CHAPTER XXIX 



FORMULAE FOR REAGENTS 



FIXING AGENTS 

 Absolute Alcohol. Used alone without any mixtures. 



Carnoy's Fluid.- 



Absolute alcohol . . . .- 2 parts 



Chloroform 3 parts 



Glacial acetic acid 1 part 



Farmer's Fluid.- 



Absolute alcohol 6 parts 



Glacial acetic acid 1 part 



Formalin Alcohol (Lynds Jones's formula).- 



70 per cent alcohol 100 c.c. 



Commercial formalin 2 c.c. 



Formalin Alcohol (Chicago formula) .- 



70 per cent alcohol 100 c.c. 



Commercial formalin 6 c.c. 



Formalin.- 



Commercial formalin 3 to 10 c.c. 



Water 100 c.c. 



Stock Chromo-Acetic Solution.- 



Chromic acid 1 g. 



Glacial acetic acid 1 c.c. 



Water 100 c.c. 



Schaffner's Chromo-Acetic Solution.- 



Chromic acid . 3 g. 



Glacial acetic acid 0.7 c.c. 



Water ! 99-. c.c. 



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