The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1888-02-15
MICROSCOPIC WONDERS.
CHAT WITH PRESIDENT cox, or
THE NEW YORK SOCIETY.
Methods of Measuring Minute Objects.
Work Done In bissecting and Examining
Observation-Disclosures Of the s'Brownian
Movement,-salt CRYSTALS.

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Movement"-salt Crystals.
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.ehu' SPOKE Vi the WORK OF the new YORK
MlcroSeopicai society Tor 1887.
Mr.. Cox first mentioned the vast improve
ment in the methods of measuring micro
scopic objects. This Is done nv rulings ON
glass. which are produced bv cor,nlica tai l,,t
wonderfully delicate machines Thav are
constructed so as toaecuratelv divide an inch
or any other unit of measurement into, anv
desired number of narts az for inetancs
l-1OO of an inch. 1-1OCl Of an inch and aya,,
10000 Of an inch. Only three az these
machines. however have produced any nets.
worthy work One is the Invention II pro-
fessor Rogers. of Harvard co,Ieoa anot,,a,.
that of Mr. Fasoldt. of Albany. and q third
that Of the professor of physics at Johns Hon
kins university. These three machines do
different kinds of work. tbo,,I ruling Ia,.allal
lines by means of n fine diamond ,,oint ,,,,o,,
glass or metal To be usa,I os ,nicro,,,ata,.S
which are to objects undar. tbe ,o;croscI,,,.,
similar TO the seale of inches rort,,oved *.
the bottom of mans and architactTraI - ,,la,,s
The nost rnlngs fins fa,. ~
of Che machines are !, The ,,ta ,s .t;,,s,
Ill, .soo snn ~, = ~ s"o aee =,
closeness Of the rulel lines can he ohta;naJ
from eonside,inor that !, ooo s,ch I;,,as we'll
occupv only tbe snaca ;nch,dad in ~, t,;si,
- 20 ~ elle enick-
With this exclamation ~ tla ,a,etio,, -
measuring objects ,,nda,. tho n,;e,,s1,,s M.
Cox started IN IN fell some ~ the t,;,,s,.
members Of the society had done In fine last
ero,,,s ,ri,;,,s 10y, anu sA'sns MI
,,i',i, oa',so anu spre'au diseases IKE
qn''s,', ",pi''nerla, ye,iow lever OF malaria.
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se se paeiiius .ia nilciope twin
rsa,';s,,' 'e . ,a,ss III A'eeesiy minute
$500, ~ sA,so ~ inliiiee numbers
a;than =, ths ,,ia , 'n ~ y, paleloula, locus,
,a,i, a,.,, " suv nuiiai pouy n
s., u'sease, IN .'ie TISSUES Oh ant
,.,a ~ aan. M'ao'l anu sewerage IN
wv ~ wv .1. s.so ',ieS esen noan ~
.ue az i.vui +" inSi, ohey uosceha ih.o tneir
mopea , ,,,. mus eney cause ana spread
e s'e my e.oiea, upnunerias yelow
80 e,,'' n'ai''iia na.n uisease mas . mi-
800 :, se,,'. peeuliai W ~, ana "nicn may
- ~ a'', uiss ~, eisl'eu ~ one microscope
~. -, 49, ~ ps''e, ii'ioiooes. 2pecinens
" ''' ','ese i,,is,Voe' nave peen coiiecteu py
a member OF the society and sown upon
gelatino surface, just as farmer sows oats
or wheat. They will grow up as sorts of
fungus and even to the naked eye they will
then be as distinguishable, one sort from an
90 o"'s "e I'm, "ies,.i or "neue from
:, = :, y, iion, ut,liey. ,ioiessor Injuries
- So,".,,D''' - .le ,hs,ioer y, .ne
s s,0's's WnV ''ss ehus so"u A.eic lieios Vi
diphtheiia, consumption, cholera, yellow
fever and other dangerous diseases. They
are under cultivation like grasses in
rockery. These little grass plots of the ter
riblc diseases are glass covered, and whole
cemeteries are represented in them.
Mr.. Cox referred to one difficulty the
mtcroScopists had experienced in experiment.