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/ Industrial Hygiene Digest - 33 August, 1949 3es Tox. 3d rt iie o- 1 :re hea ind 927 Turpentinea and Dermtltla. Queries and Minor Botes. J.A.M.A. lfo, 10# (5u3y 23, 1949). 7our forma of turpentine have vide end somewhat a lmllar fie Ida of Industrial application, and all have been aaaoclated vltb the causation of ecne dermatitis among those exposed. The earliest form vas "gum spirits turpentine" vhlch vas derived from the distillation of gum exuded from living pine trees after slashing. "Steam distilled" and"destructively distilled" turpentines are obtained chiefly from stumps reduced to chip site. A fourth farm Is prepared by extraction from chipped, dead pine vood by euch solvents as naphtha, followed by distillation to recover the naphtha and remove the heavier residues. 928 Local and Systemic Effects following Shin Contact With Phenol- A Revlev of the Literature W.B. Deichmann. J. Ind. Hyg. A Tox. jl. 14b- "(May, 19U9). From the works reviewed, It Is evident that dilute and concentrated aqueous solutions of phenol pass readily through the shin and mucous mem branes . They should not be used as dressings or compresses or far wash ing hair to treat Infections. In case a salve containing 1 to 2?! of phenol Is used, only small areas should be treated at one time and bandages should not be applied to the site of treatment. Mixtures of phenol and camphor containing 30$ or a higher concentration of phenol should never be considered for self-medlcatlan. -- Author's Discuss Ion 929 Local Application of Aluminum Toll and Other Substances In Burn Therapy. V.A. Bream. A.W. Farmer and WJt. Franks. Am. J. Surg. 76. 594-604 (Bov. 1948). The use of aluminum foil appeared to Influence favorably the local result by elimination of the use of ointments and by facilitating the dispersion of exudate to the periphery of the burn. Bo evidence of toxi city resulted. The systemic reaction vas. If anything, less obvious. Titanium dioxide exposure cream vas considered to be Irritating, as shown by production of pain, delay In healing, and possible destruction of epi thelial remnants. Massive doses of ascorbic acid quickly corrected the state of ascorbic acid depletion, but did not Influence the systemic re action to thermal burns nor lessen the general signs of Illness. Blood glutathione levels were not found to be Influenced by thermal burns vlthln the limits of the method of determination employed end bore no con sistent relationship to changes In serum ascorbic acid levels. -- Authors1 Summary Bev High In College graduates. An all-time high of approximately 4;0,000 ccliccr o-3 univ ersity degrees were conferred during the year ending June 30, 1V**9, according to the Federal Security Agency's Office of Education. This year's total exceeds that of last year by 11,000 and is almost double that of the prewar peak year of 1939*40. The total Includes 373,000 bachelor's or first professional degrees, end 33,000 master's and doctor's degrees. --Chen, end Kng. Bews (Aug. 8, 1949) :