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                                    DIAGRAM SHOWING METHOD OF MAKING BLOOD SMEARS.

The drop may either be taken up on the end edge or the middle, towards one end of one slide as in I. Another
slide should be approached so as to contain the drop in the angle between the two slides, II. The drop will spread itself
out along the line where the two slides meet. The drop should then be spread evenly over the bottom slide, by gently either
pushing or pulling the end of the upper slide along its surface, III. Only a very small drop should be taken,