. The diagnosis and treatment of diseases of women. Fig. 111. A convenient wall-fixture for liquid soap. Flightupward pressure on the metalstem at tlie bottom causes thesoap to flow into the open hand. 104 THE PHYSICAL EXAMINATION Lubricant. A drop or two of liquid soap on the wet fingers or glove makes amost satisfactory lubricant. The smallest quantity lubricates thoroughly and isin a measure antiseptic and is easily removed. Glycerine I do not find satisfactory.Unless used in such large quantity as to be inconvenient, it does not lubricate well. In the absence of liquid soap, any clean unir
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. The diagnosis and treatment of diseases of women. Fig. 111. A convenient wall-fixture for liquid soap. Flightupward pressure on the metalstem at tlie bottom causes thesoap to flow into the open hand. 104 THE PHYSICAL EXAMINATION Lubricant. A drop or two of liquid soap on the wet fingers or glove makes amost satisfactory lubricant. The smallest quantity lubricates thoroughly and isin a measure antiseptic and is easily removed. Glycerine I do not find satisfactory.Unless used in such large quantity as to be inconvenient, it does not lubricate well. In the absence of liquid soap, any clean unirritating ointment will do. When anointment is used, it is well to have it put up in a compressible tube (Fig. 109-h), for then the unused part is kept sterile. USE OF RUBBER GLOVES. I wish to call attention to the routine use of rubber gloves in examination andoffice treatment, particularly in cases where any infection is present or suspected.. Fig. 112. Patient arranged for abdominal examination in bed. For ordinary office work, it is convenient to put them on dry. When a smallamount of boric acid powder or talcum powder is dusted into each glove, it slips oneasily. The glove-covered hands are then put through the regular washing withliquid soap and water. After the examination, the gloves are slipped off andthrown into a basin for subsequent boiling. Thus the infective material is keptaway from the washstand as well as from the hands. After the office work isfinished, water is poured into the basin of soiled gloves and they are boiled forten minutes. It is well to have a towel in the basin to protect the gloves frominjury by direct contact with the hot metal bottom and sides. After the steriliza-tion, the gloves are taken out, cleansed in water to remove all foreign particlesadhering to them, dried on a clean towel (being turned inside out often enoughto secure good drying), dusted inside and out with a drying powder, wrap