483 
[May, 
A 
An ÅLCOHOLIC DRIP FOR THE THOMA-JUNG Microtome.—As 
f 
is well known, sec- 
tions of many hard- 
ened specimens may 
by simply fastening 
them in the holder 
of a microtome, 
with or without 
cork, pith, etc., for 
support. Trial sec- 
i d 
kidney, and many 
other hardened ani- 
results. This sim- 
ple method generally 
demands, however, 
that the object shall 
be constantly fl 
ed with strong alco- 
hol, and the same 
necessity exists al- 
ays in the use of 
celloidin, which we 
have found to be an 
without any 
“Movement, a simple siphon, consisting partly, at least, of rubber 
` ee by Dr. C. O. WHITMAN, Mus. Comparative Zoology, Cambridge, Mass: _ 
