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Show THE VALUE OF ANTISEPTIC8. Discovery Made Delicate Surflleel Operations Op-erations Possible. The use of antiseptics made It po-ilblo po-ilblo for tho surgeon to undertake operations op-erations tfiat were beforo then Impossible Impos-sible Tho surgeon of forty years ago would not perform an operation that Involved tho penetration ot tho peritoneum peri-toneum the thin raembrano that linei tho wall of the abdomen without the gravest hesitation and foreboding. This dellrato lining always quickly and acutely resented Intcrforenco by becoming Inflamed, and In nlno cases out of ten death was certain. To-day the surgeon will pierce this wall with put compunctlou, becauso by tho use of antiseptics he Is able, except In raro caeeti, to keep It freo from all Injurious Injuri-ous Interference. By tho uso ot antiseptics, anti-septics, too, wounds heal much more quickly. In tho old da) 8 nn amputated limb meant six weeks In bed nnd constant con-stant changes of dressing. Now It only mentis confinement for a fortnight, fort-night, with ono change of dressing. Tho surgeon docs not need to tako off the baudages "Just to boo that It Is going go-ing all right." He can ascertain all that ho wants to know from tho temperature tem-perature and pulse of the patient. |