1. THE METHOD OF STERILLIZING AND LUBRICATING SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND THE LIKE WHICH COMPRISES PRECOATING THE INSTRUMENTS WITH A WET FILM OF NON-TOXIC, NON-CORROSIVE HOMOGENEOUS OILTYPE LUBRICANT AND WATER MIXTURE AND THAN SUBJECTING THE PRECOATED INSTRUMENTS WITH THE WET FILM THEREON TO A STEAM PRESSURE ATMOSPHERE TO CONVERT THE WATER PHASE OF THE MIXTURE TO STEAM AND LEAVE THE INSTRUMENTS COATED WITH A FILM OF LUBRICANT.