52 THE MICROSCOPE. 



WE present to our readers again a subject of no small moment 

 to us all. Shall we make it necessary for one or two men to 

 do all the talking at Elmira next August, or shall we put in for our 

 share ? 



Now, there are a number of live, active societies throughout 

 the country, that have had presented before them during the year 

 work of no small merit. Let such societies as have been thus fa- 

 vored present an outline of the valuable work given before them at 

 the American Association. If this would be generally carried out 

 it would give us a more correct idea of "Microscopy in America" 

 than would be possible to obtain from only two or three individual 

 papers. 



We have a very earnest and competent man as president to 

 lead us on. Let no one fall asleep. It is a dangerous habit. Re- 

 member that the least show of spirit and activity from each of us 

 will in the aggregate make a lively and interesting meeting. ■ To 

 give a hungry man your sympathy is not half so acceptable as a cold 

 biscuit. The "American Association " wants more than your good- 

 will; it wants the hearty co-operation of every person who either 

 owns a microscope or ever expects to own one. 



Dr. Up de Graff promises to entertain every member of the 

 association who visits his city next August, or promises to provide 

 entertainment for them — which is it ? 



IN answer to a number of inquiries we wish to state that the second 

 edition of our "Manual of Histology" differs from the first in 

 that a number of typographical errors have been corrected and a 

 few slight errors in the text removed. The first edition was ex- 

 hausted much sooner than we anticipated; we only ask that this 

 edition may be served as well. 



WE are in constant receipt of letters asking for this and that back 

 number of The Microscope. Of course those asking are 

 willing to pay, but we can supply no more. 



All of our back numbers form parts of complete sets and to 

 take out one number is to destroy a complete volume. We have a 

 number of sets of volume i which will be sent to any address up- 

 on receipt of the subscription price. All subscriptions must com- 

 mence with the beginning of the volume. 



