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ated lime and allow them to remain until quite bleached, 
say, from two to four or five minutes; gently warm ina 
test tube for a few seconds, then quickly replace the so- 
lution with distilled water and boil for two or three min- 
utes; repeat the treatment with boiling water three 
times ; wash with a 1 per cent solution of acetic acid, and 
finally with cold distilled water. The sections are then 
quite ready for the staining operations. 
Although alkaline glycerin has been recommended for 
several purposes in micro-technique, it does not appear 
to be generally known how serviceable it is as an extempo- 
rary mountant in vegetable histology. The mixture 
which I find excellent for general use is composed of 
glycerin, 2 ozs.; distilled water, 13 0z.; solution of pot- 
ash, B. P., 4 oz. This combines the restringent property 
of the glycerin with the clearing action of the caustic 
potash, and it has the great advantage that the unde- 
sirable swelling action of the potash is considerably re- 
strained. 
Totepo Nrews.—The annual meeting of the American 
Microscopicalsociety in August was poorly attended. Ithink 
the following are all the members present from out of the 
city:—President, E. W. Claypole, Arkon, Ohio; Treasurer; 
Mangus Pflaum, Pittsburg, Pa.; Henry Bausch, Roches- 
ter, N. Y.; D.S. Kellicott, Columbus, Ohio; Miss Edith 
Claypole, Akron, Ohio; Miss Agnes Claypole, Akron, 
Ohio; Dr. Chs. E. Slocum, Defiance, Ohio; Francis S. Rice, 
Steelton, Pa.; J, C. Smith, New Orleans, La. ; Secretary 
Wm. C. Krauss, Buffalo, N. Y. This completes the list to 
the best of my recollection. 
The officers of the Local Society, at present are: Dr. W. 
D. Steward, President; Dr. A. T. Kline, Vice-President; 
Dr. C. T. Whinery, Secretary; W. U. Earl, Treasurer; 
Dr. D. E. Haag, Dr. M. Goodwin, Dr. W. H. Snyder, Ex- 
ecutive Committee. The meeting night is the second 
Thursday of each month.—D. E. Haag, M. D. 
