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THE AMERICAN MONTHLY 



[May 



Second Pan-American Medical Congress. — The dates 

 assig-ned for the meeting- in the city of Mexico are Nov. 16 

 — 19, 1896. Those who desire full information regarding- it 

 should read the medical periodicals which are printing the 

 Special Regulations or should address Dr. Chas. A. L. Reed, 

 East Walnut Hills, Cincinnati, Ohio. 



Especially those who intend to present papers need to 

 know the rules relating thereto. All papers must be pre- 

 sented in writing and abstracts must be furnished to the 

 secretary on August first. 



MICROSCOPICAL APPAUATUS. 



Cover-Glass Forceps. — To those who are familiar with 

 microscopic technique the following illustrations of a cover- 

 glass forceps devised by me are self-explanatory. Clinical 

 microscopy demands the simplest as well as the most rapid 

 methods consistent with accuracy. None of the many 



cover-g-lass forceps now in use are adapted to modern .mi- 

 croscopic work. For staining sputum, pus, blood, etc., 

 the complete process, from fixing to placing of cover-glass 

 on slide, may be carried out while cover-glass is held in 

 forceps. 



The following advantages are claimed for these forceps: 

 1. The cover-glass while on its flat side can be rapidly 

 picked up from any surface whether glass, marble, wood or 

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paper. 2. The cover-glass is held level, firmly and ana- 

 tomically. 3. No possibility of cover-glass slipping out of 

 or breaking while held in forceps. 4. Hands of operators 



