S, a box containing a concave and a flat glass, between which a small living insect may be confined; it is to be placed over the hole n.
T, a flat glass to lay any occasional object upon; there is also a concave one u, for fluids.
O, a long steel wire, with a small pair of pliers at one end, and a point at the other, designed to stick or hold objects; it slips backwards and forwards in the short tube o; the pin p fits into an hole m, in the stage for that purpose.
W, a little round ivory box, to hold a supply of talc and rings for the sliders.
Z, a hair brush, to wipe any dust off the glasses, or to take up by the other end a drop of any liquid.
V, a small ivory cylinder, that fits on the pointed end of the steel wire O; it is designed for opake objects. Light-coloured ones are to be stuck upon the dark side, and vice versa.
Y, a common magnifying glass for any occasional purpose.
M, a fish-pan whereon to fasten a small fish, to view the circulation of the blood: the tail is to be spread across the oblong hole at the small end k, and tied fast by means of a ribband fixed thereto; the knob l is to be put through the slit made in the stage, and the tail may be brought under the magnifier.
X is a wire to clean the glass tubes by.