He was wrong about cadaverous poisoning. There was no such thing as corpse parti...

sammalloy on July 11, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: A doctor who championed hand-washing and briefly s...

He was wrong about cadaverous poisoning. There was no such thing as corpse particles. This was before the acceptance of germ theory. He was right about hand washing, particularly with disinfectants like chlorine.