THE NEW ANTISEPTIC.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 30 December 1927, Page 5

THE NEW ANTISEPTIC.

A GREAT DISCOVERY. 1 \ EM AR EARLE DBUU. Cabled reference lias ‘been made to the discover 1 } 7 of 'a new antiseptic, the history of which was described by Sir Alfred Mend a>t a. luncheon to medical men in London. Mr Pinnock, a chemist in the laboratories of a South Staffordshire gas company, Sir Alfred Mond said, had found that some of the products of the process of coal distillation possessed features which indicated “an exceptional value for antiseptic purposes.” After several years’ work, with the aid of Professor I. M. Heilbron, of Liverpool University, the original crude product bad ‘been rendered suitable for the treatment of the human body. The new antiseptic, which had “the unexpected characteristics of being, for all. practical purposes, almost noil-poisonous ‘and non-irritant even to the most delicate membrane,” had been named Monsol. Lieutenant-Genera 1 ! Sir Arthur Sloggett, who .stated that he spoke on behalf of a large' group of medical men who had tested and, bad used the product, said the new antiseptic was “a great discovery and a remarkable drug.” Put on neat, even 011 the most delicate parts of the 'body, or even on the tongue, ifi does not burn, said Sir Arthur. .Still more amazing, it can be injected into the circulating blood. It can be applied to the skin, to the throat, it can be swallowed and injected. In. these four situations it is possible to attack three-quarters of the infective, diseases we know. ‘‘L have the testimony of hundreds- of doctors of its remarkable efficiency,” said Sir Arthur Sloggett. “It heals wounds much more quickly than hitherto, i only wish it had been available during the Great War.”