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together with the following formula for the preparation of the 
fluid : 
In 3000 grammes of boiling water dissolve 
Alum. 
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After cooling and filtering, add to every ten litres of the solu- 
tion, four litres of glycerine and one litre of methyl. alcohol. 
e “Staatsanzeiger” says: 
“The method of application differs according to the nature of 
the objects that are to be preserved. Anatomical preparations, 
whole bodies, etc., that are to be preserved dry, are laid (accord- 
ing to their size) from six to twelve days into the fluid, then taken 
out and dried in the open air. The ligaments, the muscles, etc., 
will now remain soft and flexible, so that at any time the natural 
movements can be executed. 
“ Hollow organs, such as the lungs, bowels, etc., must be filled 
with the preserving fluid, then laid in a vessel containing the 
same fluid and afterwards dried after the fluid has been poured 
out and the objects have been distended with air. 
“Smaller animals, such as crabs, beetles, lizards, frogs, etc., if 
the natural colors are to be preserved unchanged, are not to be 
dried, but put up in the fluid. 
“If human or animal bodies are to be preserved for a longer 
Space of time before they are used for scientific purposes, it is 
sufficient to inject the fluid. Two litres, f. i., will suffice for a 
child of two years; about five litres are required for an adult. 
By this treatment the muscles will appear (even after years, when 
sections are made) as if ina fresh condition. If thus injected 
human bodies are preserved in the open air, they will gradually 
lose their fresh appearance and the epidermis will assume a 
brownish shade. But even this can be avoided if the fluid is ex- 
ternally rubbed into the skin, and if the access of air is prevented 
as far as possible. 
“This latter treatment may be recommended for corpses that 
are to be exhibited to the public or are to be preserved for some 
time before they are buried, for the features will remain unchanged 
in their expression and color, and there will not any smell be 
perceptible. oe 
“For the real embalming a method of combined injection and 
Preservation in the fluid is to be applied. The bodies, after being 
injected, are kept in tight cases, being wrapped in clothes which 
have been saturated with the solution.” — W. Barbeck. 
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THE Sporrep SALAMANDER.—Every one who has collected 
water-plants or animals in the marsh-pools or quiet streams of 
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