We write the numbers  with the frosted end pointing north, since that's the 
way we file them standing up, the number easily to be read...

Katri Tuomala
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Kiernan" 
To: "Histonet" 
Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 5:42 PM
Subject: Re: [Histonet] Re:Gloves ..... a question


> "Marshall Terry Dr, Consultant Histopathologist" wrote:
>> ... Slides are invariably labelled with the writing right
>> way up, frosted end pointing North. This means the fingers
>> and heel of the hand rest on the slide. That is the
>> source of the squames.
>
> Now that's interesting. I've only ever written
> on the frosted end with the section end pointing
> north. Why would anyone want to do it the other
> way round?
>
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