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Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3220, 14 June 1879, Page 4

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 same way our manufacture, and the received information was likewise confirmed ; it dissolved in spirits of wine. The manufacture of Mr Bosisto docs not in consequence, answer ;tp the requirements of an ellseric oil, and ho may know all the virtueß of the eucalypti ever, so welt, and jreatiupon it in; Bcientifio. writings, but during fifteen years he did not bring before the public those elberic evaporating particles to which are attributable all the properties'eo'much''praised by Mr Boßisto. Onr manufacture ulone and'for the firßttime answers these- requirement s.—We are respectfully jours, Sander & Sons. Sandhurst, 31st July." As a further elucidation of the matter, Mr Bosisto wrote again to 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 inßtant, to mine of the 31st ult., I deem it but right to say that I desire in no spirit of rivalry to write disparagingly 0f,,0r to seel to deteriorate from,! he quality of the'• new industry.' My object has 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 toshejr|cbemical and physical characters, the oil'in question is not • new," and, second, that the report forwarded from the German correspondent is a mere repetition of my original ; investigations reported long " since ..'to *tiie ; various scientific societies and universal exhi- . bitions. With regard to the solubility of the oil in spirit, it is well known that volatile ' oils, whether fron/i they eucalypti or any Qther : vegetation, are soluble in given quantities'of alcohol. The whole family of the eucalypti contains a vclatile oil, a volatile acid, and a volatile oleo resin, and certain tannate prin- ; ciples ; when, for certain medicinal purposes, these are in combination, the oil is not entirely ; soluble in spirit. Such is the oil operated upon (coming frofc^myself) by Messrs Sander and Son. Wishing success to every indigonous 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, 1876. "Sir—You will .kindly allow us to give the following short explanation, for the better understanding of the public, in answer to Mr Bosistp's, letter in yours of the* sth instant. Mr Boslsto says— • " The oil in question is not new." We have ways indicated by science, by means of which investigations of any 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. v lf we take such essays in view the pure essential oil eucalypti is not new. New, however, it is in the respect that it i is .apt yet; known' ts a commercial article. The^ preparation, in a large style, is very siow and tiresome, and involves in consequence, through loss of time, considerable expense,.leading to production of a cheap substitute,' coneißtiEg chiefly of eleb' ireßiri'and tannic particles,a product, that is in quality, far inferior to the pure volatile oil. —We are, your,? etc., Slhder '& Sons, Sandhurst: 6tu August, 1876." r . . , .. . ITS PRESENT POSITION. * Thus .far the correspondence shows the nature and character of Eucalyptus Oil, and the steps by which it has arrived of the ; purity of Sander apdjSpns .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,2OtJbi September, 1876, Messrs iSander and-Sons, having received fL such a I flattering testimonial from German scientists, i despatched a parcel of their essence to their agents, Messrs Hoclzle and Chelius, of Frankifurt; with'instructions to. that firm to Hring.it ) under the notice of—The of Germany, the King-of Bavaria, the Emperor of ■Austria, the King of Saxony, the King of Wurtemburg,'and Prince Bismarck.' ; Through 1 hese 'sovereigns and potentates, the Australian 1 Extract 'will find its* way before most'of the principal European scien-, tiflc 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 Colbnyi ;In this Colony it has been placed before the authorities of the Melbourne Hospital, Balla'rat Hospital, Geelong Hospital, Castlemaine Hospital, Kyneton Hospital; and Sandhurst Hospital. >•■•■ >~i :■■':•■'.■: ■ ' In addition to these means of spreading a knowledge of this . excellent - article to 1 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. j The oil, may be almost summed up .as to its character when it is described 'as. 'etlieric and volatile. It is a condensation of those exhalations of tho gum leaves which, permeate our Ajiilkal .atmosphere, and .taake it .one, p£ the most health-sustaining character in the universe. The oil, being a principle of itself, cannot in the strict sense be analysed, because it is incapable of 1 sub-division. The only proof of its being a pure etheric essence is its solubility in spirits of wine. But medical authorities, who have chemically examined the components op^hVfeum,; aittd^bjfJthisJ dil, 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 sorei, taken internally, exposed to the common atmosphere ; UHtil it' is absorbed, or poured on fine linen or tho most delicetejy tinted ; paper,, without : leaving so much as a staiu behind." In short, while it is in .so many cases extremely beneficial in its use, it is absalutely 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 many virtues; but the full extent of y these they do pop 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 ,tb.:';r;v/ , ,-■■? .\-■.•;.,!.;■* :\ :,, 'Ti '< 7, H 'I ?■ In Scarlet, Typhoid, of pny ease of Fever y nothing will protect better against contagion than a few,drpps of the oil poured in the palm of the hand, and rubbed in, .in order to liberate the vapors^ or Bprintied over the clothes, -The perfume will be noticed for a great length of time. ... For Children Attending ScKoolt, the same mode may be adopted. In Cases of' Sickness, a few. drops put into a saucer, and put into' the room will, being an etheric oil, evaporate, and fill the room with the purifying vapor. ' ' ' ' • Are you obliged to Travel! A few drons occasionally rubbed- on the body, will protect against any contagion you may be exposed to, in coming in direct contact with sick persons,