172° Tur Mrcroscopr. - 
EDITORIAL NOTES. 
- SALUTATORY. 
With this issue Tar Microscope passes into new hands. The 
present editors and proprietors are not, however, entirely un- 
known to many of the readers of this journal, and to such old 
friends, as well as to the many new ones whom we.now appro-. 
priate unto ourselves, we extend the hand of fellowship and. 
greeting. Many of you will feel a sense of loss, no doubt, at 
the change which has placed new faces in the editorial chair, 
where for six years the smiling countenance of Prof. Stowell 
has beamed upon the microscopical world. But be not too 
hasty in your condemnation, for in our quadruple capacity we 
have all casts of physiognomy, from the “lean and hungry” 
visage, to the round and jovial front, and so we are prepared 
for all emergencies. 
_ What we propose to do with Tur Microscope will be stated 
hereafter, but at this time we may say this much, that the jour- 
nal will be kept up to its present high standard, and, if we are 
able to accomplish what we now have in mind, great improye- 
ments may be looked for in the near future. 
In order to effect this, however, we need not only the sup- 
port and sympathy of all of our present subscribers, but also 
many new names must be added to our list. And when 
| ‘« We’ve got you on the list,’’ 
we are quite sure that you will remain. Will you not aid us in 
carrying on the good work of continuing this, the only journal 
of its kind in the 
‘* Wide, wide world.”’ 
VALEDICTORY. 
For a long time it has been known to afew of our friends. 
