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Space reserved for the spirit lamp. c, c. A shelf of tin, perforat- 

 ed with six holes, to receive three stoppered, two-drachm bottles, 

 for liq. potassse, sulphuric acid, carnphene (or turpentine), and 



Fig. 63. 



three glass jars, 2f ths high, Iths diameter, made out of stout 

 glass, without a lip, and fitted with corks, for Canada balsam, 

 prepared asphaltum, lamp-black and gold size. d. A slab of 

 porcelain, 2fths square, resting upon a tin frame, and carried up 

 so as to be flush with the level of all the bottles, and the tray 

 (2), when in its place. Beneath the slab is e, a drawer, 2f ths 

 long, 2i wide, and f ths deep, to hold about three dozen of the 

 smallest slides I use, viz., 2th by f ths. Beneath e is a deep 

 well, which occupies the space from the drawer e to/, another 

 drawer, which runs the whole length of the box, from front to 

 back ; it has the width and depth of e. 



No. 2. g 1 . This compartment of the tray measures 8 inches 

 long, 2 full wide, li deep. It contains the iron plate, its 

 brass legs, and mahogany stand ; a small cutting-board, kept for 

 thin glass only, measuring 6 inches by 2fths, -Jth thick, fur- 



