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Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3216, 10 June 1879, Page 4

; Medical our correspondent—that it would not dissolve in spirits of wine j rather it is unsoluble, and heavier than spirits of wine, and settles at the bottom. We tried in the Bame way our manufacture, and the received information was likewise confirmed ; it dissolved in spirits of wine. The manufacture of Mr Bosisto does not in conaeqiience, answer to the requirements of an 1 etlieric oil, and He may kndw all the virtues of the ( eucalypti ever, so, well, and treat upon it in 'scientific writirigs, but during fifteen y.ears ) he did not bring before the public these etheric evaporating particles to which are attributable all the properties bo much praised by Mr Bosiato., Our manufacture alone and for the first time answers these, requirements. —We f are respect-^, fully yourl, sSandeb & Sons, i Sandhurst* 31st July.'*l ;' ' ■' v ' l ■ " ■"'>■■•'? J; As a further elucidation of the matter, Mr Bosisto wrote again jto; the same paper, and his letter waß'iptfblishefl as follows on the sth August, 1876:—" Sir—With reference to the 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, Bay that,l desire s in no spirit of rivalry to writeT disparagingly of, or to seek to deteriorate from, the quality of the 'new industry.'; My { object has ever • been to assist in developing the resources* of oui: indigenous vegetation. My contention is, 'first, that being the investigator of every species of the eucalypti in Victoria, .both as to their ehemicaltancj physical characters]" (the; oil! in question is not 1 dew"," and, second, that"' the report forwarded from the German cor-, respondent is a mere repetition of iriy originals 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/volatilej oils, whether from the eucalypti or any'other vegetation, are soluble in given quantities of { alcohol. The whole 'fanhly of the; 'eucalypti contains a velatile oil, a volatile acid, and a volatile oleo resin, and certain tannate 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 and Son. Wishing 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 same paper of the 7th |.of August, 1 1876/ "Sir—You will kindly | allow us to give the following short explanaI tion, for the better understanding of the j publio, in answer to Mr Bosisto's letter in ; yours of the sth instant. Mr Bositto cays—, " The oil in question is not new?' We have ways indicated by science, by means of'which investigations of apy 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. 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 slow and tiresome, and involves in consequence, through loss of time, considerable expense, leading to production of a cheap sub-' Btitute, consisting chiefly of cleo resin and tannie particles, a product- that is' in quality, far inferior to the pure volatile oil.—We are, your, etc., Sahdeb & Sons, Sandhurst, sth August, 1876." ITS PBESENT POSITION. Thus ,far, the correspondence shows the 1 nature and character of Eucalyptus Oil, and steps by which it libb > arrived of the pn'rity 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 steamer Somersetshire, which left the Colony'on the 20th' September, 1876, Messrs Sander'and' Sons, haying received such a flattering testimonial from German scientists, despatched a parcel of their essence to their agents, Messrs Hoclzle and Cheli.ua, of Frankfurt, with instructions to that firW 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 scientific bodies. , In addition to this the Eucalyptus essence of Messrs Sander and Sons will be brbught 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 ofitseU, cannot in. the strict sense be analysed, because it is incapable of sub-division. The only proof of its being a pure qtheric essence is its solubility in spirits of wine. But medical authorities, who have' phemically examined the components of the gum, and of this oil, deolare that it contains much that stimulates the vital particles of the human blood and that increase* the health-giving functions of the common air. < J One of the best features in its character is that it absolutely requires no care, in its use, but may bo rubbed on external sores, taken internally, exposed to the common atmosphere ustil it is absorbed, or poured on fine linen or i ihe most delicately tinted paper, without leaving so much as a stain behind. In short, while it is in so 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 inventors or discoverers of remedial agents to claim something little short of infallibility and universality of cure for their respective agents. Messrs Sander and Sens do nothing of the sort. They have confidence that their oil possesses muny 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 case of Fever, nothing will protect better against contagion than a few drops of the oil poured in the pnlm of the hand, and rubbed in, in order to liberate the vapors, or sprinkled over the clothes. The perfume will be noticed lot a great length of time. For Children Attending 'Schools, the same 1 mode may be adopted. 1 In Cases of Sickness, a few drops put inte • eaucer, and put into tho room will, being an etheric oil, evaporate, and fill the room with the purifying vapor. Ape you obliged to Travel! A few drops ■occasionally rubbed on tho body, will protect against any contagion you may be exposed to, in coming in direct contact with sick persons,