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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 samo way our manufacture, andi the received information was iikewuo confirmed ; it dissolved in epirits of wine. The manufacture of Mr Bosisto does not in consequence, .answer to the requirements of »n etheric oil, and he .may i know all the virtues of the eucalypti ever so well, and treat upon it in scientific writings, but during fifteen yearß be did not bring before the public those elberic evaporating particles,lo which are attributable all the properties co much praised by Mr Bosisto. Our manufacture alone and for the first time answers these requirements. —We are respectfully yours, fcANDBB & SuNS. Sandhurst, 31st July." As a further elucidation of the matter, Mr Bosisto wrote again to the same paper, and his letter whb published as follows on the sth August, 1876 : —" Sir—With reference to the reply by Misers Sander and Sons, contained in jours of the Ist instant, to mine of the 31st ult., I deem it but right to say that I flesire in no spirit of rivalry to write disparagingly of, or to seik to deteriorate from, the quuhty of the 'new, industry.' My object has ever been to assist in developing the rfsources of our indigenous vegetation. My contention is, first, that being the investigator of every species of the eucalypti iv Victoria, both as to their chemical ami physical characters, the oil in question is not' new," and, second, ihat the report forwarded from the German correspondent is a mere repetition of my original iuvesiigiitionß reported loug since to tne various scientific societies aud universal exhibitions. With regurd to the solubility of the oil in spirit, it is w.ll known that volutile oils, whether fron. the eucalypti or any other vegetation, are soluble in given quantities of alcohol. The whole family of the eucaljpti contains a volatile oil. a volatile acid, and a volatile oleo resiu, and certain tunnate principles ; 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 aud Son. }\ iehiiig success to every indigenous industry, I am, yours, &c, Joseph Bosisto. 2nd August." To the above Messrs Sander and Son replied as follows in the came paper cf the 7th of August, 1876. "Sir —You will kindly allow us to give the following .short expluuation, for the better understanding oi the public, in answer to Mr Boaisto's- letter in yours of the sth instant. Mr Bosieto cays — " The oil in question is not new." We have ways indicated by science, by means of which investigations ol any kind are made, and mast 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. It 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 son and tiresome, and involves in consequence, through loss of time, considerable expense, leading to production of a cheap substitute, consisting chiefly of eleo resin and tannie particles, a product; that is in quality, far inierior to the pure volatile oil.—We are, your, etc., Sam>eb & Sons, Sandhurst, stii August, 1876."

ITS PRESENT POSITION. Thus far the correspondence shows the nature and character of Eucalyptus Oil, and the Bteps by which it dbb arrived of the purity of Sander and Sons manufacture. In order that their oil Bliould be tested By the most approved and rigorous scrutiny, Bander and Sous have forwarded Bamples to all the principal medical authorities of the Colonies, us well as to scientific bodies in Europe. By the steamer Somersetshire, which left the Colouy on the 20ih September, 1876, Messrs Sander and Sons, haviug received such a flattering testimonial from German scientists, despatched a parcel of their essence to their agents, Messrs Hoclzle and Cliehus, of Frunkfurt, with instructions to that firm to bring it under the notice of—The Eiliptror oi tiermany, the King of Bavaria, the Emperor of Austria, the King of Saxony, the King of Wurtemburg, and Prince .Bismarck. 'lhrough these sovereigns and potentates, the Australian Eitruct will find iis way before most of the principal European scientific bodies. In addition lo this the Eucalyptus essence of Messrs Zander and Sons will be biougbt under the notice of the South Australian faculty through the columns of . the German paper published in that Colony, la tine Colony it bus been placed belore the authorities ot the Melbourne Hospital, Baliarat Hospital, Geelon^ Hospital, Castleniaine Hospital, Kjueton Hospital, and Sandhurst Hospital. In addition to these means of spreading a knowledge of this excellent article to the public at large, the Preßß, as will be shown below, has lent its vuluable aid to the further* auce of the object sought. ITS CHARACTER. The oil may be altnout 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 whieh.penneute our Austral atmosphere, and make it one of the most health-sustaining character in the universe. The oil, being aprinciplo of ifeelf, cannot in the Btrict 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 huve chemically examined the components of the gum, and of this oil, declare that it contains much that etiuiulutes 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 uHtil it is absorbed, or poured on fine linen or 'he most delicptely tinted paper, without leaving bo much as a stain behind. In short, while it is in co many cases extremely beneficial in its'use, it is absolutely innocuous in all.

ITS CLAIM AS A CURATIVE. It baß 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. MCssrs Sander aud Sens do nothing of the sort. They have confidence that their oil possesses ninny 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 itself to be a grand panacea for many of the ills that flesh is heir to. In Scarlet, Typhoid, or any ca*e of Fever, no: Ling will protect better against contagion than a few drops of the oil poured in the palm of the bund, 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 came mode may be adopted. In Cases of Sickness, a few drops put info a euucvr, and put: into the room will, being an etberic ' oil, evaporate, and fill the room with the purifyirjg vapor. Are you obliged to Travel! A few drops occasionally rubbed on the body, will protect (jguJLbt any contagion you inuy be exposed to, in coiiiir g in direct contact with eick persons,