1894 THE MICROSCOPE. 153 



THE MICROSCOPE. 



New Series, 1893. 



For Naturalists, Physicians, and Druiro-isfs, and Designed to Popularizf 



Microscopy- 



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



EDITORIAL. 



Stokes vs. Cunningham. — In order to excite interest and 

 make matters lively, we publish in this number an article l^y 

 Dr. Stokes, the former editor of this periodical, attacking quite 

 vigorously a recent article by Mr. Cunningham the well known 

 expert in diatoms. Although there have elapsed two months 

 since the publication of Mr. Cunningham's paper, no one but 

 Dr. Stokes has written us attacking it, and the latter's request to 

 destroy his manuscript in case some other correspondent should 

 notice the matter has been respected. Mr. Cunningham, strange 

 as it may seem, has requested its publication ; and will, it is 

 presumed, defend himself in due time. Lively times are ahead 

 or else a graceful retreat for somebody. We shall see who will 

 play the General McClellan in this case. By the way, was not 

 McClellan a New .Jersey ite ? 



More Booes. — A new Handbook of Medical Microscopy, this 

 time by James E. Reeves, M. D., is announced. It seems as 

 though Wethered's ought to have been sufficient for the present, 

 but when we see Reeves' we may feel differently. Dr. Reeves 

 has practiced medicine fort}^ years and has doubtless tested 

 most of what he writes about. 



Sand Grains.— A Mr. Watt, of 144 High street,. Elgin, Scot- 

 land, has published a little pamphlet on sand grains, explain- 

 ing the utility of the microscope in examining the constituents 

 of rocks, etc. We should like to see a copy. 



