stronger solution in every case. Some of these have been 

 experimented with only in the case of cholera bacillus. 

 Others have not been experimented with on any pathogenic 

 gerrn, but only on the ferment of sugar-water or of wine 

 (bacillus aceti) or some such harmless germs. So the fol- 

 lowing table will only give a rough idea as to the proportion 

 in which different germicides should be used. 



1,281. Sugar has the effect of inhibiting the growth of 

 bacillus anthracis. The use of sugar or molasses should 

 therefore be freely resorted to in the treatment of anthrax and 

 in feeding of animals when this epidemic is raging. Salt 

 also has germicidal properties and the use of salt which is in 

 vogue in Bengal in the treatment of anthrax (gobasanta) is to 

 be considered quite rational. 



Iodide of mercury ... ... i to 200,000 



Bichloride of mercury (corrosive 



sublimate) ... ... i to 100,000 



Nitrate of Silver ... ... i to 50,000 



Hydrogen peroxide ... ... i to 8,000 



Iodine ... ... ... i to 6,000 



[Koch has ascertained that i to 100 of iodine is required 

 to kill the germs of cholera.] 



Sulphate of Quinine ... ... i to 5,000 



lodoform ... ... ... i to 5,000 



Napthaline ... ... i to 4,000 



Sulphate of copper ... ... i to 2,500 



Mustard oil (English) ... ... i to 2,000 



Salecylic acid ... ... i to 2,000 



Cinnamon oil ... ... i to 2,000 



Permanganate of potash ... i to 1,000 



Eucalyptus oil ... ... i to 600 



Carbolic Acid ... ... i to 500 



Hydrochloric acid ... ... i to 500 



Borax ... ... ... i to 350 



Camphor ... ... ... i to 300 



Arsenic .. ... ... i to 250 



