60 VETERINARY SURGICAL THERAPEUTICS. 
‘bath of oil or of glycerine. Exceptin such cases, boiling in ordinary 
water or in a solution of carbonate of soda (104°) is sufficient. In- 
‘struments with wooden handles are spoiled by boiling ; with them, 
a careful cleaning of the handle is necessary ; the blade alone is dis- 
Fig. 30. Fig. 31. 
Fig. 32. 
Reverdin’s needle. Larger’s needle. Lamblin’s needle. 
infected in boiling water. The autoclave, and damp or dry ovens 
are the apparatus of the laboratory, or for surgery in hospitals. 
Passing through the flame of an alcoholiclamp, Tédenat’s ‘‘punch for 
instruments” is also a rapid way of disinfecting them. The instru- 
ments are placed on a metallic plate, and some alcohol is poured 
over them and lighted ; a few minutes are sufficient for their sterili- 
zation. They are then placed in a weak antiseptic solution or in 
boiled water. Although this process is excellent for ecraseurs, forceps... 
