THE AMERICAN 
MONTHLY 
MICROSCOPICAL JOURNAL. 
Entered at the. post-office as second-class matter. 
VOL. XXIl, AUGUST, 1901, NO. 8. 
co N TE N ; Ss. 
Comparative Treatment of Gonorrhea. Midy. Tluatrated.. .. 211-218 
Cleaning Desmids. Bryan tA SES AME CU rE CANE SEER RO 218-220 
Mounting Marine Alge. Neeye 220-222 
A New Discovery in Microbes. Walters. Illustrated... 222-223 
Notrs By M. I. Cross.—Heliostat; Labelling mA a ; 
Photo-micrography ; Low Priced Objectives ; Condenser ; 
er ne nee Lai aseastaleaudeco!  sebhces 223-228 
NOTES BY SHIT.LINGTON ScALES.—Fly-cage ; Mites ina Slide. 228-230 
P. M. Socrrty NoTes.—Parasite of Gold-fish; Mounting Ro- 
tifers and Hydrozoa ; Glycerine Jelly Mounts ; Carmine and 
ge GN ER SE 230-235 
MIsscELLANEOUS.—Coal Sections Bleached; Necrology of bd. 
Hans M. Wilder; Micro-materials; Nutmegs; Lepidoptera. 235-236 
PorM.—An Aversion to Micro-science. 00 eee 236-236 
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Comparative Treatment of Gonorrhea. 
I, MIDY, PARIS. 
The various pathogenic bacteria, which are capable of 
producing disease, are of two varieties, the bacilli and 
micrococci. The latter are known as pus formers or bac- 
teria, producing suppuration. Amongst them are the three 
different staphylococci, three different streptococci and 
the diplococci. To the latter class belongs the gonoceccus. 
of Neisser. The peculiar feature of this coccus is its bis-_ 
cuit shape, small and flat, in pairs, has no flagelle and _ 
is motionless. It is found within pus cells or attached to. 
epithelium. It does not grow in the ordinary culture me- 
dia, but requires a special, medium for its cultivation, Tf 
