158 Miscellaneous Intelligence. 
be drained off. And now the eye-glass or dissecting microscope must be 
brought into action, and the object finally set out. The parts are still 
limber, and can be arranged, which they could not be if the objects were 
soaked in turpentine to make them clear, in the first instance, as they 
g to mount, I select a number of covering glasses, 
such as are likely to suit one of the bundles, and, after cleaning, place 
f 
wards, of course), to the object on the slide, slip on another brass clip, 
which is made so as to touch the cover only in one point, and that pomt — 
i a bundle or bun- 
mens are perfectly dry, they are 
entirely rubbed off the slide 
once cleaned off with benzole and washing-soda. ioe 
_ 2. Collection of Minerals and Chemical Apparatus belonging to t 
late Prof. Manross.'—This collection consists of about 500 good s 
meus of rocks and minerals, together with many hundreds of smaller 
_ [. It will be remembered that Professor (Captain) Manross fell at the batt 
t i i cones h = a mo: worthy act 
Antietam, Sept. 17, 1862, while would hy a 
recognition of his patriotic devotion to purchase his instruments and collections 
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