86 THE AMERICAN MONTHLY [Mar., 



A Club Working Case. 



By A. T. EL WELL, 

 COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA. 



While the usefullness of portable microscopes, for cer- 

 tain work has been favorably mentioned in the Journals 

 from time to time, the importance of a companion piece, 

 in the way of a compact working case, has received little 

 notice. Believing there is a field for such an accessory, 

 and that others may be interested in that direction, I 

 will refer to the one shown in the cut. In size it is seven 



by nine inches, and less than two in depth. A slab of 

 cork is attached to the lid holding in position a nu^nber 

 of instruments, while compartments are provided for 

 slides, cover-glasses, cells, and other material, leaving 

 space for a number of bottles of stains, reagents, cement, 

 and objects for examination and mounting. Intended as 

 an auxiliary to the portable microscope, it should corre- 

 spond in size with the case of that instrument, so that 

 when strapped together for portability they will form a 

 package of uniform proportions. 



