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Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3186, 6 May 1879, Page 4

Medical A CONTROVERSY SETTLED. TRUTH "TRIUMPHANT. EUCALYPTI OIL. LET the Public take notice of a few facts put forward:for their information iatbis intimation. They may be worth their study, and repay perusal in enlightening thenv upon a subject of practical utility. THE HISTORY OF* THE OIL'S DISCOVERY.

The Australian anti-fever tree —that is the blue gum, or eucalyptus globulus —has now spread its'fame throughout ,the world; hilt there are mahy'who^clo not'properly estimate" its splendid qualities. It-has been estimatedthat the Australian ? blue gums, whioh stud the face of the colobj, contaiu about five hundred rtiillion' galldnß' 'of '"purel vbliatile oil, that is the^no^stal fotypf : feyer^nd Ague. JEyery day in the year the forests of" the colony are giving out and'exhaling, irithe form of, vapoir, an aromatic fragrance to our breezes, and a health-giving essence to our people. This Tact is now receghisedi by^all the 1 scientists in. the world, ears ago ( ,eßquiring min,ds..bent their energies to utilise tiiis Bplendid quality of the blue gumy'akaJbring ifcJiiitd the reStoh of the public. Amongstritb^eje , r were. , 3 M%,Bpsi^to/ who over a dozen years since produced anS exhibited in Dablin a tannate liquor resenoid of the tree.

This, hawever, was but theffirsfc step. The nature of the liquor would not permit of itß general uie.i-| Since jthafc. time, it,has, been somewhat'''improved,"'and a': species' -of 'the eucalyptus oil was some years ago manufactured. &<///. lib V '■'"/■ "^■■.T'-:jV; ,■-:.!

Still, the article being of a resinous turpentiny nature, was notsuch-as could .ever become a publio favorite,"and 'it' has'been reserved for a firm known as

SAißb'EEiAiaJ,BONS,''sAio)iTnas*r,li; p !-/. to purify and bring before the public in a form that is -, • r;.-,-,-, ~, , <-. -, ,■= - r PUBB, EfISBNTIAI, 'ilto^VOllTilEi'^ 1 - a genuine essence of the Australian bluegum. After years 1, of! Btufly i theyChavfl-apttnjpjished,-this point. This is a fact which is now past the stege^of r conjecture., It is.interesting to. note hoW'this 1 has, in Jsucces»ite sttg^s/Jbeen brought before the public On the £7th v of July, 1876,7t1te Bejadig6lAdyertißer wrpte/88, follows, quoting a

TESTIMO.KX ,THOM r A .GE^AN,. TOIT^BSITX., . New iibcAXiMiirsTßT.^iLt'the erectioncff the dye works of Messrs Sander and Sons we had occasion to metetioa I tbe< spirit pfr: enterprise displayed by the firm, and to-day another opportunity, is, offered of ..mentioning their inquiring disponiio'tf^aW to industries. Messrs Sander and Sons, concluding upon the faot that thje>planting of;>he; Australian'igum; in America and other countries where fevers are prevailing, prevented, partially the spread^ of iuoh fe'vert} manufacturedl^abbutWyear ago small quantities of the essential oil of the gum, and forwarded the same for investiga-; tion to one of the universities of Germany. KW they learn that the^results of that invesgation are the most favorable that could be expected as to the sanative power of that product. The correspondent's letter to Messrs Sander and Sons says, concerning the matter : " We found the essential oil enclosed unsurpassed by any^known- remedy in- all cases of wounds, burnt)", or' cancerous, wounds, inflam* mation, and in all diseases of the skin,.and are of opinion that the oil will be exclusively applied to diseases oftKe paid kind a'Ssoonai; it can be pot. "V^e Wnelude further, from the great effect ,the oil,produces in ca^es of external inflamniation,'it may: beused with the same success in inflammation of the throat, colds, affections of the lungs, etc. Eepeated strong inhaling of the smelling vapor in oaies of colds, clears the nostrils, and gives immediate relief, and full riddance of the heat. As a disinfectant in general, it may be said without previous observation that it deserves the preference of any other, remedy to purify the air in ,'cases of ■ fever; lln that respect it deserves all attention of the medical profession of our crowded cities, where, the want of space and uninterrupted presence of foul air.. are , tb.e everlasting prompters, of epidemic diseases. A few drops exposed in open vessels at different places ol the sick room or house, in '^clear. th? air. The other'sain p)e you have forwarded is here already known}!and represents more oil-Jiko turpentine than an essential oil. It is not soluble in spiftsbf wine, as .lit ought to bftif of essential character. In consequence it has no familiarity whatever with your preparation/; and is farjinferior in value ab a medicament." The reconimendation^roiri-'the German tMversity is a strong one, and our medical gentlemen if they choose, can readily prove its reliability. For , .this;, 'purpose Messrs; Sander and Sons are prepared to supply them quantities free of cost. They have already sent samples -to the, various hospitals ,ur Victoria. '■>-^'~; ''■ ■ •*-'c'-" ;---J "■■'^ -■■-

, f awq"sobts of ojz.r■;'"} »■ => .•:■. Thus we see''there are two "distinct kinds" of eucalypti^ jbil^Hthe} ,purifiedQandJ refined _. article manufactured by Messrs Sander and Sons, of Sandhurst, as well as a grosser material that must not be confounded with it. Apparently not recognising this, Mr Bosisto wrote to the B.endigo Advertiser in reference to the above as follows :r—"jSir,—^l^, observe in your issue of the 27th-4ristatit, a notice under the headirjg ,,\ A,New Local Industry,' kt/tno^dye-wbrisof'-Messrs Sander and Son, setting forth the new gum oil, together with a report from Germany on its virtues, etc. I desire to inform you that for the paßt fifteen years I have described the nhyeioal and chemical characters of every Bpecies'-bf the eucalyptus growing in Victoria, besides a number of .others-outside, over and over again, in medical and scientific journals of Victoria and ;Great Britain ; and.moreover that iH:'raany museums of Germany^ France, Italy, Spain, India, America .and-.Great Britain, are to be seen not only specimens of the eucalypti oils, but many other serviceable and utilitarian products from the whole group of Australian eucalypti, presented,,during the "past fifteen'years, by myself. 'What appears from the correspondent.of Germany is merely language rehabilitated from-.ihy own writings. —I am repectfully jours, Joseph Bosisto, Richmond, 27th July, 1876/' ;

The reply to the above letter came promptly and sharply from the rie"w manufacturing firm, who wrote the very• next day (August 1) to the editor of the same paper ;—" Sir, — Your issue of the 31st instant contains a letter from Mr tfo'seph- Boßisto, of Richmond, treating upon our correspondence received frbin Germany, concerning the investigation of two different sorts of oil (eucalypti), forwarded by us to Germany. We are quite at a loss to ccc the purpose of Mr Bosißto's letter, and whatever celebrity he may have acquired by his scientific writings about the physical and chemical characters of the eucalypti growing in Victoria, it might be putting too much self confidence in one's self believing that in all parts, of the world his writings will be taken" notice of. We know that German scientific, bodies examine all new remedies bffered'by science; and then, relying on their own opinions, either approve or reject them. Now we learn that the second sort of oil (eucalypti) mentioned near the end of our correspondent's letter is a product of Mr Bosißto's, who must, probably, feel uneasy in seeing it- mentioned as inferior to our manufacture. However, Mr Bosisto is no more, able to coiitend against facts than anybody Use", and after having procured a sample of his manufacture, we "tried to dissolve it in spirits of ,wine, and- found—quite, iv accordance with the information received from