CHAPTER XXII 



THE CHOICE AND USE OF APPARATUS AND ACCESSORIES 



IN this, our concluding chapter, we propose to 

 give a few hints upon the choice and use of the 

 microscope and its accessories, to enlighten our 

 readers concerning stains and staining and to add 

 such other information as is likely to be useful, in- 

 formation which is better supplied in a chapter of its 

 own than scattered about our pages and probably 

 overlooked. 



The most important question concerns the choice 

 of a microscope. In a book of this nature it is 

 obviously impossible to recommend the wares of 

 any one maker. Some firms are celebrated for the 

 good wearing qualities of their instruments, some 

 for the delicacy — not fragility by the way — of their 

 fine adjustments and our readers must select their 

 maker for themselves. One thing we strongly 

 advise, be patriotic and select a British maker, it 

 is not only a question of patriotism but of self 

 interest, for in many respects the British instru- 

 ments lead the world. Most of the manufacturers 



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