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asbestos boards or thick felt, to prevent radiation of 

 heat and consequent fluctuations in temperature. In 

 the top of the chamber is a small opening through which 

 a thermometer projects into its interior. At either cor- 

 ner, leading into the space containing the water, are 



FIG. 30. 



Incubator used in bacteriological work. 



other openings for the reception of another thermometer 

 and a ther mo-regulator, and for refilling the apparatus 

 as the water evaporates. On the side is a water-gauge 



