562 A GUIDE FOR STUDENTS OF MICROTOMY. 



paper. If sections accidentally adhere you can often release them by 

 cautiously wetting the paper with absolute alcohol. 



( 39) Before placing sections on a slide, write with a diamond pencil 

 the number of the slide and the material used. At a pinch, a glass 

 wax- pencil may be used in stead - 



(40) If you have not used a diamond, it is always possible to tell on 

 which side of the slide the section lies, simply by slightly tilting the 

 slide and observing the shadow thrown on the other side of the glass. 



(41) Finally, if your first attempts are failures, do not be discouraged 

 even the most skilful microtomists generally produce atrocities at 

 their first attempts. Try again ! 



