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10 parts ; benzol, ordinary, 10 parts ; ammonia water, 5 parts ; glycerin, 
5 parts. Dissolve the soap in the alcohol, add the ammonia water and 
benzol, and, after thorough agitation, the glycerin. After wetting the 
hands in plain water, the soap is smeared on with a bit of sponge over 
the patches of gum or cement, and well rubbed in. After washing and 
rinsing the hands, partly dry them on the towel, and finish by rubbing 
them over with a few drops of glycerin. The hands will not crack or 
chap in the coldest weather if the last precaution be taken. The soap 
will remain liquid during the summer, but solidifies in cold weather. It 
is, however, easily liquefied at all times.” 
C6) Miscellaneous. 
‘ The Microtomist’s Vade-Mecum.’ * — Mr. A. B. Lee’s work, the 
first edition of which appeared in 1885, has been so fundamentally 
revised and rewritten to such an extent that it almost seems like a new 
work. While ja great number of processes have been omitted or only 
briefly mentioned, other subjects, such as fixation and fixing agents, have 
received more attention. The methods of killing now occupy a whole 
chapter, and other chapters, such as those devoted to staining with coal- 
tar colours, on imbedding processes, the methods of cytology, and on the 
central nervous system, have been re-written and brought up to date. 
The present edition is more suited to the wants of the zoologist than 
to those of the pathologist. 
Demonstration of Bacteria in Tissues.f— Dr. V. D. Harris has 
translated and edited Prof. Kuhne’s small work, which deals with the 
question of how to stain bacteria in animal tissues, and the answer 
thereto is somewhat affected by the author’s peculiar but not unpractical 
views. 
In addition to running through the technique of preparing, staining, 
and mounting specimens, it gives a few very useful formulee and some 
useful pieces of advice. 
The translation, which is decidedly Germanesque in style, also bears 
evidence of want of revision. For example, Mastzellen are usually trans- 
lated plasma-cells, not fat-cells (p. 10). The 50 per cent, carbolic acid 
solution (p. 38, No. 1) does not agree with the 5 per cent, mentioned on 
p. 14. On the whole, we think that if the work were rewritten it might 
possibly be useful to some student unacquainted with the German tongue. 
R A WITZ, B.— Leitfaden fur histologische Untersuchungen. (Introduction to 
Histology.) Jena, 1889, 8vo. 
Remy, Ch. — M anuel des travaux pratiques d’histologie, des elements des tissues, 
des systemes des organes. (Manual of Practical Histology.) 
Paris, 1889, 8vo, 399 pp. 
Tyas, W. a. — M ethods of Hardening, Imbedding, Cutting, and Staining animal 
sections, and methods of mounting the same. 
Trans. Manchester Micr. Soc., 1888, p. 83. 
ZuNE, A. — Traite de microscopie medicale et pharmaceutique. (Treatise on 
Medical and Pharmaceutical Microscopy.) 
Bruxelles (H. Lamertin), Paris (J. B. Bailli^re et fils), 1889, 
1 vol. sm. 8vo, 130 pp. and 41 figs. 
* 2nd ed., London (Churchill), 1890. 
t ‘Guide to the Demonstration of Bacteria’ (Kiihne), translated by V. D. 
Harris, M.D., London, 1890, 52 pp. and 7 figs. 
