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Tae MuicroscoOpicaL News 
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NORTHERN MICROSCOPIST. 
No: ‘25. JANUARY. 1883. 
TO; OUR. READERS, 
HE New Year brings with it its changes, some of them for the 
better, others for the worse: Zhe Northern Microscopist comes 
in for its share ; but while we deprecate making alterations merely 
for the sake of "change, we feel it necessary, in ‘order to keep pace 
with the times, to depart alittle from the course pursued during 
the last two years. 
The first change, if such it can be called, is in areas prominently 
forward our subsidiary title THE MICROSCOPICAL NEWS. 
This our readers will see by an inspection of the headline 
and cover, but as no substantial change will be made in the 
mode of selecting matter for publication, except it be to interest 
a larger number of Microscopists, the Journal may still be regarded 
as THE NoRTHERN Microscopist. In fact we had for some time 
been aware that a more general title was needed, but we did not 
desire to make any change hastily, and, therefore, waited and well 
weighed over the probable advantages of such a proceeding until 
quite sure that it would not be inimical in any way to our readers’ 
interests. 
We shall also endeavour during the present year to entertain a 
larger body of Microscopists than heretofore, by selecting a greater 
number of shorter articles for publication instead of the few longer 
ones, and we hope also to be able to maintain the character of the 
Journal for its explanatory illustrations as in the past. 
One change will, we have little doubt, be heartily welcomed by 
all those correspondents who have written us many letters upon 
the subject during the past twelve months. The Proceedings of 
Societies will, in future, not appear at such length, but a good 
abstract made, containing the chief features of the Proceedings, in 
novelty and interest ; some will not need abstracting, as they are 
already concise, and as a guide we would refer to the proceedings 
of the Manchester Cryptogamic Society. 
We do not wish by these remarks to deter the Secretaries of any 
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