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way of mounting specimens, and one often used by the 

 author. 



The foregoing instructions have been given more as an 

 aid to the student than to the expert mounter. It would 

 be impossible to give processes for mounting everything, as 

 even the preparation varies in nearly every specimen. All 

 that has been said to enable the beginner to practise the 

 art of mounting has been written in a general sense, and 

 each process must be carried out with intelligence. The 

 student should endeavour to make his preparations look as 

 natural as possible, and no pains should be spared in this 

 respect. Again, the question of varnishes and cements is 

 one which demands careful study, and the beginner is 

 advised to well peruse Chapter XIV. before he commences 

 actual work. 



FIG. 255. 



When the slides are mounted, a cabinet is required to 

 keep them in. They are generally made to one pattern, and 

 may be obtained from any dealer in microscopical apparatus. 

 A special and cheap form of slide box was devised some 

 years ago by Mr. Stokes. It is shown in Fig. 255, and it 



