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Goadby's Antiseptic Solutions

2 ounces bay salt, 1 ounce alum, 1 grain bichloride of mercury (corrosive sublimate ), Solutions olutions for Anatomical and 1 pint of water. This is good for ordi- Preparations. These antisep-nary purposes. But for tender tissues, or tic fluids are used for preserving anatomical where there is a tendency to mouldiness, preparations, objects of natural history, &c., double the proportions of corrosive sublimate by immersing them therein, or by injection and of water. For subjects containing carinjection and of water. For subjects containing carinto the veins and arteries, arresting putrefac- bonate of lime, double the proportion of bay tion, and preventing decay. Those containing salt, and omit the alum. corrosive sublimate (bichloride of mercury) are apt to render animal substances very hard. very hard.