THE MICROTOMIST' S VADE-MECUM

1. Sublimate .      .    .     .    1 part.
Sodium chloride       .    .    2
Water      .     .    .    . 100
For the more vascular tissues of warm-blooded animals.
2. Sublimate .      .    .     .    1 part.
Sodium chloride       .    .    2
Water       .    .    .    . 200
For similar tissues of cold-blooded animals.
3. Sublimate .      .    .     .    I part.
Sodium chloride       .    .     1,
Water       .    .    .    . 300
For pus-corpuscles and analogous elements.
4. Sublimate .      .    .     .    1 part.
Water       .    .    .    . 300
For blood-corpuscles.
5. Sublimate .      .    .     .    1 part.
Acetic acid      .    .    .     1
Water       .    .    .    . 300
For epithelia, connective tissue, and pus-corpuscles, when
it is desired to demonstrate the nuclei.
6. Sublimate .      .    .    .     1 part.
Acetic acid      .    .    .    3
Water       .    .    .    . 300
For ligaments, muscles, and nerves.
7. Sublimate .      .    .    .     1 part.
Acetic acid      .    .    .    5
Water       .    .    .    . 300
For glandular tissues.
8. Sublimate .      .    .     .    1 part.
Phosphoric acid    .       .    1
Water       .    .    .    .   30   ,, (sic.)
For cartilaginous tissues.
322. Salicylic Vinegar Preservative Solutions (Fr. Meyer's
formula').-" Salicylic vinegar " is a solution of I part of
I. I ' Arch. Mik. Anat.,' xiii (1876), p. 868.

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