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pressure of the cover glass ; these pieces will separate a little 

 bit leaving a clear space between them. Across these spaces the 

 nerves will be seen running from one piece to the other un- 

 broken, showing their strength and elasticity. 



Some observers have described the nerves of the epithe- 

 lium as giving off short hook-like branches which bend back 



V 



Fig. J. Methylen blue preparation of the inter-epithelial nerves of the 

 Dog-fish under high magnification, showing dark bodies c, lateral fibers b ; d, 

 processes from the dark bodies. Zeiss honiog. immers. Comp, oc. 4. Camera. 



and enter into relation with stromal plexus of the cornea tis- 

 sue proper and it occurred to me that these short lateral branch- 

 es (Fig. 3, U) were of this nature; but after repeated examination 

 I could not determine whether they did or not, but from the 

 fact that I could not find branches running down between the 

 deepest layer of cells towards the cornea tissue proper, I do 

 not believe this to be the case. I have already stated I have 

 been unable to find any true plexus or nervous network within 



