One of the most interesting features of solutions of colloidal electrolytes is tiie variety of x-ray patterns which different systems give: some sharp but of different types, and these changing with concentration and the presence of solubilized substances or of electrolytes; other systems giving no distinct pattern at all. Since a number of such systems are here described for the first time, and since their interpretations necessarily differ, it is advisable to mention the kinds of micelles that have already been recognized or suggested.When one of us (J. W. M.) discovered and defined the class of colloidal electrolytes thirty-six years ago and showed the presence of colloid, the attempt was