THE BOY BAABE.

Thames Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2829, 9 March 1878, Page 3

THE BOY BAABE.

(nOM BBHDIGO EVBKTING KBWS 01? OCT. I 19th, 1877.) Onr readers will doubtless recollect the article;': published some time since, in reference to the disease from which the boy' Baabe waa suffering. At that time, although, the wound-fever bad been cured, and the health of the body comparatively restored, by the application of the extract of the eucalyptus giobulus yet it was con- ■ iidered—on account of the extraordinary swelling which still remained about the ■wounded knee—beyond the- power of human skill to bring about' a complete recovery of the patient. We are very . pleated to be able to state to-day, however, that what appeared to be impossible to surgical ingenuity and science, has been beyond' the shadow of a doubt accomplished, exclusively by the application of the extract of the eucalyptus globulus, and of this signal success,the.manufacturer* jaaay Very- justly-fae} proud. A* we are at all times?ready and wiling to pub- ■' lish information that may prove valuable .. to our readers, we here append a statutory ' - declaration from. Mr Baabe, the father of the boy in question, which will give some idea of - the . importance -of the cure effected:' ....

I, Frans Baabe, of Ironbark, Sandhurst, in the Colony of Victoria, Australia, do solemnly and sincerely declare, that guided by the desire-that all who may become afflicted a§ I was may bo enabled to take advantage of my ' publication,.! make the following declaration. On the^sth of June; 1877, my son Alfred, fix years ©f age, was accidentally hurt with an axe on the knW lat once took all pains to procure' medical aaabtanee, by calling at first, on Dr Austin, who was subsequently assisted by Dfs Penfold and Macgillirray. However, in apile of all the combined'efforts of the said gentlemen, the malady, took such a bad turn that the patient waa lying in uninterrupted wound ferer, and on the 17th August, 1877, tk#h;epjni*^Tr«i given by Dr Macgillivray, that an ampliation of the injured limb had become imperative, in order te aavo life. At this juncture I called on Messrs Sander and Sons, procuring some of their extract of the eucalyptus glofcuius,-and by the applicatien of the same I bad the .latisfaolion of seeing my son within a fortnight out of all danger, and to-day he' is recovered. I may just add that, it was when the crisis had been reached, that'the extract referred to was first applied. I abstain from expressing my feelings towards Messrs Sander and Sons in this declaration, but anyone may imagine them better than I can describe them in words. And I stake this solemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true, and by virtue of the provisions of an Act of the Par* liament of Victoria, rendering persons making a fal«e declaration punishable for vr'ful and corrupt perjury.—Fsriz Baabk. Declared at Sandhurst, in the Colony of Tictoria, this seventeenth day of October, one thousand eight hundred and seventy seven, before me, Moßirg Coax, J.P. If ire take into consideration the fact that immediately before the first application of the extract, the consultation of the above mentioned medical gentlemen had resulted in a decision that the only means of saving young Baabe's life was to amputate the diseased leg, and that all medical efforts had proved ineffectual in the case (which 13 indisputably borne out by the

skill attributed to the doctors named in the declaration), then we are forced to the conclusion that no reined}' is known in the science of surgery that could bear a favorable comparison with the extract of the eucalyptus giobulus of Messrs Sander and Sons, who lire the only manufacturers of this valuable preparation in Australia. We are informed that the manufacturers have lost no opportunity of procuring for their extract the acknowledgment which it so highly deserves, baring brought it under the notice of all the hospital authorises of Victoria, besides Laving forwarded parcels of it through their agents Messes Kaltenbach and Schmitz, 18 New Broad street, E., London, to various scientific bodies all over tbe world ; and we certainly consider it but simply fair to Messrs Sander and Sons that the medical gentlemen engaged in the case of tbe boy Itaabe should give a full statement of it in tbe medical journals.' We Biucerely trust they will regard that task as a duly devolving upon them, not only in order that the medical profession generally may learn the wonderful properties of the extract of the eucalyptus globulus, but that they may discharge a debt due to humanity. ■'.... We have, previously called tbe attention of the public to tbe certificate of Dr Cruikshnnk, tbe city health officer, and for public information would repeat it: Sanbhubst, 2nd October, 1877.

I certify that I have used Mr Sander's extract of the eucalyptus globulns in all affections of the throat, inflammation, bronchitis, rheumatic swelling*, inflammation of the breasts after parturition, toothache and diarrhoea, and can strongly recommend it in all cases as stated above! Signed, John Crvikbiiank, M.D.E.L.B.C S.E., Health Officer. 4th October, 1877.

I hereby certify that the above is the signature, of Dr John Cruikshank, health officer for the City of Sandhurst, Victoria. Signed Alkxajjdib Baths, Mayor. We beg to state further that the extract, with equally beneficial effect, was applied to severe bruises, spraina, to all sorts of wounds, cuts, scaldirigs and its chief property—namely, to check all inflammation—accounts for the cures referred to. An equally important quality of the extract is ita efficacy as a disinfectant ; in densely populated cities its importance is incalculable. As to its application in the different oases enumerated in the "directions for use," which bare been treated successfully, we may just add that the genuineness of the assertions made have been proved from time to time, and reports of many of the cures publicly recorded.