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knife-carrier, object-holder, orientating and focusing arrange- 

 ments, and adjustments generally Schanze's Model ' C ' 

 microtome for cutting very thin sections Addresses of 

 microtome makers - 226-284 



CHAPTEE II. 



ACCESSORY APPARATUS. 



Selection of knives : Hexiking's, Jung's, Weikert's, and Thoma's 

 pattern knives and their special uses Microtome knives in 

 sectional view Knives necessary for beginners Sharpening 

 knives, and the manner of holding The hone, its surface and 

 selection Process of sharpening The strop and its prepara- 

 tion Strop paste Process of stropping Testing the knife 

 edge Infiltrating with paraffin Baths and ovens Infiltrat- 

 ing oven used by the writer Gas regulators, Page's and 

 Eeichert's, their methods of use - - 249-261 



CHAPTEK III. 



PRODUCTION OF SECTIONS. 



Gripping subjects for cutting The use of elder pith and cement 

 The freezing method Celloidin embedding Collecting 

 and preserving Fixation Testing methylated spirit De- 

 hydrating and clearing Final paraffin infiltrating bath 

 Enclosing the infiltrated object within a cube of paraffin 

 Cooling paraffin Treatment of blocks of paraffin containing 

 embedded objects Dehydrating Melting points of paraffin 

 Cutting sections with Schanze microtome Treatment of 

 ribbon sections, stretching, mounting, and finishing Stain- 

 ing in bulk Books recommended General treatment of 

 nuclear and cytological subjects Processes recapitulated 262-285 



INDEX -------- 287-292 



