1895.] 



MICROSCOPICAL JOURNAL. 



393 



They refuse to stand up under legitimate manipulation, thus 

 revealing their character as miniature stands, whilst they should 

 have a base of such dimensions — regardless of the size of the 

 superstructure — that microscopical operations may be per- 



formed with safety. Here, the Merz foot will supply the 

 remedy. 



Microscope Stands With Coarse Adjustment By Slid- 

 ing Tube. — These stands do not seem to receive the same care- 

 ful attention as the higher grade stands on the part of the man- 

 ufacturers. This fact becomes manifest when we receive a great 

 number of these small stands from different sources at one time. 



