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CONTENTS. 



Cutting Thin Sections of Soft Tissues. 



Of obtaining thin sections of different 

 textures for microscopical examina- 

 tion. 



Of cutting sections and handling bodies 

 under the microscope. 



On an Instrument for making Sections on the Stage of the Microscope. 



Mechanical finger. 



Dissecting tissues 'under the microscope 

 with the compressorium. 



Cutting sections of tissues which have 



been previously dried. 

 Hardening the tissue. 



Of making thin sections of dry bone. 



Teeth. 



Sections of shells. 



Of cutting Thin Sections of Hard Tissues. 



Horn and hair. 



On cutting sections of wood and textures 



of that character. 



ON THE SEPARATION OF DEPOSITS FROM FLUIDS. 



Conical glasses. 

 The pipette. 



Removing the deposit with the pipette. 

 On separating the coarse from the finer 

 particles of a deposit. 



Separation of deposit when very small 



in quantity. 



Examination of the deposit. 

 Wash bottle. 



ON MAKING INJECTIONS. 



Of natural and artificial injections. 

 Instruments required for making injec- 

 tions. 



Injecting cans. 



Of Opaque Injections. 



The size. 



Colouring matters. 



Vermilion. 



The chromate of lead. 



The carbonate of lead. 



Size of the particles of the colouring 



matter used. 

 Of injecting different systems of vessels 



with different opaque injections. 



On Transparent Injections. 



Advantages of transparent injections. 

 Injection of plain size. 

 Colouring matters for transparent injec- 

 tions. 



Advantages of employing Prussian blue. 

 Prussian blue fluid. 

 TurnbuH's blue. 



Carmine injecting fluid. 



Acid carmine fluid. 



Dr. Carter's carmine injecting fluid. 



Of injecting different systems of vessels 



with transparent injections. 

 New form of soluble Prussian blue. 

 Mercurial injection. 



Of injecting the Vessels of the Higher A nimals. 



Of the practical operation of injecting. 

 Of the pressure required for successful 

 injection. 



Of injecting the ducts of glands. 

 Of injecting lymphatic vessels. 



Of injecting the Lcnver Animals. 



Insects. 

 Mollusca. 



Mr. Robertson's plan of injecting the 

 snail. 



Injecting fishes. 



Of preparing portions of injected pre- 

 parations for microscopical examina- 

 tion. 



Injections as Moist Specimens and mounted in Canada Balsam. 



Of the best mode of destroying the life 

 of animals intended for injection. 



