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as Streptococcus pyogenes, Staphylococcus pyogenes aureus (also 

 albus and citrous), Bacillus tuberculosis, Bacillus pyocyanus, and 

 others. Staphylococcus epidermidis albus finds its normal habitat 

 in the skin. Under ordinary circumstances, sponging the skin with 

 carbolic acid, one in forty, or rinsing it in bichloride of mercury, 

 1 in 1,000, will give satisfactory results. 



For the disinfection of wounds, hydrogen peroxide is recom- 

 mended. As a wash for the mouth and throat in cases of inflamma- 

 tion, abrasion, and suppuration, a weak solution of permanganate 

 of potash will be found very efficient when used as a gargle. 



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