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Above the level of the table, in front, are four small shelves, 

 on which are placed covered vessels for clean and dirty slides 

 and cover glasses. A syphon arrangement for distilled 

 water and corrosive sublimate solution, a bell jar with counter 

 poise running on a brass rod, a bunsen burner, and a lamp, 

 complete the fittings at this table. This lamp (Fig. 13) is 



Fig. 13. 

 (ft) Blue glass ; (5) opal reflector ; (c) retort stand. 



at once cheap and very effective. It consists of a wire frame 

 soldered to a piece of brass piping into which is fixed an 

 ordinary gas burner. Behind the burner on the wire supports 

 is fixed a concave reflector (h) made of opal glass (sold for 

 the top of ordinary gas globes), and in front is a piece 

 of blue glass (a), which protects the eyes of the worker 

 from the strong glare, whilst it allows of all the table being 

 thoroughly and brilliantly lighted. The lamp is supported 

 on an ordinary retort stand (c). 



The bunsen burner found best adapted for our work is that 

 made by Messrs Fletcher, with wire gauze both above and below. 



