AXove°mbe^hia9riT  '    applying  Carrel-Dakin  Solution. 
and  conveying  it  in  desired  quantities  at  the  proper  temperature  to 
the  wounds  requiring  treatment. 
Several  forms  of  apparatus  have  been  devised  for  this  purpose, 
but  to  the  minds  of  many  they  do  not  fulfill  the  requirements  de- 
manded in  successfully  carrying  out  the  above  methods  of  wound 
sterilization.  I  have,  therefore,  devised  an  apparatus  which,  although 
simple  in  its  construction,  overcomes  the  objections  that  have  been 
raised  to  various  appliances  now  obtainable. 
The  apparatus  is  described  in  detail  further  on  in  this  paper, 
but  at  this  stage  I  wish  to  call  attention  to  the  following  advantages 
which  it  possesses  over  other  forms  on  the  market. 
Some  Advantages  of  the  Improved  Apparatus. — A  caloris 
bottle  is  used  as  the  reservoir  for  the  solutions,  and  thus  the  tem- 
perature at  which  they  are  supplied  to  the  instillation  tubes  may  be 
controlled,  thus  making  it  possible  to  use  the  apparatus  for  adminis- 
tering Dakin's  solution  or  for  irrigating  wounds  with  saline  solution 
at  a  constant  temperature.    It  also  makes  it  possible  to  use  the 
Fig.  i.  Instillation  apparatus  supplied  with  but  one  sight  feed  and  one 
clamp.  This  style  apparatus  is  unsatisfactory  because  it  does  not  distribute 
the  solution  uniformly  to  the  instillation  tubes.  A,  rubber  instillation  tubes 
with  ends  tied,  attached  to  four-way  glass  distributing  tube;  B,  glass  sight 
feed;  C,  adjustable  clamp  for  controlling  flow. 
