2o8 THE MICROSCOPE. 



MtXiUms, 



Anatomical TECHNOtOGY as Applied to the Domestic Cat. An Intro- 

 duciion to Human, Veterinary and Comparalive Anatomy. By Burt G. 

 Wilder, B. S., M. D., Professor of Physiology, Comparative Anatomy 

 and Zoology in Cornell University, etc., and Simon H. Gage, B. S., 

 Assistant Professor of Physiology and Lecturer on Microscopical Tech- 

 nology in Cornell University, etc. Pp. 575. 1882. New York and 

 Chicago: A. S. Barnes & Co. 



This work has grown out of our needs as instructors of students 

 preparing for practical work in human, veterinary or comparative 

 anatomy. (Author's preface.) The general plan of the work ad- 

 mirably adapts it to meet the demands of the laboratory", and its 

 method will prove a valuable guide to all advanced students of com- 

 parative anatomy. We call especial attention to the explicit direc- 

 tions for dissection and manipulation. The nomenclature is largely 

 new; it is based upon intrinsic relations; it is therefore technical, and 

 commends itself for its precision, clearness and brevity. 



Most of the drawings are marked by a rare degree of accuracy; 

 they evince great skill and thorough knowledge on the part of the 

 artists. 



The practical value of this work is greatly enhanced by the 

 numerous alphabetical lists, the synonymy, the tabulations and the 

 extensive bibliography. 



Aside from the subject-matter one of the most commendable 

 features of this work is the complete system of indexes; few manuals 

 or works of reference are as systematically and conveniently in- 

 ■dexed. 



No student of comparative anatomy can consider his library 

 complete without this manual. 



The Proceedings of the Fifth Annual Meeting of American Society 

 OF Microscopists, held in Elmira, N. Y., August, 1862. 



This pamphlet is kindly sent us by the secretary, Prof. D. S. Kelli- 

 cott. The minutes are put into fine, compact, readable shape. 

 Portions of the debates are given, but the papers read are printed 

 in full. It was a rare meeting of microscopists and largely repre- 

 sentative in its character. However, we wonder at the blunder of 

 Biglow Bros , the publishers, in placing several weights of paper 

 and as many tints in the body of the minutes. 



