12 THE MICROSCOPE. [January, 



THE MICROSCOPE. 



New Series, 1893. 



For Naturalists, Physicians, and Druggists, and Designed to Popularize 



Microscopy. 



Published monthly. Price $1.00 per annum. Subscriptions should end 

 ■zvith the year. The old scries, consisting of 12 volumes (1881-18Q2), ended 

 with December, i8g2. Sets of the old series cannot be furnished. All 

 correspondence, exchanges, and boohs for notice should be addressed to the 

 Microscopical Publishing Co., Washington, D. C, U. S. A. 



CHARLES W. SMILEY, A. M M EDITOR. 



EDITORIAL, 



Photomicrography. — No branch of microscopy has made 

 such rapid progress in the past few years as this, but there is a 

 constant demand for information as to the best methods, and 

 especially for inexpensive methods. The beau ideal is of course 

 to secure methods which, at the same time, are simple and 

 inexpensive. 



There is presented in The Microscope for January and Febru- 

 ary an article, by Dr. F. A. Rogers, which will prove of much 

 value to any who desire to learn the subject. The entire outfit 

 will not cost more than ten dollars, exclusive of microscope, and 

 the directions are so easily understood that a lad of sixteen years 

 may learn to take good pictures, while microscopists with but 

 little time to experiment may reach satisfactory results by trust- 

 ing themselves entirely to Dr. Roger's guidance. 



Answers to Queries. — It often happens that a reader could 

 give a different answer or some interesting details concerning the 

 queries and answers which we are publishing. We accordingly 

 invite all our subscribers to send notes, criticisms, suggestions, 

 and items suggested to their minds by the perusal of our Queries 

 and Answers. 



This year, for the purpose of stimulating thought, we shall 

 publish questions unaccompanied by answers, and in the hope 

 of receiving quite a number of different volunteer replies. Such 

 as prove of interest will be published in a succeediitg number of 

 The Microscope. 



