ZOOLOGY AND BOTANY, MICEOSCOPYj ETC. 159 



Slack, H. J. — Pleasant Hours with the Microscope. 

 [Muscular System of Insects.] 



Knowledge, IV. (1883) pp. 316-7 (2 figs.), 383-4. 

 „ „ [Trichinae.] „ V. (1884), pp. 20-1 (2 figs.). 



„ „ [Examination of atmospheric dust.] 



pp. 51-2 (3 figs.). 

 Stanley's Stained Sections for use of students. 



[In tubes ready for mounting and previous examination, so that students 

 can try the effect of reagents upon them before putting them up as 

 permanent objects. A circular accompanies, detailing the method of 

 mounting and what to observe in the finished slides.] 



Micr. News, III. (1883) p. 340. 

 Tabanek, K. J. — Monographic der Nebeliden Bohmen's. 



[Contains a note on preparing Fresh-water Rhizopoda. Post.'] 

 Ahh. K. B8hm. Gesell. Wiss., XI. (1882) Art. No. 8, iv. and 56 pp. (5 pis.), 

 Tayloe, T. — Freezing Microtome. 



Proc. Amer. Assoc. Adv. Sci., 1881, pp. 119-21. 

 Thoma, R. — Microtome a glissement et me'thodes d'enrobage. (Sliding Micro- 

 tome and methods of imbedding.) 



[Same as ante, Vol. III. (1883) p. 298, and post."] 



Journ. de Microgr., VII. (1883) pp. 576-83 (7 figs.), pp. 639-44 (1 fig.) 

 Thompson, I. C— Microscope Labels. 



[Claim of priority over Mr. Quinn for the labels described Vol. III. 

 (1883) p. 926.] 



Micr. News, III. (1883) pp. 334-6. 

 Thomson, W. — The size of Atoms. 



iPost.] Proc. Roy. Instit., X. (1883) pp. 185-213 (11 figs.). 



VoECE, C. M. — Tlie microscopical discrimination of Blood. 



[Six propositions "generally and with rare exceptions true," setting forth 

 tlie author's " views of micrometry in general in relation to minute 

 objects, including blood."] Also comments by R. Hitclicnck. 

 Amer. Mon. Micr. Journ., IV. (1883) pp. 223-5, 238-9 ; V. (1884) pp. 17-8. 

 „ „ Expanding the Blow-fly's Tongue. {Post.'] 



Amer. Mon. Micr. Journ., V. (1884) p. 12. 

 W., D. S. — Washing and mounting objects containing a considerable quantity of 

 air. \_Post.'] Amer. Mon. Micr. Journ., V. (1884) p. 18. 



Ward, E. — Mounts and Mounting. 



[Abstract of the author's ' Microscopical Mounts and Mounting,' and 

 ' Micro-crystallization.'] 



Amer. Mon. Micr. Journ., IV. (1883) pp. 149-56 (in part). 

 West, T. — " Polariscope objects, with few exceptions, are merely pretty things, 

 well enough calculated, in moderation, to relieve the solid bill of fare at a soire'e 

 or conversazione, but nothing whatever is to be learnt from them save that by 

 certain arrangements of apparatus belonging to our Microscopes, some things 

 become decked in gay colours ; that is literally all." 



[This statement will, we think, be generally recognized as very much too 

 sweeping !— Ed. J.R.M.S.] 



Journ. of Microscopy, III. (1884) p. 47. 

 Whitman, 0. O. — Recent improvements in Section-cutting. 



[Contains abstracts of Andres, Giesbrecht, and Mayer's section-smoother, 

 III. (188.3) p. 916— The registering micrometer-screw, III. (1883) p. 914 

 and supra, p. 153— The new object-holder, III. (1883) p. 915 — An 

 improvement in the carriers, III. (1883) p. 916 — Type-metal boxes for 

 imbedding, III. (1883) p. 913.] 



Amer. Natural, XVII. (1883) pp. 1311-16 (3 figs.). 

 Whitman, C. 0. — Methods of preventing the rolling of microtomic sections. 



[Transverse knives, post. Schulze's section-smoother (1 fig.) III. (1883) 

 p. 450.] 



Amer. Natural, XVIII. (1884) pp. 106-8 (1 fig.). 



