On the Antiseptic Principle of the Practice of Surgery, by Joseph Lister

<p>The use of antiseptics in surgery is new. Hardly more than a half century ago surgeons operated in frock coats. Lord Lister, surgeon to Queen Victoria, was among the first to advocate scrupulous cleanliness in dressing wounds. (Volume 38, Harvard Classics)</p> <p>Lister publishes paper on antiseptic treatment, July 27, 1867.</p>