Show MUST BE absolutely CLEAN hands handa of 0 surgeon before performing operations are washed in most thorough manner most people attribute the immensely decreased rate of mortality in cases of severo severe surgical operations to the increased skill of the profession to their greatly improved instruments arid and the more skilful nursing which is obtained in these days hut but the surgeon himself would tell you that it Is almost all a matter of absolute cleanliness tha fact that nothing Is left undone to insure absolute freedom from infection of any kind this fact is emphasized by the extras dl nary hand washing regulations which are in force tit at the various hos everybody who is eben even remotely connected with an approaching operation Is supposed to spend 20 minutes in the all important process of washing his hands for five minutes the surgeon washes his hands with soap and water and then cleans its his fingernails finger nails when lie ho has done this he spends another five minutes doing it all over again dut but this is but a preparation for a third and tar far more drastic ablution for or this time he must wash his hands in alcohol not content with this cleansing process lie he must now put his bis hands through a process of sterilization by soaking them for at least five minutes in a wash of corrosive sublimate iy ay that time he may commence his duties which mean ufa life or death to some patient with the satisfactory is feeling that lie he has done his best to approach his task with clean hands |