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Disinfection by Heat

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International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, Cal. · Dec 8, 1887

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 13, No. 47.

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Disinfection by Heat

From recent experiments by Dr. Parsons, on the disinfection of clothes and bedding by heat, the conclusion is reached that the germs of the ordinary infectious diseases cannot withstand an exposure of an hour to dry heat of 220° Fahrenheit, or an exposure of five minutes to boiling water or steam of 212°. —Selected.