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SUMMARY OF CL'KKKNT l:KSK A lt< ' !!KS RELATING TO 



or rising while the sections are being cut ; it is attached at one end to 

 the headstock by a stout screw, and is securely held in position by a 

 reliable screw which is clamped under the headstock. The specimen to 

 lie cut is placed in the well of the microtome, and paraffin, m.p. 130° F., 



Fig. 181b. 



Fig. 181c. 



poured in ; when set, any superfluous wax is removed. The " candle " 

 so formed is then moved upwards by turning the toothed disk. The 

 sections are cut by passing the knife obliquely over the knife-plate, 

 which is always kept moist with alcohol. 



