1892.] MICROSCOPICAL JOURNAL. 79 



Lee, Paulsen, and other specialists. But it is terse and clear, and gives 

 a good resume of ho\v to work. 



The bulk of the volume, comprising over 560 pages, is given up to 

 the application of the microscope in various branches of science, begin- 

 ing with unicellular organism and extending to the histology of the 

 human body. Many of the chapters are compilations of recent mono- 

 graphs on the same subjects, and all can be relied on as containing the 

 latest scientific discoveries. The execution of the work is a little 

 unequal in strength, some of the subjects being more thoroughly 

 digested than others, but the task was a very difficult one, and the editor 

 has shown rare self-restraint and ability in selectingfrom the vast body of 

 scientific data only those which illustrate the use of the microscope. 



No notice of this great work would be complete without a reference 

 to the bejlutiful illustrations. Many of them are old friends, but many 

 others are now seen for the first time. Probably the most striking one 

 is a photographic reproduction of Dr. Van Heurck's resolution of amphi- 

 pleura pellucida into beads with the famous Zeiss objective of i .60 N. 

 A. Another even more astonishing picture is a full page illustration 

 oi Pleurosignia mtgiilattim^ magnified 4,900 diameters. Many of the 

 31 lithographs are colored, and with the 800 wood-cuts make up a 

 splendid specimen of the book-maker's art, and bear a worthy tribute to 

 the ability and enterprise of the editor. — H. L. T. 



^uintus Cnrtins. Edited by Dr. Harold N. Fowler, of Phillips 

 Exeter Academy. Boston, Ginn & Company. Pp. 96, price 30 

 cents. 

 This book has been preferred on account of the conviction of the 

 editor that for practice in sight-reading some continuous prose narrative 

 not readily accessible in a copiously annotated edition should be in the 

 hands of the pupil. The notes of this edition are confined to transla- 

 . tions of unusual or striking words and phrases, with occasional brief 

 hints concerning syntax, the main object of which is to save time in 

 the class-room. In the introduction, Professor James B. Greenough 

 shows by examples the method to be pursued in reading at sight, be- 

 sides explaining fully his ideas on the subject. 



P. Tcrenti Afri Heavton TimorvJJienos. Edited by John C. Rolfe. 

 Boston, Ginn & Co. Pp. 62. 

 This play in text of Dziatzko is issued for sight reading by the 

 Freshmen in Harvard College. It will be useful elsewhere, and its 

 cheapness must commend itself to all teachers of Latin. The story of 

 Menedemus, who interfered in his son's love-making, is of enough 

 interest to help study. 



P. Terenti Afri Phormio. Edited by Frank W. Nicholson. Boston, 

 Ginn & Co. Pp. 6(>. 

 This is another neat hand-book for sight reading in college classes. 

 The editor is an instructor in Harvard College. A sufficient synopsis 

 of each scene precedes each scene, and the text is not difficult. 



Alclntosh Battery and Optical Co.'s Catalogue. 

 This 14th edition is finely illustrated and includes a great variety of 

 electrical apparatus, microscopes, and accessories. 



