AN IMPROVED ANTISEPTIC
Year: 1883

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to William Robert Lake, of the firm of Haseltine Lako
& Co, Patent Agents, Southampton Buildings, London, for an Invention of
"AN IMPROVED ANTISEPTIC" communicated to him from abroad by Theophile
Augusto Breithaupt, of Strasbourg, Alsace.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said William Robert Lake at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 10th November 1883.
WILLIAM ROBERT LAKE, of the firin of Haseltine, Lake and Co, Patent Agents,
Southampton Buildings, London, "AN IMPROVED ANTISEPTIC" [a communi-
cation to him from abroad by Theophile Auguste Breithaupt, of Strasbourg,
Alsace.]
This invention relates to an improved antiseptic which constitutes a crystalline
product of a beautiful white color and without taste or odour soluble in water, and
characterized by very active antisoptic properties which enable it to act in the
same manner as salicylic acid without any of the inconveniences attending the use
of the latter.
This improved antiseptic is prepared as follows, that is to say, I saturate, with
the aid of heat, pure and rectified glycerine, with crystallized boric acid previously
reduced to an impalpable powder by a slight alcoholization. I decant the liquid
after it is cooled and dissolve tho compact mass which has deposited, by means of
boiling distilled water; after a second cooling a crystalline deposit is formed. This
crystalline deposit is subsequently dissolved in a mixture of equal parts of water
and alcohol and the solution is filtered and the crystals are collected; the mother
liquor is then evaporated filtered and subjected to a fresh crystalization which
furnishes the colorless crystals above indicated
The antiseptic thus produced is used in the following manner, that is to say, it
is dissolved in water in the proportion of three parts of antisoptic powder to one
hundred parts of water and in the solution thus obtained, meat which is to be
preserved is immersed several times for a period of about ten minutes, the said
meat being allowed to dry after each immersion; the putrefaction of the said meat
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page_text: is thus prevented. Different parts of animals, such as the liver, the brains, or the
intestines may be thus treated
A similar result is obtained by adding the said antiseptic solution to the blood
· of animals, to milk, to butter and fatty substances generally, to articles of food
and especially to fermented beverages which may be preserved by adding 5 grammes
of the above antiseptic solution to each hectolitre of the beverage.
Large pieces of moat smeared two or three times with a solution at threo
per cent of this antiseptic, and suspended in the air can be preserved for a con-
siderable period of time and meat thus treated and packed up in cases with saw
dust may be easily preserved during a transatlantic voyage.
Meat as abovo treated can be imported at a lower price than and in as good
condition as, meat preserved with ico, as this improved antiseptic does not
communicate any taste or smell to the meat preserved thereby, and it is not injurious
to health; it my be utilized as a preservative against contagious diseases.
This improved product is moreover of great value in surgery by reason of its
antiseptic action upon wounds which have been rapidly cured, and further, by its
use, the "microbe " may be got rid of.
SPECIFICATION in pursuanco of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said William Robert Lake in the Patent Office on the 10th - May
1884
WILLIAM ROBERT LAKE, of the firm of Haseltine, Lake, and Co Patent Agents,
Southampton Buildings, London, "AN IMPROVED ANTISEPTIC" A Communi-
cation to me from abroad by Thoophile Auguste Breithaupt, of Strasbourg,
Alsace
This invention relates to an improved antiseptic which constitutes a crystalline
product of a beautiful white color and without taste or odour, soluble in water and
characterized by very active antiseptic properties which enable it to act in the
same manner as salicylic acid without any of the inconveniences attending tho use
of the latter.
The improved antiseptic is prepared as follows, that is to say I saturate with
the aid of heat pure and rectified glycerine with crystallized acid previously
reduced to an impalpable powder by a slight alcoholization. I decant the liquid
after it is cooled and dissolve the compact mass which has deposited, by means of
boiling distilled water; after a second cooling a crystalline deposit is formed..
This crystalline deposit is subsequently dissolved in a mixture of equal parts of
water and alcohol, and filtered after complete solution. The crystals are then
collected and the mother liquor is evaporated, filtered, and subjected to a fresh
crystallization which supplies the colorless crystals above indicated.
The antiseptic thus produced is used in the following manner, that is to say;-
it is dissolved in water in the proportion of three parts of antiseptic powder to One

page_text: hundred parts of water, and in the solution thus obtained, the meat which is to be
preserved is immersed several times for a period of about ten minutes, the said
meat being allowed to dry after each immersion; the putrefaction of the said meat
is thus prevented. Different parts of animals, such as the liver, the brains, or the
intestines may be thus treated and preserved from putrefaction.
A similar result is obtained by adding the said antiseptic solution to the blood
of animals, to milk, to butter and fatty substances generally, to articles of food, and
especially to fermented beverages which may be preserved by adding 5 grammes
of the above antiseptic solution to each hectolitre of the beverage.
Large pieces of meat smeared two or three times with a solution at 3 per cent
of this antiseptic, and suspended in the air can be preserved for a considerable
period of time; and the meat thus treated and packed up in cases with saw dust
may be easily preserved during a transatlantic voyage.
Meat, as above treated, can be imported at a lower price than; and in as good
condition as, meat preserved with ice, as this improved antiseptic does not
communicate any taste or smell to the meat preserved thereby, and is not injurious
to health; it may be also utilized as a preservative against contagious diseases.
This improved product is moreover of great value in surgery by reason of its
antiseptic action upon serious wounds which have been rapidly cured, and further,
by its use, the "microbo" may be got rid of. I may vary the mode of preparation
herein before described and also use the antiseptic for the various purposes for
which it is applicable without departing from the nature of this invention.
Having thus fully described the said invention as communicated to me by my
foreign Correspondent, and the manner of performing the same, I wish it understood
that I Claim:
The improved antiseptic substantially as herein before described.
In witness whereof I the said William Robert Lake, have hereunto set my hand
and seal this First day of May in the year of Our Lord One thousand eight.
hundred and eighty four,
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