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THE MICROSCOPE. 



[December. 



ITEAS 



Mr. E. H Griffith, the well-known microscopist, and family 

 have located in Chicago, 111. Their present address is 5656 

 Washington avenue, that city. 



Washington Microscopical Society, for the cultivation and 

 advancement of microscopical science, filed articles of incorpora- 

 tion at a recent meeting. The officers are V. A. Moore, presi- 

 dent ; E. A. Gibbs, vice-president ; W. W. Alleger, correspond- 

 ing secretary ; L. M. Moores, recording secretary ; J. M. Yznaga, 

 treasurer, and W. H. Seaman, curator. 



Bausch & Lomb Optical Co. — In speaking of the visit to 

 this well-known firm's optical works during the recent meeting 

 of the American Microscopical Society in Rochester, the society's 

 report says : " Nearly two hours were occupied by the visitors in 

 inspecting the works and in endeavoring to see at a glance what 

 could not be satisfactorily seen in two days. All of the five hun- 

 dred employes of the fiictory were at work, and the tour of 

 the various departments was extremely interesting. All ques- 

 tions were answered by the guides with the utmost courtesy ; the 

 spectacled professor was enabled to see just how his spectacles 

 were made, from the edge of the rim to the centre of the lens; 

 the enthusiastic microscopist could there watch his instrument 

 grow under his eyes, from its beautiful heavy brass standards to 

 the tiny lens against which he so often places his eye ; the photo- 

 graphic expert could here witness the making of all the finest ap- 

 paratus which modern invention is adding to the art of photogra- 

 phy. In fact, the great building, from its throbbing Corliss engine 

 below to its classify ing-rooms at the top, was a rare treat to the 

 visitors and one thoroughly appreciated by them. 



N. Y. Microscopical Society. — At a recent meeting of this 

 society President J. D. Hyatt gave a brief history of the origin 

 and formation of the New York Microscopical Society, and 

 presented to the society an original copy of the call for the first 

 meeting, together with the minutes of the first six meetings and 

 other papers of historical interest. 



