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52 PROCEEDINGS OF SOCIETIES. I ^^"uVTal/jln. i. l^TO? 



COEEESPONDENCE. 



CoLLiNs's Erecting Dissecting Microscope. 



To the Editor of the 'Monthly Microscopical Journal.' 



New York College of Veterinary Surgeons, 

 205, Lexington Avenue, Nov. 22, 1869. 

 Dear Sir, — In the October number of the ' Monthly Microscopical 

 Journal ' you mention, under the head of " Notes and Memoranda," 

 what you call a new dissecting microscope. 



Allow me to say that for the last five years I have been using an 

 instrument invented by Dr. John Busteed, of this city, and made by 

 Mr. Grunow, one of our best opticians, which has exactly the same 

 advantages and is similarly made in every respect, having a revolving 

 stage and compound body with prism erector. 



If this instrument possesses any advantages over others, the 

 originality of the idea is due to Dr. John Busteed. 



Respectfully yours, 



A. SWINTARD,* M.D., V.S. 



PEOCEEDINGS OF SOCIETIES.! 



EoYAL Microscopical Society. 



King's College, December 8, 1869. 



The Eev. J. B. Reade, M.A., F.R.S., President, in the chair. 



The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 



The President said that the vote of thanks to Dr. Pigott, recorded 

 in the minutes, had been well earned, for the paper w^hich he had 

 communicated to the Society was an exceedingly valuable one, not- 

 withstanding the doubts which had been expressed as to the correct- 

 ness of the conclusions it contained. He (the President) had, in 

 company with Dr. Millar, had had two or three interviews with 

 Dr. Pigott, and had witnessed the exhibition of the true Podura 

 test-scale, viz. that of Lepidocyrtus curvicollis ; and he felt bound to 

 say that Dr. Pigott had brought out appearances which are very 

 naturally described as rows of beads, whatever their real character 

 might ultimately be proved to be. It was very clear to him, that 

 Dr. Pigott's peculiar optical arrangements led to the correction of 



* We cannot vouch for tlie correctness of our correspondent's name, his 

 signature is so fearfully unintelligible. — Ed. M. M. J. 



t Secretaries of Societies will greatly oblige us by writing their reports legibly 

 — especially by printing the technical terms thus : Hydra — and by "underlining" 

 words, such as specific names, which must be printed in italics. They will thus 

 ensure accuracy and enhance the value of their proceedings. — Ed. M. M. J. 



