Vol. XI, No. 9. SEPTEMBER, 1890. 



No. 129. 



The American 



MICROS 



MONTHLY 



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CONTAINING 



CONTRIBUTIONS TO BIOLOGY. 



CONTENTS 



The 13th Annual Meeting of the Amer- 

 ican Society oi Microscopists — 

 Smiley ..-- igy 



TECHNiquE.^ — Hematoxylin as a means 

 of" ascertaining the Alkalinity or 

 Acidity of Tissues. New Method 

 of Staining Central Nervous Sys- 

 tem, and its Results. To Rectify 

 Turpentine for Microscopical Use - 208 



Bacteriology. — Formation of Nuclei 

 and Spores in Bacteria. Bacteria- 

 destroying Power of the Blood. 

 Bacterium phosphorescens. Nasal 

 Bacteria in Influenza ----- 209 



Medical Microscopy. — A New Dis- 

 covery in Blood. Small Doses. 



Medical Alliance in Washington. 

 Dr. G. M. Sternberg. The Pneu- 

 mococcus. A Parasitic Amoeba. 

 The Hydrophobia Bacillus. Sul- 

 phurous Disinfection - - - - - 211 



Boys' Department. — What Shall My 



Cabinet Be.?— E. C. Hoyt - - - 215 



Notes. — The American Drawing Ink. 

 Dead Uroglena vol vox. The 

 Youth's Companion - - - - -217 



Microscopical Societies. — San Fran- 

 cisco, Cal. --------- 217 



Notices of Books. — D. H. Campbell, 

 Ph. D. William R. Thayer. E. 

 W. Hyde. E. H. Gurney. - - - 219 



Subscribers' Notices. 220 



Chas. W. Smiley, Publisher, Washington, D. C. 

 Terms: For the United States, $1.00. For Great Britain, 5 Shillings. 



WASHINGTON 

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