INTRODUCTION 



desired specimens of specific parts, or do over 

 again the same dissection on another eye just 

 for the purpose of practise, and thus add to 

 one's dexterity. It is, therefore, strongly ad- 

 vocated to have plenty of material on hand be- 

 fore beginning work. Economy here is not 

 even " penny wise." 



The tools, or instruments, needed are but 

 few in number; an ordinary scalpel, a pair of 

 blunt tweezers, or forceps, as they are some- 

 times called; a pair of sharp-pointed tweezers, 

 a pair of small, sharp-pointed scissors of 

 about three to three and a half inches in 

 length, and a pair of large scissors, about 

 four or five inches in length, having one jaw 

 sharp-pointed and one jaw blunt. 



For glassware, any wide-mouthed jar or 

 bottle, such as the ordinary fruit or jelly jar, 

 will do for preparing material. For clarifying 

 tissues, or for preserving and keeping them, 

 small, wide-mouthed bottles or vials should be 

 used. And for temporary keeping, or for 

 purposes of "running through" various fluids, 

 the regular Stender dishes are most conve- 



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