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Objects for the Microscope," and illustrated it by the actual 

 work of mounting some objects, and by objects being shown 

 under the microscope. A number of instruments were loaned 

 to him for the purpose. 



At the next meeting a paper will be presented by Dr. 0. B. 

 Will, whose subject will be " Application of the Microscope." 



Washington, D. C, Reported by L. M. Mooers, Secy. 



November 14. — The meeting was one of much interest and 

 there was a good attendance, several visitors being present. Dr. 

 Robert Reyburn, with the aid of the stereopticon and screen, 

 exhibited a large number of micro-photographs, chiefly histo- 

 logical, many of them being his own work. The comparative 

 merits of wet and dry plates in this class of work were seen in 

 the images on the screen, those made on wet plates being by far 

 the clearest and sharpest. One of these slides representing the 

 formation of pus, gave rise to an interesting discussion as to 

 whether such formation results from the proliferation of the nu- 

 clei of the epithelial cells, or arises from a lower layer. 



Dr. J. M. Lamb followed with a paper on bone formation, 

 and some methods of preparing it for class demonstration. He 

 exhibited finely prepared specini^-ns of full sized bones sawn 

 into thin sections, beautifully whitened and displayed. Dr. J. 

 H. Rindkub was elected a member of the Society. 



NEW PUBLICATIONS. 



Botanical Microtechnique, by Dr. A. Zimmermann. Translated 

 by James Ellis Humphrey. 8° pp. 296. 63 figures. New York, 

 1893. Henry Holt & Company. 



We have before us a very elaborate hand-book of me- 

 thods for the preparation, staining, and microscopical investi- 

 gation of vegetable structures. Dr. Zimmermann, who is a pro- 

 fessor in the University of Tubingen, published this volume in 

 1891-2. Dr. Ellis has made important additions, in the Eng- 

 lish edition, in the way of notes and tables as well as in the 

 text itself. He has deemed the translation necessary because, 

 as he says, but iew English speaking, elementary students read 

 German readily. Assuming this deplorable fact to be true, we 

 must incidentally interject a protest against the popular edu- 

 cation of the day which permits such to be the case. 



