CONTENTS. 



INTRODUCTION. 



PAGE 



1. On Instruments and their Use 1 



2. On Reagents, their Constitution and Action 4 



3. On the Methods of Preparation 5 



4. On Microscopical Art ... ... ... ... ... 7 



CHAPTER I. 



The Microscope ...^ 10 



The Human Eye 13 



CHAPTER II. 



Instruments and their Use 27 



CHAPTER III. 



The Preparation of Animal Tissues 38 



CHAPTER IV. 



On Injecting Blood Vessels, &c 69 



CHAPTER V, 



On Staining Fluids and Staining 77 



On Staining Bacilli and Bacteria ... 91 



