46' Chloride of Gold in Microsco]py. , \^3oSSi!sZTS^ 
lights, it proved to be only apparent, except in a single instance, 
and then it was not certain that the fibre in question was a nerve. 
I mention these facts as proofs of the value of the method ; for it 
is no paradox to say that the better the preparation the more dif- 
ficult it is to obtain results. As the magnifying power is increased, 
elements come into view, which, by inferior methods, are never 
seen ; and spaces are discovered between bodies supposed to be in 
connection. The use of the chloride of gold, however, is not yet 
thoroughly understood, and offers a large field for original investi- 
gation. — From the ^Boston Medical and Surgical Journal,' May 
21th, 
