Antiseptic surgery; its principles, practice, history, and results.

  • Cheyne, William Watson, Sir, 1852-1932.
Date:
1882
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    compressed air—Pouchct looks on a vacuum as preventing spontaneous generation—Paul Bert's results with rarefied air—Ur. Bastian does not always get positive results : Experiments in airless and hermetically sealed flasks raised to a high temperature—Objections—Prof. Huxley's and Dr. Sanderson's statements—Ray Lankester's results—Hartley: expei'imen-ts with alkaline fluids —Roberts's counter-experiment. Mr. Lister's experiments. Experiments by Roberts and Tyndall . .172 CHAPTER X. SPONTANEOUS GENERATION (conchtded). Facts with regard to unboiled fluids and tissues : Mr. Lister's facts with regard to milk: my own experiments with animal tissues. Present state of the question—Dr. Bastian's latest standpoint: Lie- big's doctrine. Can organic molecules derived otherwise than from pre-existing bacteria give rise to bacteria ? Firstly, there is nothing unreasonable in looking on these particles as bacteria or their germs: seeds carried by air : excessive minuteness of the germs of bacteria : Mr. Lister's experience with micrococci. Secondly, there is no direct evidence that organic molecules not derived from bacteria can give rise to bacteria : facts with regard to unboiled fluids and tissues— conclusions from these facts : Paul Bert's experimenTs : Cazeneuve and Livon: Pasteur: Dr. Bastian. Thirdly, there is no evidence that active organic molecules (chemical ferments, &c.) can resist heat more than living things can : effects of heaJt on ptyalin, pepsin, •&c. : my own case of difficulty in sterilising mil'k : Wyman's fact as to an alga living at 208 F I94 CHAPTER XT, RELATION OF MICRO-ORGANISMS TO FERMENTATION. ■Summary of what has preceded with reference to fermentation. Relation between ' vital' and ' chemical' fermentations : theories of fermen- tation. Liebig's views. Alcoholic fermentation: Paxte^ir''» experiments tnid eonchishms. Rfsnmc. Butyric fermentation. Formation of pig- iiTicnt by bacteria. Schroeter: Cohn. Viscous fermentation. Lactic fermentation : Panteur : Lister. Other fermentations, especiaJly tJbe putrefactive: Levi aire; Cazeneuve and Liron:: Paul Bert. C'onclu- ■sions ............. 20;'i (mAPTER Xn. RELATION -OF MI€RO-ORGANISMS TO THE FLUIDS AND TISSUES OF THE LIVING BODY. Propo.sed mode of cnquir;-—Does the aseptic met liod prevent putref^ac- tion? Does it exclude organisms from wound.s? Kanke's results: