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Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3217, 11 June 1879, Page 4

Medical our correspondent—that it would not dissolve in spirits of wino ; rather it is unsoluble, and heavier than spirits of wine, and settles at the bottom. Wo tried in the same ''Way" our manufacture, and the received information was likewise confirmed ; it dissolved in spirits of wine. The manufactureo£ Mr Boßisto does not in consequence, answer to the requirements of an eiheric oil, K ,and he. may know all the virtues of i'lio eucalypti ever 80 well, and treat upon it. in scientific writings, but during fifteen years he did not bring before the publio those etberic evaporating particles to which are attributable, all 1 ' the properties so much praised by Mr Bosisto. Our manufacture alone and for, the first time , answers; tfteWreJqmrements.^—s\fe are respect-; fully "yours, Sandee" & ;S6ffS; : Sandhurst, 31st July." Ab a further elucidation of the master, Mr Bosisto wrote again; tp the\same paper, and his letter was published 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 say that I desire' in no spirit.of rivalry to write disparagingly of,or ■$$...eeek' to deterioratei|frorh,|the {quality/ of the 'new industry. 1 * My object has ever been to assist in developing the resources of our indigenous vegetation. My contention ie, first, that being the -investigator of every,, species of s thd jeuoalyplsi: in Victoria,? botb.*flj to their chemical and physical characters; the oil in question is not' new," and, sepond, that the report forwarded from thel German cori.'. respondent 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' kriowh that volatile 1 oils, whether frqffi the eucalypti or any, other vegetationr 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 ; 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 BUCcesß to every indigenous industry, I am, yours, &c, JOSEPH Bosisto. 2nd August." \ To the above Messrs Sander and Son replied as follows in the game paper of the 7th of August, 1876. "Sir—You will kindly allow ub to give the following short explana? tion, for the better understanding of the public, in answer to Mr Bosisto's letter in yours of the sth instant. Mr Bosisto Bays— " The oil in question is not new." We have ways indicated by science, by means of which investigations of any kind are made, and meet likely in the same way as he and we did. Many more, in possession of chemical know? ledge, may have undertaken preparations of pure volatile oil eucalypti. It we taks such essays in view the pure essential oil eucalypti is not new. New, however, it is in the respect that it is sot yet known aB 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 substitute, consisting chiefly of eleo resin and tannie particles, a produch that is in quality, far interior to the pure volatile oil.—We are, your, etc., .Sahdeb & Sons, Sandhurst, sth August, 1876." ' ! ITS PRESENT POSITION. 'Thus far the correspondence shows the nature and character ot Eucalyptus Oil, and the steps by which it has arrived of the purity of Sander and Sons.manufacture. In order that their oil should bo tested by the most approved and rigorous scrutiny, Sander and Sons have forwarded samples to all the principaUmedical 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 from German scientists, despatched a parcel of their essence to their agents, Messrs Hoclzle and Cheliua, 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. j 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. 1 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 Bummod;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 pormeate our Austral atmosphere, and make it one of the most health-sustaining character in the universe. The oil, being a principle of it eel t, cannot in the strict sense be analysed, because it is incapable of- sub-division. Tho only proof of its being a pure etherio essence is its solubility in Bpirits 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 until 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 in its use, it is absolutely innocuous in all. I 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 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 aßserfc itself to be a grand panacea for many of the ills that flesh is heir tO. ' " :. f . In Scarlet, Typhoid, or any cane of Feveri nothing will protect better againet contagion than a fow drops" of the oil poured in the palm of the hand, and rubbed in, in order to liberate the vaporß, 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 Sickneis, a few d/aps put into a saucer, and put into the 'rpojn will, being, un etheric oil, evaporate, hud fill tho room with tho purifying vapor. Are you obliged to Trawl! A few drojja occasionally rubbed uu tho body, will protect aguinst any contagion you may be exposed to, in coming in direct contact with sick persons,