INTRODUCTION 



IN eye dissections it is unnecessary to have 

 either a large equipment of instruments or 

 a special room. To have a laboratory at 

 one's disposal is but a small added conve- 

 nience. Not to have it, is no serious hindrance. 

 The work may be carried on and successfully 

 done in one's office or in the home, as well as 

 in class-room or laboratory. If it is true that 

 the atmosphere of a laboratory adds zeal to 

 the efforts of a worker, but there is no labora- 

 tory available, then reverse the order; let the 

 zeal of the worker add to the atmosphere of 

 the place in which he is doing his work. 



Two things, among others to be mentioned 

 later, are essential; a table of convenient 

 height, and a. good light, natural or artificial. 

 Both are but modest needs. Compared with 

 other dissections, there will be found an ab- 

 sence of offensive odors. Neither are there 

 any repulsive sensations experienced. Such 

 experiences are quite common when making 



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