THE MICROSCOPE. 



Contents for April, 1896. 



Formalin as a Hardeuiug Agent for Nerve Tissues. Krauss 49 



Simple Apparatus for Gathering Microscopic Objects. Hopkins. (Illus- 

 trated.) , 53 



Mounting in Pho.sphorus. Edwards 55 



Editorial. 



Preservation of Yeasts 57 



Sodium Fluoride as an Antiseptic 57 



Questions Answered. S. G. Shanks. 



Binocular and Monocular Forms Compared.. 58 



Practical Suggestions. L. A. Willson. 



How to See Trichina in Raw Pork.... 58 



The Prothallium of a Fern 59 



Eosin Staining 59 



Identification of Lichens by Measuring Spores 59 



SCIKNCK-GOSSIP. 



Commercial Use of Red Pigment from Bacteria 60 



Micro-Organisms on Coins 60 



Bacteria in Railroad Cars 61 



Correspondence. 



Next Meeting of the Microscopical Society. (Illustrated.) 62 



Recent Publications. 



New Truths in Ophthalmology. Savage 68 



THE MICROSCOPICAL JOURNAL. 



Contents for April, 1896. 



The Development of Photomicrographic Negatives. Borden. (With front- 

 ispiece.) 113 



The Practical Results of Bacteriological Researches. Sternl)erg 118 



Special Staining Methods in Microscopv, Relative to Animal Tissues 



and Cells '.. 131 



A New Way of Marking Objective. Krauss. Illustrated 137 



Radiolaria: A New Genus trom Barbados. Sutton 138 



On Distinguishing Minerals. Atwood 139 



Editorial. 



Transactions of the American Microscopical Society for 1895 141 



Microscopical Apparatus. 



On a Novel Microscope and Mechanic^al Stage. (lUu.strated.) 143 



Microscopical Manipulation. 



Determination of Falsitications of Ground Black Pepper 148 



Bacteriology. 



Importance of Chemistry in the Diagnosis of Bacteria 148 



Bacillus ramosus 149 



Biological Notes. 



The Vegetations of Solutions 149 



Medical Microscopy. 



Simplification of the Examination for Tubercle Bacilli 150 



MicHoscoi'icAL Societies. 



Shetlield Microscopical Society 151 



(,|nekett Microscopical Clul) 151 



Lincoln Microscope Club 152 



