THE AMERICAN 



MONTHLY 



MICROSCOPICAL JOURNAL 



Vol. IV. 



Boston, May, 1883. 



No. 5. 



Pliotomicrosr.aphy.* 



This being one of a series of dem- 

 onstrations, and not a lecture, it is not 

 my desire to occupy your valuable 

 time and attention by making more 

 than a few preliminary remarks neces- 



in the first place remind you that I 

 do not stand here as an oracle on the 

 subject, but simply come before you 

 at the wish of the higher powers of 

 the club to do what I have so often 

 done before, and that is to stop a gap 

 which might have been filled by others 



Fig. 16. 



sary to your fully understanding those 

 essential details in the art of photo- 

 micrography which may serve to start 

 you fairly in this very interesting oc- 

 cupation for winter evenings. I would 



*A paper read before the Quekett Micro- 

 scopical Club. 



more efficient but, at the same time, 

 more modest. It is a very true saying 

 " that if the blind lead the blind, shall 

 they not both fall into the ditch ? " 

 Now, it is far from my intention to 

 land you with myself in this ignomin- 

 ious dilemma. I shall only show you 

 the method I have employed for my 



