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the melted wax. The rings are taken off, and ina 
second or two the adherent wax is cold and hard. 
One of these rings is placed on a clean glass slip in 
the position desired, and heat applied below the slip 
till the waxed surface of the ring melts and adheres. 
It is now allowed to cool. The object, meanwhile, is 
dried in a desiccator over sulphuric acid or calcic 
chloride. It is then placed in the cell and fastened in 
position by a minute fragment of wax. Gum will not 
do for fixing the object, since, if really dry, it will not 
adhere at all. A cover-glass is now taken, one side 
cleaned and heated, and while still hot it is placed on 
the top of the cell. The top surface having already, 
as described, been covered with wax, the glass at once 
adheres, and the object is dry-mounted permanently. 
There is no liquid to sweat, and no time wasted in 
waiting for the cell to dry. So strongly does the 
mixture of waxes adhere, that it is not easy, without 
applying heat, to detach either cell or cover-glass. 
Cells can be made of tissue-paper if needed, or any of 
the ordinary rings will do. Vulcanite cells are prefer- 
able. Examples of old methods were exhibited, and 
numerous slides were shown, under a microscope, 
electrically lighted, to illustrate the adaptability of 
this method to such objects as Crustaceans, Crystals, 
Foraminifera, Polycistine, seeds, leaf-surfaces, etc. 
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Pbotograpbic Section. 
COMMITTEE FOR 1904: 
H. J. Aubrey, Miss Blyth, H. B. Curwen, Miss Hannam, 
J. R. Roddick, J. P. Bushe-Fox, (Hon. Secretary). 
A large number of new members have joined this 
Section during the past year, amongst them being 
