"Phenic" Quotes from Famous Books
... severe hygiene will suffice to preserve us; if a wound is received it should be washed with water mixed with antiseptics, such as phenic acid, borax, or salicylic acid. If water is impure, it must be boiled and then aerated before it is drunk. If the air is the vehicle of the germs of the disease, it will have to be filtered by means of a ... — Scientific American Supplement, No. 447, July 26, 1884 • Various |