. IX3RD LISTER. By kind permission ol Messrs. Elliott & Fry. best form of ligature to employ. Lister wisely kept aloof from all contro\'ersy, and set to work to find out these things for himself by means of numerous experi- ments. He reduced the mortahty in his wards at Glasgow by the simple expedient of washing every- thing—the wound, the hands of the operator, and the instruments used—in carbolic solution. He found that catgut sterilised in carbohc acid was by far the best ligature to use, but for twelve years he kept an open mind regarding the merits of the various catguts obtainable. H
. IX3RD LISTER. By kind permission ol Messrs. Elliott & Fry. best form of ligature to employ. Lister wisely kept aloof from all contro\'ersy, and set to work to find out these things for himself by means of numerous experi- ments. He reduced the mortahty in his wards at Glasgow by the simple expedient of washing every- thing—the wound, the hands of the operator, and the instruments used—in carbolic solution. He found that catgut sterilised in carbohc acid was by far the best ligature to use, but for twelve years he kept an open mind regarding the merits of the various catguts obtainable. He even paid visits to the factories where they were produced. Finally he fixed upon the one in use to this day.
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