SOLUTIONS USES AND PREPARATION OF. 



their quantity of boiling water. Cover for Keep Your 

 one hour before disposing of them. Milk of Solutions Fresh. 

 lime made from freshly slaked lime is also 

 a safe, cheap disinfectant for excreta. It 

 should remain in contact with the evacuation 

 for two . hours. Freshly slaked lime must Give Time for 

 be used in preparing this solution. To slake °°°^ ^°''^- 

 the lime, pour one pint of water over two 

 pounds of lime. When dissolved mix thor- 

 oughly. This preparation is also called 

 "hydrate of lime." To make the "milk of 

 lime" solution, use one pound of hydrate of 

 lime to eight pints of water. Contact with the 

 air spoils this solution, renders it inert, and for Frequently, 

 this reason it should be made anew every two 

 days. 



Lysol is a good antiseptic, especially so as it 

 is non^rritant. It can be used to disinfect 

 almost everything in the sick-room. 



It is used also for irrigation purposes; for 

 disinfection of skin prior to operations; for ■^j^g Range of 

 hand disinfection, etc. Usually a two per cent Usefulness, 

 solution is required. When using the liquid 

 lysol a two per cent solution can be made by 

 dissolving two and one-half fluid ounces of the 

 drug in one gallon of water. For dressings 

 prior to operation, one-half per cent solution 

 is used. (For number of grains required in 

 making up solutions, see table.) Tricresol, 

 solutol and solveol are among the most valuable 

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