who killed herself with carbolic acid, surely ought to stir this community to action in regard to the sale of that poison and the passage of a law restricting its sale to properly prepared ...

He read about Pasteur’s work on germ theory. He experimented using a chemical, carbolic acid, to soak bandages before applying them to a wound. He found that it prevented infection and helped ...

An example of a machine used by Lister to spray carbolic acid into the air when he was carrying out an operation This proved that antiseptic surgery significantly reduced the risk of infection ...