Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-16
MARVELS OF. MICROSCOPY
The Washington Microscopical Society
Eleventh Exhibition.
Great Variety of Demonstrations in
Every Line of Inquiry in Scien-
tffic Pursuits.

At o'clock last evening score of learn
ed-looking gentlemen in dress suits, carry
ing little mahogany boxes, walked into the
National Rifles armory. and at o'clock,
around long row of white tables there
was gathered a most interested assemblaSe
OF ladies' and gentlemen, delighted and as
founded at the beauties and marvels of
microscopy. 1t was the eleventh annual
exhibition of the Microscopical Society of
Washington. majority of the members
or the society consists of physicians, to
whom the pursuit is of substantial scen-
tific advantage. Thus, the society is slim
uiated to extend it's research far along
lines of original inquiry and the exhibition
last night was more than a matter of
amusement. DR.. w. W. Alleger displayed
the tacilli of diphtheria, known as the
klebs-Loeftier tubercle, a purplish-blue-
looking mass of worm-like particles, more
pleasing to look at than to know on any
closer acquaintance. On this table also
ius, known as the comma bacillus, from its
crescent or spiral shape DR.. G. N. Acker' s
exhiDlt was two specimens of variola, of
Importance in the pathological study of
that contagion. DR.. E. A. Gibbs also dis
played common forms of disease-producing
bacteria.
Dr. HawNhurst enlarged on that old ia
miliar enemy of mankind, the trichina
spiralis. Dr. Dana S. Lamb showed the
sections of the scalp, which proved con-
ciusiYely that there is a marvellous beauty
OF color and form in the cellular structure
OF that part Of the human anatomy. One
OF the most beautiful exhibitions was a
selection of forty or fifty diatoms from
FOSSIL marine shells, shown by Mr. A. A.
Adee me skill in mounting and the geo
metrlcal beauty of this display was highly
praised. Mr.. Oscar c. Fox, by means of a
mechanical device which keIt the polariz-
ing apparatus revolving so as to produce a
s sbns.antly changing succession of colors,
showed some peculiar vegetable acids Mr.
J. NJ. fZnaga and DR.. Reyburn had excel
lent specimens of compositions of butter
ny wings. Other exhibits of special inter-
est We're: A colony of vorticeIla by Mr.
John Grinstead; trichina spiralis by DR.
H. IL. Hawxhurst; section of cerebellum
showing ganglion cells of purkinje. by Dr.
n: l.: r. Johnson; human embryo and
human liver and human lung, by DR.. ].
Melvin Lamb; bone in stage of develop
ment, by DIR. F. E. Maxcy; circulation Of
oIood, IN gills of newt. by Mr.. L. NJ
giant cells; also. waxy degeneration by
i,r {. w. Richardson; anthrax bacilli. in
blood OF guinea pig, by DIR. Fl. A Robbins:
lung. injected; stomach, foot, embryo five
weeks), by DR.. H. w. Rollings: parasitic
insects, dog flea and nits, by Mr.. W. E.
schneider; pond life, by DR.. W. H. Sea-
man; section of human eye, by DR.. D. X.
S On lung broncho-pneumonic tubercle
oy Dr. j. L. Sothoron; polarizing crystals
OF mushroom, DR.. Thomas Taylor
MIR. Claflins selection was one showing a
transverse section of the wood of the lilac
which proved that there is far greater
beauty in that shrub than its flowers hiring
out. Mr.. F. T. Chapman displayed the
electric spark under the lens.
DR.. V. A. Moore made a nice demonstra-
ton of the structure of the lymphatic yes
sells in the intestines of a rabbit the
minute ducts being injected with aniline
ana the venom passages with methyl.
Dr. c. r. Clark's exhibit was a section of
the duodenum, showing the Brunner's
glands and their relation to the Serious
tissue of the intestines
In all the exhibition was one calculated
TO give great pleasure in the inexpressibly
beautiful combinations of color and form
and also to be highly instructive to ali
who desire to learn more of the infinites-
imal wonders of creation.