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Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3221, 16 June 1879, Page 4

Medical A CONTEOVEESY SETTLED. TRUTH TfiiUMPHAHT. j EUCALYPTi OIL.) LKT the Public take notice of a few facts put forward for their information in this intimation. They may be worth thei* study!, and repay perußal in enlightening them upon A subject of praotical utility. ( THE HISTOBY OF THE OIL'S ! DISCOVERY. ■ ! The Australian anti-fever tree—that 19 the blue gum, or eucalyptus glohulus^-kw now spread its fame throughout the world, but there are many who 60 not'property estimate its Bplendid qualities. It has been estimated that the Australian blue gums,which stud the face of the colony, contain about fi^e hundred million gall#«B of pure volatile oil that is the mortal foe of fever and ague. Every day in the year the forests of the colony ate giving out and exhaling, in the form of vapor, an aromatic fragrance to out breezes, and! a health-giving essence to ourpeople*This fact is now rebegnised by all' the rfcfontißts in the World*. Years ago eDquiririg "minds bent their enprgiea to utilise tjbis-splendid quality of the blue gum, and bring it into thereacW of tbe public. Amongst these were Mr Bosifeto, who over a dozen years since produced ai?d exhibited in Dablin a fennate liquor resenoid of the tree. , '!: "'"', _,; Thi«j however^. Was but thejfirst step. The nature of the liquor %ould not permit of its general vie. Since that- time I.it hai been somewhat improved,' and :a" Bpecieß of the eucalyptus oil' was some years ago inanufaetured. ' ' '■ : '"'!'"' :^" '" ' I Still, the article being of a resmaus trtrpentiny nature, was not such as could ovpr become a public favorite, and it; has' been reserved for a firm known as | SAHDER AMD SONS, SANDHTTBST, ;. to. purify *nd bring before;the -public ?in! a form that is :■:-.,-■. ■<•,. , „ ... „,.... ... '< PUBE, ESSKNTIAIi, AMD VOIiAMIiE, I a genuine essence of the Australian bluegt.m. After, years of Btudy they have accomplished this point. This 1 is a faetwbich is udWjpWt the stage of conjecture. It is interesting to note how this has, in successive stages, been" brought before the public. Op.,the 27th of • July, 1876, the JBendigo' Advertise* wrote as follows, quoting a I : TESDiMOHY TtiOJti GEEMANfOTIVEESny. New Locai Industbt.—At the erection of the dye works of Messrs . Sander and; Sons we had occasion* to^nJeDtionlthe; spirit -pi enterprise displayed; by the firm; anfl to^ay, another opportunity it offered-; of imentiomng, their inquiring disposition as to industries. Messrs Sander and Sons*; cohcludiag upon the fact that the planting of tho Australian-gum, in America and other countries where fevers are prevailing, pr^ev>iiteßl>artilljy the spread, of such fevers, manufactured about a year ago small quantities of the essential 'oil*= of the gum, and forwarded the same for investigation to one of; the universities of .Gernjany^ Now they learn that' the results of thktinvesgation are the most favorable that could be expected us to s the sanative power of that product. The correspondent's letter; to Mesßra Sander and Sons says, concerning the matter: " We found the essential oil ;encloßed unsuir. passed by any .known remedy, in all (Sases of wounds, burns, or. cancerous wqundsj inflammation, and in all diseases of the skin,, and are of opinion that the oil will be exclusively applied to diseases of the said kind as sponau it can be pot. We conclude further,.from the great effect the oil produces in pases of external inflammation, it may be used with „ the same success in inflammation of tbe throat,! colds, affections of the lungs, etc. Bepeated strong inhaling of ,the smelling, vapor, m cases of colds, clears the nostrils, and gives, immediate relief, 'and, full, riddance of, the heat. As a disinfectant in general, it may bo said without previous observation ;that it deserves the preference of any other remedy, to purify the air.in cases of fever. In that: respect it deserves all attention of the medical profession of our crowded raties^ wbere^tha want of space arid uninterrupted presence jot foul air are the everlasting •! promoiers of epidemic dißeaseß. A few drops exposed in, dpen vessels at different places ol the Bicfc room Or house, in evaporating[clear theiair. The other sample you have forwarded is here already known, and:represents more oil-like. turpentine than an essential oil. It is ; n6t :': Boluble in Bpirts of=wine^ as it ought tobe jf» of essential character. In consequence it has no familiarity whatever with your,f>reparationj and is far inferiorin value as a'medicamentj, • Therecommondation from the German Un,ii versity is a "strong one, bnd our medjeai ' gentlemen if they choose, can readily prove ' its reliability. For this purpdso Messrs Sander and Sons are prepared to supply them quantities free of cost.- They have already. v sent samples ;to the various; hospit»lß in, Tictpria."' " ' '"' '"''"■ -g-\ j • <■' '• •'■'•■■.■ iwo' soBTS<'OTi 6iii!. ■:... -■'■■- ■- \ X Thus we see there are two distinct kinds of /.eucalypti oil—the purified^aud^Mfined article manufactured by Messrs Sander arid Sons;, ol Sandhurst, as :well as| a grosser material that must not ..be .qopfouuded with it. Apparently not recognising this, .Mr ' Bbsisto - wrote to the ;Beridigd;Advertiser^ in reference to the above as follows :^-"Sir,^-4l observe in your issue of the 27th ibstant,ja netice under the heading 'A New' Local Industry,' at thedye-Vorkßof Messrs Sander; and Son, Betting" forth 1 the ne w giim p\l, together with a report from Germany on its virtues, etc. I desire to inform -you that for the: past fifteen: years I have; described th"c physioal and chemical characters pf-, ; every epecies of the eucalyptus gro^ipg in yictoria, besides.a number of .otbera outside, over, and over againj in medical' and scientific journals' of Victoria and Great Britain ; and moreover - that in ranny museums of Germany, 3?ranc?, Italy, Spain, India, America and Great Britain, are to bo seen not only specimens of the eucalypti oils, but, many other serviceable and utilitarian products fromjthe wholo group of Australian eucalypti, presented, during the past fifteen years, by, myself. What^ appears' from the correspondent of Germany is merely language rehabilitated from my own writings. —I am repeetfully yours, JoBBPH BdfllSl<y Eichmond, 27th July, 1876.'' kj \ "■ The reply to the above letter came promptly and sharply from the new manufacturing, firm, who wrote the Very next day (August 1;) to the editor of the sume paper; —"Sir,-f-Your issue of the 31st, instant;contains ti letter from Mr Joseph Bosisto, of Eichmond,, treating upon our. correspondence received from Germany, concerning .the investigation of two different sorts of oil (eucalypti) for- • ■warded by us to Germany. We are quite at a loss to sec tho purpose of Mr Boßisto's letter, und whatever celebrity he may h'avp acquired by his scientific writings about the .physical and chemical charaefcers ; of' 'the eucalypti growing in Victoria, it r might be putting top much self confidence 'ih'-dne's self believing that in all parts of the world his writings will. be takon notice of.. We know that German scientific bodies examine all new remedied' offered,by-science j and then, relyjng on their own ppinions, oitlier'apprbve' or reject them. Mow wo learn thufc tho second sort of oil (eucalypti}'mentioned-near-'tho end of our' correspondent's letter is a product of Mr Bosiato's, who must, probably, feel uneasy ill eoeing it mentioned as inferior to our inannfaefcure. Howevei", Mr Bosisto is 116 more, abl^to con tend-^ag»in«t /facts thanariyi ' ijody/ j ais^,.iau4Ja^e*\^vm'g\ l ]pro9urfld.a sairf^lp ; .oj'.'.'hiti ( ry!rau i f^cturo,. >,^ ( o.;,iri^.d,!ta ,jid ( aolv ( (),ij, . in spirits of wi»o, liiij fomiu—quit^.i^j^cwith the iufyruuitivu rocyivod (com