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Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3109, 4 February 1879, Page 4

Medical our correspondent— tbat it would nob dissolve in spirits of wine ; rattier it is uneuluble, and heavier than spirits of wine, uiid settles al ihe boitoui. \Ve tried in ilia same w»y our manufacture, and the received information was likewise confirmed ; it dissolved in spirits of wine. The manufacture of Mr Botsißto does not in coneequeuce, answer to the requirements of an elheric oil, and he may know all the virtues of the eucalypti ever so we.l, and treat upon it m sc-ienulio writings, but during fifteen years he did not bung beiore the public those etheric evaporating i particles to which arc attributable all the properties so much praised by Mr BoSisto. 'Our,.manufacture alone and for the first time answers these requirements. —We are respectfully yours, bANDEK & SuNS. Sandhurst, SletJuly." _ " As a futthev elucidation of the matter, Mr Boßisto wrote again to the same paper, and; his letter was published as follows on the siu AugUßt, 1876 :—% * Sir—With reference to the reply by Messrß Sander and Sons, contained in yours of the Ist instant, to mine of the 31st ult., I deem it bit right to Bay that I desire in no spirit of rivalry to write disparagingly of, or to seek to deteriorate from, the quality of the • new industry.' My object ha» 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 ami physical characters, the oil in queetion is not 'new," and, second, that, the report forwarded from the German corWspondent is a mere repetition of my original : investigations reported long since, to tne various scientific societies and universal exhi- : biuons. With rtgurd.to the solubility of"' the oil in spirit, it is wtll known that volatile oils, whether iron; the eucalypti or any other vegetation, are.eoluble in Riven quantities of alcohol.": The whole family of the eucalypti contains' a volatile oil, a volatile acicl, and a Volatile oleo resin, and certain tannate principles ; when, for certain niediciuai purposes,' these are in combination,.the. oil i B not entirety soluble iv spirit. Such in, the oil operated upon (coining from myself) by Meiers Sander and Son. V^ ianiug success to every indigenous industry, I am, yours, &c, JOSEPH Bosibto. 2nd August."-' -: ■ - ;: V ; To the : above Messrs Sander and Son replied as follow? in the same paper tf tbe,7tb of August, 1876. " Sir^You -will kindly allow uu to give <he following short explana- j lion, for the better understanding of the. public, in answer to Mr Bosisto's letter in yours of the sih instant. Mr Bosisto says— "Thu oil in question is not new." We have wajs indicated by science, by means of which invefetigalioiiß oi any kind are made, and mest lively iii the same way as ho and we did. Many more, in possession of chemical knowledge, may have undertaken preparations of pure volatile oil eucalypti. It we tak» 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 s © w and tiresome, and involves in consequence, through loss of time, considerable expense, leading to production of a cheap substitute, consistiug chiefly; of eleo resin and tannie.particles, a product! tbat is in quality, far in erior to the pure volatile oil.—We are, jour, etc., Sailer & feONS, Sandhurst, sta August, 1876."

ITS PBESENT FOSITION. Thus far the correspondence shows the nature and character of Eucalyptus Oil, and the Btepa'by whichvit has arrived of the. purity of Sander and Sona manufacture. Irs order that tbeir_oil should be tested by the most approved and rigorous scrutiny, Sander and Sonß havie forwarded samples to all the principal medical authorities "of the Colonies, as well as to scientific bodies in Europe. "By the steamer 'Somersetshire, which left the Colony on the 20th September, 1876, Messrs Sander and Sons, having received such a flattering 'testimonial frem German scientists, despatched a parcel of their essence to their ugents, Messrs Hoclzle and Cbelius, 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. C Through these sovereigns and potentates, the Australian Extract will find its way before most of the principal .European scientific 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,* an£l Sandhurst Hospital. Iv addition to these means of spreading a knowledge of this excellent article to the public at large, the Press, as willl 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 heftltb-suataining character in the universe. The oil, being a principle of iteelt, 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 folubility in spirits of wine. But medical .authorities who have chemically examined I the components of the gum, and of oil, ! declare I hut 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 Bores, taken internally, exposed to the common atmosphere until it is absorbed, or poured on fine linen or he most delicately tinted paper, without Laving bo much as a slain behind. Iv short, while it is in po many cases extremely beneficial in its use, it is absolutely innocuous in all.

ITS CLAIM AS A CURATIVE. It has now become the fashion with the in venters or discoverers of remedial agents to claim something little short of infallibility and universality of cure for their respective agents. Messrs Sander and Sons do nothing of the Bort. They have confidence that their oil possesses many virtues; but the full extent of these they do not know yet. They are now collecting d»la, and they are most careful and searching in performing this. Il is quite sure then, that their eucalyp'i oil can fairly assert itself to be a grand panacea for many of the ilia thut flebh 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 clothes. The perfume will be noticed for a great length of time. For Children Attending Schools, the same mode may be adopted. ; :. In Cases of Sickness, a. few drops put into a eaucer, and put into the room will, being un etheric oil, evaporate, and fill the room with the purifying vapor. : Are you obliged to Travel! A few drops occasionally rubbed on the body, will protect against any contagion you may be exposed to, in coming in direct contact with sick persons,