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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, i8qi. Sets of the old series cannot be furnished. All 

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

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



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



EDITORIAL. 



Meetings of the American Society of Microscopists. — 



These meetings have been held of late in close connection with 

 the A. A. A. S. Meetings to accommodate such people as belong 

 to the latter. The result has not been very flattering. We have 

 heretofore explained that the interval between the two was per- 

 haps too great and should be lessened. But now the change 

 has been made for 1893. If it should not succeed as desired, 

 we have an entirely new proposition to make and when the time 

 and place are fixed for 1894, it might be tried. But first a few 

 statistics : The society has 378 members of which 170 are phy- 

 sicians. Few, if any, practicing physicians go to the A. A. A. S. 

 At the 1891 meeting of the Microscopical Society, 41 members 

 were present, of whom 9 were residents of this city. Eighteen 

 physicians and 23 others were present, — a mere corporals guard 

 out of so many members, but 8 of the doctors resided here, and 

 10 doctors came from outside of Washington. 



No profession or occupation has such a use for the microscope 

 as the medical profession. In all local societies, the physicians 

 constitute 40 to 60 per cent of the membership. Perhaps the 

 American Society of Microscopists should tie to the medical con- 

 ventions rather than to the A. A. A. S. It could easily sit in 

 connection with the biggest medical convention in the United 

 States. The Secretary could probably secure 30 or 40 papers 

 from medical men on medical microscopy and in this way draw 



