THE “DISCOVERY” POSTCARDS

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 2 November 1901, Page 4

THE “DISCOVERY” POSTCARDS

Scientists are never tired of scoffing at the errors into which superficial knowledge betrays the general reader of “popular” science. The general reader will be delighted to have the laugh back at the scientists for once, as he may certainly do over the series of illustrated postcards prepared ior the use of the staff of the Discovery on her Antarctic voyage. One represents the ship surrounded by icebergs; and upon one of the heights a great Polar bear is depicted looking down upon the human intruders into his realms. This (remarks a London journal) is certainly a discovery; for as the proverbial schoolboy knows, there are no Polar bears in the Antarctic. Tho great beast is confined to tho Northern Polar iec.

It is proved by tests made by the Medical Clinics of the Universities of Bonn and Griefs* wald (Prussia), and reported to by Dr Schultz Professor of Pharmacology at Bonn, and Professor Dr Mossier, Director of the Medical Clines at Griefswald, that only products that are saturated with oxygon and freed of acids resinous and other substances adherent _to primary distillation, will develop the sanative qualities proper to the plant. All crude oils or so-called Eucalypti Ettracls, are to be classed according to the named aiiUonti js, among the turpentines, which are abandoned long since as an internal medicament. TI ese crude oil, or so-called Eucalypti Extracts, are discernible:

1. By their deficiency ill pungent cuor Iwhich our product, the only genuine Euia ypli Extract, develops most freely througu ts surplus oxygen.) 2. By their alcoholic, thin, and mobile ap pearance, being reduced to specific density through the presence of acids. 3. By their taste, the result of contract ing tendency of resins and tana-ta. If these crude oils, cr so-ealied_ Eucalypti Extracts, are applied by mistake in cases of croup, bronchitis, dipthcria, internal inflammation, dysentry, etc., the consequences are most appalling. For safety’s sake ask always or Sander and Sons’ Eucalypti Extract. — Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia. —SANDER & SONS.