OBSERVATIONS ON 
WYETH’S ANTISEPTIC SOLUTION. 
Antiseptics possess the property of checking the origin and vital force of putrefactive processes— 
controlling those tendencies which convert organic material into deleterious products—the main uses being 
to protect the human body, both internally and externally, from causes which operate in manner detrimental to 
life. Sanitation and Hygiene have been greatly aided by the investigations of Science, and by a more exact 
knowledge of the operation of those agencies which are the fertile sources of contamination of air, water and 
food. The use of Antiseptics may be said to promote cleanliness by establishing a greater power of resistance 
against opposing forces. To adapt this class of agents to the needs of our every day life we must select those 
which are of vegetable origin, and possess no corrosive property—such as can be freely used upon the skin, 
upon the internal parts of the body, and for the various purposes of toilet sanitation. Whilst the properties 
of these substances are positive in their character, they possess the additional advantage of being absolutely 
harmless. We may use them also, as effective, agreeable deodorants, substituting the pleasing aroma of plants 
for the irritating and noxious fumes and gases of highly charged chemical disinfectants. They supply, also, 
balsamic and protecting lotions to wounds, sores and eruptive processes, and greatly aid minor-surgery in 
some of its most important operations. 
'• Our Antiseptic Solution combines all of the most valuable Antiseptics of the Vegetable Materia Medica. 
With Thyme, Eucalyptus, Gaultheria, Mentha Arvensis, Baptisia, we combine both Benzo-Boric Acid and Acetani- 
lide, which are most valuable on account of their highly detergent and healing, as well as Antiseptic qualities. It 
will be seen that the applicability of this Antiseptic Solution extends to a multitude of useful purposes—medical 
and domestic ; the operation of Surgery, for instance, in Obstetrics and the Gynaecological service—as an 
application to all mucous surfaces—in Catarrhs of the Throat, Stomach and Nasal cavities—in the discharges 
of Eeucorrhoea and Gonorrhoea—as a deodorant in the emanations of Fever, Typhoid and other—in the 
ulcers and apatha* of Sore mouth—in controlling the fetor of excretions—checking Fermentative Dyspepsia— 
modifying Diarrhoeal and Dysenteric discharge—in all the operations of Dentistry, and in the conditions 
which arise from ordinary and excessive caries of the teeth—in brief, in all the numerous needs which fall 
to the daily experience of the Physician, and to the observation of the individual. It yields its properties 
to the senses, and differs from many so called similars, in not being so completely enfeebled by dilution as 
to be almost odorless, and comparatively useless. Its use may be indicated as follows: 
For the Surgeon ;—lt may be used freely in solution or in full strength for its antiseptic and detergent 
properties in cases of wounds, contusions, abscesses, open sores, indolent ulcers, etc., and always as a.surgical dressing. 
For the Physician :—Given in teaspoonful doses, diluted with water, this solution will be found effective 
in relieving the symptoms of gastric and intestinal irritation—catarrh, indigestion, flatulency, headache, etc. It 
may also be employed as a vehicle for the administration of other indicated remedies, and as an inhalant in all 
throat and lung affections. 
For the Dentist :—Combining antiseptic with deodorant properties, and possessing an agreeable, 
aromatic odor, it must prove an acceptable medicament for dental operations and as a mouth-wash and gargle. 
For the Household ;—Wyeth’s Antiseptic Solution will be found a welcome household remedy ; 
being perfectly harmless and producing a fragrant odor throughout the house, it is adapted to a multiplicity 
of uses. In all cases of illness, its great value will be readily appreciated in the sick-room. 
Formula : Wyeth’s Antiseptic Solution represents in proportionate combination the purified active 
principles of Thyme, Eucalyptus, Gaultheria, Mentha Arvensis and Baptisia Tinctoria, with sixteen grains of 
Benzo-Boric Acid and three grains of Acetanilide in each fluid ounce. 
Administration :—The Dose for an Adult is one teaspoonful, diluted with water, and this dose may 
be repeated at intervals of one to four hours, according to the directions of the attending physician. For 
bihalation, one or two tablespoonfuls are placed in hot water in a suitable vessel. For Local Use it may be 
used with hot water in proportion of one to four. 
JOHN WYETH & BROTHER, 
Manufacturing Chemist's, PHILADELPHIA.