Glycerine
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Crude calf or animal "lymph" has been denounced by many eminent medical authorities and medical journals. One of the objections to animal vaccine was that the " lymph" required "storing," and was liable to infection by extraneous germs, whereas the arm-to-arm system maintained a fresh supply. To meet this difficulty, glycerine has been added as a preservative, and it is also said to possess other benign qualities. So "diluted lymph" has become the fashion —"pure glycerinated calf lymph." [Extract from 1912 book] LEICESTER: SANITATION versus VACCINATION BY J.T. BIGGS J.P.