ANTISEPTICS, DISINFECTANTS, AND GERMICIDES 67 



Bismuth Subnitrate. This is a white powder of very 

 little antiseptic value. It has recently sprung into 

 prominence for the treatment of tuberculous cavities of 

 bone and suppurating disease of the accessory sinuses of 

 the nose. It is used in the form of a paste combined 

 with bismuth, iodid, and petrolatum. 



