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much stir in the medical world until a year or more had passed and 

 a 40 per cent, solution of the gas, under the name of "Formalin," 

 had been placed upon the market. Care must be exercised in 

 handling the fluid, that the hands do not become wet with it, as it 

 hardens the skin and deadens sensation. The vapor is exceedingly 

 irritating to the mucous membrane of the eyes and nose. 



BACTERICIDAL STRENGTH OF COMMON DISINFECTANTS 



(Adapted from Fliigge, Leipzig, 1902) 



The solution can be employed to spray the walls and floors of 

 * Koch, Arb. a. d. kais. Gesundheitsamt, 1881, i. 



