The Microscope: An Illustrated Monthly Designed to Popularize the Subject of Microscopy, Volume 4

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1884
 

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Page 166 - And the Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD.
Page 110 - Oh, powerful bacillus, With wonder how you fill us, Every day ! While medical detectives, With powerful objectives, Watch your play. In epidemic glanders, In certain forms of "janders,
Page 207 - World : a Simple Account of Man in Early Times. Sixth Edition. Crown 8vo. Cloth, price 3$. A Special Edition for Schools. Price is. The Childhood of Religions.
Page 111 - On its tail. Frier says in fever yellow He finds a little fellow Breeding pest. Gregg swears, do what he will, he Sees nothing but fibrilli, By his test. In atmosphere mephitic, In poison diphtheritic, How you revel ! In earth and air and ocean You keep disease in motion, Like a devil. But bacillus, oh ! bacillus, You try in vain to kill us, Yet we thrive. And though you try to blind us, Next year I hope you'll find us Quite alive.
Page 206 - The undersigned proposes to publish during the coming year a large volume under the above or a similar title. In this undertaking he respectfully solicits the kindly aid of the profession. Witticisms and anecdotes of a humorous or curious nature are solicited. There are numberless unpublished experiences that would prove a source of amusement and instruction, and all physicians, druggists, dentists, and others supplying original contributions will receive due credit in the work.
Page 43 - ... cover-glass in the usual manner, a few drops of the stain are poured into a testtube and warmed ; as soon as steam rises pour into a watch-glass, and place the cover-glass on the stain. Allow it to remain for four or five minutes, then wash in methylated spirit until no more colour comes away ; drain thoroughly and dry, either in the air or over a spirit lamp. Mount in Canada balsam.
Page 169 - ... the substances used in precipitating it, or in other ways in manufactories. But there seems no reason to believe that it will itself have any injurious effects on the water. It is difficult to see how the sulphur, once set free, can again combine with hydrogen to form sulphuretted hydrogen gas, as long as the organism is growing in the water. Indeed, if allowed to accumulate and periodically removed, it may tend to purify the water by abstracting from it some of the undue proportion of sulphur.
Page 232 - MALTINE is prescribed by the most eminent members of the Medical Profession in the United...
Page 43 - Take of rosanilin hydrochloride two grammes, methyl-blue one gramme; rub them up in a glass mortar. Then dissolve anilin oil 3 cc in rectified spirit 15 cc; add the spirit slowly to the stains until all is dissolved, then slowly add distilled water 15 cc; keep in a stoppered bottle.
Page 206 - ... and foreign, ancient and modern — will be gladly received and highly appreciated. The author is especially anxious to avail himself of every source, and would highly appreciate all information concerning publications likely to be useful for reference. All letters, contributions, clippings, books and other matter should be addressed to Julius Wise, MD, 806 Olive street, St. Louis, Mo.

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