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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 

 •with 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 ?iotice should be addressed to the 

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



CHARLES W. SMILEY, A. M., EDITOR. 



EDITORIAL, 



A Great Change. — From 1SS1 to 1S92 two American micro- 

 scopical periodicals struggled along on the same plane, both 

 fearing continually to lose advanced subscribers by catering to be- 

 ginners, and dreading equally to lose their less advanced patrons 

 because of the matter being too abstruse or lt too scientific." Now, 

 the Microscopical Journal will not hesitate to publish the 

 most abstruse contributions to microscopy and biology. It will 

 epitomize the information of permanent value in this science. It 

 will not cater to beginners. The Microscope, on the contrary, 

 endeavors to publish nothing but what everybody can compre- 

 hend, even the 15-year-old boys, of whom several are now sub- 

 scribers, as well as the people, who, while not scientists, wish to 

 learn something of microscopv and to be able to entertain their 

 children with something besides talk. Its matter will often be of 

 temporary interest rather than of permanent value. It is for popular 

 matter. 



How to Begin. — If you know absolutely nothing about a 

 microscope, you can buy a good instrument for from $16 to $30. 

 and by taking The Microscope you can learn how to entertain 

 yourself and friends many a leisure hour. It is one of the most 

 fascinating of recreations. You will need some objects for exhi- 

 bition. See our advertisement of microscopic preparations illus- 

 trating vegetable life at about 5 cents each. Any question that 

 you desire to ask you can get answered in our columns. We 

 also offer the following premiums. 



