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Journal of Applied Microscopy. 



Journal of 

 Applied Microscopy. 



Issued Monthly from the Publication Department 



of the Bausch & Lomb Optical Co., 



Rochester, N. Y. 



L. B. ELLIOTT, Editor. 



Address all communications to 

 PUBLICATION DEPARTMENT, 



Bausch & Lomb Optical Company, 

 ROCHESTER, N. Y. 



One Dollar per Year. To Foreign Countries, 81.25 

 per Year. 



Entered at the Post-office, Rochester, N. T., as second-clasa matter. 



JULY, 1898. 



EDITORIAL. 



It is hoped that general interest will 

 be taken by those using the microscope 

 in the coming meeting of the American 

 Microscopical Society, and that the at- 

 tendance at the meeting will include all 

 those who have the advancement of mi- 

 croscopical technique and apparatus at 

 heart. There is certainly no way in 

 which so much valuable information 

 may be obtained in so quick and inex- 

 pensive a manner as at meetings of this 

 kind. It is a common ground upon 

 which all who use the microscope for any 

 purpose may meet, and each carry away 

 the valuable fruits of the others' exper- 

 ience. The man who uses the microscope 

 merely as a tool for the accomplishment 

 of a purpose, owes its development and 

 present perfection largely to the optical 

 and mechanical enthusiasts, while all 

 owe the decreased prices at which ap- 

 paratus can be purchased and the num- 

 ber of places at which microscopical ap- 

 pliances can be obtained throughout the 

 country to the demand created by the 

 professional users of the instrument. 

 There are innumerable ways in which 

 one class of microscope users is depend- 

 ent upon the other, and we hope to see at 

 this meeting a large attendance from the 

 ranks of all classes of those having a 

 common interest in this branch of 

 science. 



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The number of blanks for the Journal 

 of Applied Microscopy Microscopical Di- 

 rectory which have been returned since 

 our last issue, has been very satisfactory 

 indeed, showing a widespread desire for 

 a directory of this kind. It is our pres- 



ent purpose to publish the directory in 

 the form of an annual, in which a con- 

 siderable amount of original matter re- 

 garding microscopical technique will be 

 included as well as a quantity of statis- 

 tical material and useful formulae. All 

 names will be inserted in the directory 

 gratis, and we trust that our friends 

 will send for extra blanks on which to 

 enroll the names of those not subscrib- 

 ers to the Journal, but who are inter- 

 ested in microscopy. If the secretaries 

 of societies will kindly forward the 

 entire list of their members with the 

 information desired for each name, we 

 will be pleased to insert the list under 

 the separate heading for societies. As 

 many separate blanks as desired will be 

 forwarded postpaid. Directors of labor- 

 atories will no doubt confer a favor upon 

 their advanced students by calling their 

 attention to this opportunity. 



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We desire to have upon our exchange 

 list all societies and institutions issuing 

 publications on biology, mineralogy, and 

 allied subjects. These publications as re- 

 ceived will be placed in the Journal lib- 

 rary, where they will serve as reference 

 works in answering the inquiries which 

 the Journal is continually receiving. 

 Books and reprints sent for review are 

 also ultimately deposited in the Journal 

 library. 



NEWS AND NOTES. 



Personals, news items, notices of meetings of 

 societies, conventions, etc., will be received up to 

 the twenty-second of the month preceding issue. 



The Syracuse Academy of Science will 

 entertain the American Microscopical 

 society during its annual meeting, 

 which this year is held in Syracuse, Au- 

 gust 30th to September 1st, inclusive. 

 The sessions of the society will be held 

 in the fine new building of the College 

 of Medicine, Syracuse University. As 

 Syracuse is so situated as to be easily 

 accessible by rail from all directions, 

 and has excellent hotel facilities, a large 

 attendance is expected. The committee 

 expects to place at the disposal of the 

 society a special dining room at one of 

 the hotels. This feature will contribute 

 greatly to the social enjoyment of the 

 members. We are informed that the 

 titles of a large number of papers on 

 practical subjects have been handed in. 

 More are solicited. Titles may be sent 

 to Dr. v. A. Moore, Cornell University, 

 Ithaca, New York, or Dr. William C. 

 Krauss, 371 Delaware avenue, Buffalo, 

 New York. 



