THE JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY. 



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ABSTRACTS. 



Disinfection of the Hands.— Dr. Wier, in an interesting paper pub- 

 lished in the N. Y. Med. Record, gives a new method of disinfecting the 

 hands. From the results of the experiments, and he has tested it quite 

 thoroughly, it appears to possess the advantages of the best methods now 

 in use as regards efficiency of sterilization, without their serious disad- 

 vantages of injury to the hands. The method consists of the usual pre- 

 liminary scrubbing with soap and water; then a handful of chloride of 

 lima is moistened with water, and a crystal of carbonate of soda is added. 

 This mixture is rubbed over the hands and arms, forming a creamy paste. 

 When a sensation of coolness is felt in the hands, which occurs after the 

 paste has been on a few minutes, the hands are washed in sterile water. 

 Scrapings from the nails after this procedure yielded cultures in less than 

 5 per cent, of the experiments. 



