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Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3096, 20 January 1879, Page 4

Medical our correspondent—that it would not dissolve in spirits of wine ; rather it is unsoluble, and heavier than spirits of wine, and settles at the bottom. We tried in the same way our manufacture, and the received information was likewise confirmed ; it dissolved in spirits of wino. The manufacture of Mr J3osisto does not in consequence, answer to the requirements of an etheric oil, and he may know all the virtues of the eucalypti ever so well, and treat upon it in scientific writings, but during fifteen years he did not bring before the public those etheric evaporating particles to which are attributable all the properties bo much praised by Mr Bosisto. Our manufacture alone and for the first time answers these requirements.—We are respectfully yours, Sandee & Sons. Sandhurst, 31st July." . As a further elucidation of the matter, Mr Bosisto wrote again to the game paper, and his letter was published as follows on the sth Auguat, 1876 :—" Sir—With reference to the f reply by Messrs Sander and Sons, contained in yours of the Ist instant, to mine of the 31st ult., I deem it but right to say that I desire in no spirit of rivalry to write disparagingly of, or to Beck to deteriorate from, the quality of the • new industry.' My object has ever been to assist in developing the resources of our indigenous vegetation. My contention is, first, that being the investigator of every species of the eucalypti in Victoria, both as to their chemical and physical characters, the oil in question is not' new," and, second, that the report forwarded from the German correspondent is a mere repetition of my original investigations reported long since to tne various scientific societies and universal exhibitions. With regard to the solubility of the oil in spirit, it is well known that volatile oils, whether from the eucalypti or any other vegetation, are soluble in given quantities of alcohol. The whole family of the eucalypti contains a volatile oil, a volatile acid, and a volatile oleo resin, and certain tannate principles j when, for certain medicinal purposes, these are in combination, the oil is not entirely soluble in spirit. Such is the oil operated upon (coming from myself) by Messrs Sander and Son. Wishing success to every indigenous industry, I am, yours, &0., Joseph Bosisto. 2nd August." To the above Messrs Sander and Son replied as follows in the same paper of the 7th of August, 1876. "Sir—You will kindly allow us to give the following short eiplana* tion, for the better understanding of the . public, in answer to Mr Bosisto's letter in yours of the sth instant. Mr Bosisto says— " The oil in question is not new." We have ways indicated by science, by means of which investigations of any kind are made, and most likely in the same way as he and we did. Many more, in possession of chemical knowledge, may have undertaken preparations of pure volatile oil eucalypti. If we take such essays in view the pure essential oil eucalypti is not new. New, however, it is in the respect that it is not yet known as a commercial article. The preparation, in a large style, is very slow and tiresome, and involves in consequence, through loss of time, considerable expeuso, leading to production of a cheap substitute, consisting chiefly of eleo resin and tannie particles, a product that is in quality, far in' erior to the pure volatile oil.—We are, your, etc., Samdeb & Sons, Sandhurst, sth Augußt, 1876." ITS PRESENT POSITION. Thus far the correspondence shows the nature and character of Eucalyptus Oil, and the steps by which it haß arrived of the purity of Sander and Sons manufacture. In order that their oil should be tested by the most approved and rigorous scrutiny, Sander and Sons have forwarded samples to all the principal medical authorities of the Colonies, as well as to scientific bodies in Europe. By the Bteamer Somersetshire, which left the Colony on the 20th September, 1876, Messrs Sander and Sons, having received such a flattering testimonial from German scientists, despatched a parcel of their essence to their agents, Messrs Hoclzle and Chelius, of Frankfurt, with instructions to that firm to bring it under the notice of—The Emperor of Germany, the King of Bavaria, the Emperor of Austria, the King of Saxony, the King of Wurtemburg, and Prince Bismarck. Through these sovereigns and potentates, the Australian Extract 'will find its way | before most of the principal European scienI tific bodies. In addition to this the Eucalyptus essence of Messrs Sander and Sons will be brought under the notice of the South Australian faculty through the columns of the German paper published in that Colony. In this Colony it has been placed before the authorities of the Melbourne Hospital, Ballarat Hospital, Geelong Hospital, Castlemaine Hospital, Kyneton Hospital, and Sandhurst Hospital. In addition to these means of spreading a knowledge of this excellent article to the public at large, the Press, as will be shown below, has lent its valuable aid to the furtherance of the object sought. ITS CHARACTER. The oil may be almost summed up as to its character when it is described as etheric and volatile. It is a condensation of those exhalations of the gum leaves which permeate our Austral atmosphere, and make it one of the most health-sustaining character in the universe. The oil, being a principle of itself, cannot in the strict sense be analysed, because it is incapable of sub-division. The only proof of its being a pure etheric essence is its solubility in spirits of wine. But medical authorities who have chemically examined the components of the gum, and of this oil, declare that it contains much that stimulates the vital particles of the human blood and that increases the health-giving functions of the common air. One of the best features in its character is that it absolutely requires no care in its use, but may be rubbed on external sores, taken internally, exposed to the common atmosphere ustil it is absorbed, or poured on fine linen or the most delicately tinted, paper, without leaving so much as a stain behind. In short, while it is in so many cases extremely beneficial ia its use, it is absolutely innocuous in all. ITS CLAIM AS A CURATIVE. It has now become the fashion with the inventors or discoverers of remedial agents to claim something little short of infallibility and universality of cure for their respective agents. Messrs Sander aud Sons do nothing of the Bort. They have confidence tbat their oil possesses many virtues; but the full extent of these they do not know yet. They are now collecting data, and they are most careful and searching in performing this. It is quite sure then, that their eucalypti oil can fairly assert itsoif to be a grand panacea for many of the ills that flesh is heir to. In Scarlet, Typhoid, or any case of Fever, nothing will protect better against contagion than a few drops of the oil poured in the palm of the hand, and rubbed in, in order to liberate the vapors, or sprinkled over the olothes. The perfume will be noticed for a great length of time. For Children Attending Schools, the same mode may bo adopted. In Cases of Sickness, a few drops put into a saucer, and put into the room will, being an etheric oil, evaporate, and fill the room with the purifying vapor. Are you olliged to Travel! A few dropß occasionally rubbed on the body, will protect against any contagion you may be exposed to, in comicg in direct contact with sick persons,