THE MICROSCOPE. 



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THE books have been balanced, and Vol. i, of The Microscope 

 has closed. The experience of the past year has been of 

 great value to us and we propose to give our readers the benefit of 

 it by offering to them a much better journal. 



The unexpected fi^nancial success of the enterprise proves that 

 there was a demand for a practical help of this kind. Therefore we 

 say to all our friends, give us your aid for another year, by getting 

 your friends to subscribe, and by contributing practical articles to 

 our columns. 



Let us make The Microscope a great help to all in our search 

 after the unseen. 



WE had a pleasant call from Mr. Lomb, of Bausch and Lomb, 

 Rochester, N. Y. 



We had an evening together "over the tube" and had the 

 pleasure of seeing the }i homogeneous of this firm easily go 

 through number 20 of the Moller p. platte, although we cannot 

 testify to the "152.400 lines to the inch." I'his objective deserves 

 especial notice, so does their new ^6 dry. 



Among the new accessories of this house especial attention is 

 directed to their homogeneous immersion condenser of very in- 

 genious device, a mechanical finger, an attachment to the turn- 

 table for cutting covers and also a hand-rest for the turn-table. 



Mr. Lomb was on quite an extended tour, and he reports great 

 interest in microscopical matters everywhere. 



Mrs. Stowell is the richer, by the call, in the possession of a 

 very fine one-half inch achromatic condenser, giving a large field, 

 much light, and sharp definition. The new "Model" microscope of 

 this firm is illustrated in their advertisement. 



THE fact that Professor Arnold has consented to offer his ser- 

 vices to the public — see our advertising pages — is a very signifi- 

 cant one. It marks a strong advance in microscopy, and as Amer- 

 icans, we are glad to see the announcement in our own country. 



