u s now recognized us not being air absolute test of tlie strengtli of gcrniicidcs cind disinfcctnnte. It liud bccn iiiciitionctl by A h . Hcdgrovc tlirit thc he woiidcrcd w.hctlier tlpt \vns a wisc view owing to tlic danger of removing too iiiany surfacc 'fnts froin tlic skin. Nr. A. LIXTOX DAVIDSOX (Canada) said tlirit tlic Poor1 iind .Ihugs Act in Cnniitlir had reccntly lieen riniciitlcd 7111 V:lluc of sotrplcss shnmpoos should lx! kcpt low, but