198 THe MICROSCOPE. 
THE MICROSCOPE. 
A SONNET. 
“ Ut Natura dedit, sic omnis recta figura.” 
Before the Mountain’s towering majesty, 
The Sea, with its illimitable waves, 
The tempest, roaring from its rocky caves, 
We stand in awe of Power’s supremacy, 
And reverent bow before her Sovereignty. 
But here, in thee, frail instrument, we hold 
A more than fairy-fashioned key of gold, 
That opes the boundless world Infinity ; 
And helps us trace, from its recondite source, 
The first lace weavings of Life’s dawning Now, 
Down thro’ its swiftly circling, onward course, 
Till Man appears‘ with thought enshrouded brow ; 
And Science speaks, dazed by the mystic force, 
Truly, God’s own/all piercing eye art Thou. 
August, 1886. 
NEW INVENTIONS. 
THE ACME LAMP. 
WE have received from James W. 
Queen & Co., Philadelphia, a very useful 
lamp for microscopical purposes. It is 
quite simple in its construction, as the 
accompanying cut well shows. Theshade 
which slides on three pins, thus allowing / i 
it to be adjusted at desired heights, is 5 
fitted with a bulls-eye lens. The beam of 
light produced by it, even with a small 
flame, is very powerful, quite sufficient 
for the use of a one-twelfth inch objective. 
The light is, of course, projected on the 
the ordinary substage condenser. We 
have tested the lamp carefully, and are 
delighted with it. We think, however, 
that it would be an improvement to sub- 
stitute a bar and clamp for the present arrangement for adjuatieie 
the shade; otherwise it is quite perfect, being simple, effective and 
cheap, 
