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47. APPARATUS FOR MAKING AND PPvESERVING ALCO 

 HOLIO SPECIMENS— Continued. 



a. Tanks and jars : 



Army collecting-tank. 



Museum storage-tank, Agassiz model. 



Anatomical jars. 



Self- sealing jars, used in collecting. 



Phials, 



Tube-phials. 

 &. Syringes for injecting. 

 e. Inflatable bags. 



d. Preservative mixtures s 



Alcohol. 

 Glycerine. 

 Carbolic acid. 

 Chloral hydrate. 

 Picric acid. 

 Osmic acid. 



e. Labels: 



Metallic labels. 

 Parchment labels. 

 Indelible inks, pencils, &c. 



48. APPARATUS FOR PRESERVING AND MAKING SKELB 

 TONS. 



tt. Preparation of the bones : 



Macerating-vats. 



Boiling-vats. 



Cleansing and bleaching preparation. 

 h. Mounting of the bones : 



Scraping-tools. 



Articulating-tools. 



49. APPARATUS FOR MAKING CASTS. MODELING. 



a. Materials : 

 Clays. 

 Plasters. 

 Glues. 



Fapier-macJie and carton ^nerre. 

 Gelatine. 

 Paraffine. 

 Collodion. 



