Joseph Lister published a paper with results announcing his antiseptic system in The Lancet. What followed was a series of ...

The common salt is a necessary consti-;uent of the blood, and the water and carbolic acid are dissipated by the heat of baking; ;he latter being retained by the pores or vesi-:les of the bread ...

in which he introduced the use of carbolic acid (phenol) as an antiseptic. This breakthrough significantly reduced the incidence of post-operative infections, marking a turning point in surgical ...

To kill cockroaches take carbolic acid and powdered camphor in equal parts; put them in a bottle ; they v; ill become fluid. With a painters brush of the size called a sash tool, put the mixture ...

If not strychnine, some snake-handling churches keep a flask of carbolic acid at the altar instead. Wolford, 44, died May 27, about eight hours after being bitten by one of his poisonous yellow timber ...

In late January 1901, a new courthouse, which would feature electric lighting, indoor plumbing and a grand staircase, was ...

It goes without saying that modern medicine would look very different if it hadn’t been for these 15 medical inventions and discoveries of the 1800s.