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Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3225, 20 June 1879, Page 4

T Medical AnqONTROVE^SX SETTLED. ! TRUTH TRIUMPHANT. \ EUCALYPTI OIL.! , Tp'Ei 1 the Publio take notice of a fow faots JLj put forward for thpir information in this intimation. They may be wbrth their study, an,d, repay perusal in enlightening them uppn « j»ubjoc| of practical liitility^ >■■ ■ j ;ir 'THE "HISTORY OF Tkß OIL'S DISCOVERY. \ The Australian anti-fever tre>—that is the blue gum. or eucalyptus gldbulus —has now spread it«; fame throughout the world, but there are Many who do not properly estimate its splendidquaiitief. It has been estimated that the Australian v^iifr gumR > which stud the face of the colony, contain about fiyo hundrod million gallws of pure volatile oiljf that is the mortal foe of fever and ague. Every day in the year the forests of the colony are f giving bufc and exhaling, in the/prip of vapor, an aroinatio fragrance 'ft) our breezes, ana a health-giving essence to our people. This factis now recognised by a}l the scientists in the world. Years agdienquirfng minds bent their energies to utilise this splendid quality of the blue gum, and bring it into the reach of the public. Amongst these were Mr Bosisto, who over a dozen years since produced apd exhibited in Dublin a tannate liquor resenoid of the tree.. H« ■! 7*-\;'i J? :>: - ■ '.*--J. This, however, was but the rfirst step,,; ,Tho nature of the liquor would not permit bf its general use. Since,, that lime it has been- [ somewhat improved, and a species of the eucalyptus oil was come yeore ago manufactured. > , Still, the ; ertic'e rbeing of a reeinous turpentiriy)iiatn^e^wa# not; Buchaefcould ever become a public favorite, and it has been reserved for a firm known as j *■>' SAKDEB AND SONS, SANDHTTBST, to purify and bring before the public in a form that is

PUBE, ESSENTIAI., t A»D 3 VOLATILE, ;. '' a genuine essence of the Australian bluegun.' After years of study they have accomplished this point. This is a fact which is now past the stage of conjecture. It is interesting! to note how this has, in successive stages, been brought before the public. On the 27th;of July, 1876, the Bendigo Advertiser wrote ias follows,;fJuotinß *' / i i\ '* ' {;■ ; TESTIMONY' iBOM: A'g'EBMAIT TfrMIVEBSITT.. / New Locai Ikdxtstet. —At the erection; of the dye workß of,, .Messrs Bnnder and Scjns we had occasion' tb; mer-tkra the spirit ,of enterprise displayed by the firm, and today another opportunity js offered of mentioning, their inquiring 'disp6*iti,on;;aß to industries^ Messrs Saftder and'Sons/tfoneluding upon the faot that the planting of the Australian gum in America and other countries where fevers are prevailing, prevented partially the spread of euch fevers, manufactured about a year ago* small, quantities of the f essential oil ? of the s*gum,;and( forwarded the Baroe<for investigation fo one, of the; universities of Germany. Now they learn tbatibe resultß of that inveß-j? ,gation are the,mostTfavorable that, pould be expected as to .the sanativo power oft that 'pr^ducti The cprreßppndent's letter to Messrs Sander^ and Sons 'sap, concerning the matter : '"Wefound theesßential,oil ebclosetl u'nsur. l'pVs|ed by any Known remedy in;all cases;of wounds, burns, or enncerous wounds, inflam-i matipn, and in, all diaeases of the'BMb, 'and are of opinion that the oil will be exclusively applied to diseases of- the said kind as sooniat it can be pot. /W* conclude -further, from the great effect the oil produces in caeeß of external inflammation, it may be ÜBed, with the same success in inflammation of tbe throat, colds, affections of the lungs, etc. Eepeated strong, inhaling of the smelling ;! vapor in caiesof colds, clears the nostrils, and giveß 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. In that respect it deserves all attention of ,tlie medical professibn of our crowded .cities, where the wantof space,and uninterrupted presence of ioul air are the everlasting: promoters of epidemic diseases. A. few drops in open feßselli Sat different, places ol the s^ck room or house, in evaporating clear; th 9: air. The other sample you have forwarded in here already knownj and represents more oil-like turpentine than an essential oil. It is not :soluble inmpifts of wine.tas it ought to be i£ of essential character. In consequence it has no fsmiliarity whatever with your preparation, and is'far inferior in value a* a medicament.,'. The recommendation from'the German University is a strong brie^ and our medical "gentlemen if thfcy'fcbOdße, can readily prove its' Reliability ? For- this purpose Messrs Sander and Son* are prepared to supply them "quantities free of cost. They have already Bent samples, to ; the; Various hospitals in 'Yiotbria.'-' '■■■■■■'-■■-■<■ ,-<■'■ ■•--: ■.- ;-

"~'S-'-'■;'■■■'■ '■■ ,' ( two 'eieaaa'ca? oil. -■* Thiis we see there'are two distinct kinds of (eucalypti oil—the purified arid refined article manufactured by. Meesri Sander and ' Sons, of "Sdndburßfc^ sas well as a grosser material tHafe murt not be' confouncled with 'iV, 1 Apparently not recognising tbjs, Mr 'Bbsisto' wrote to . the Bendigo Advertiser ; in reference, to tbb' above, as.folibws :—-" Bir,-f I obseWo in your iesue of »be 27th irisjkunt; a notice under the heading 'A New "Local Indurtry/!at the dye-works of 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 th&t for the past fifteen years I have described the physical and chemical characters of'every species of the eucalyptus^rowing in Victoria, besides a number of others outside, over and over again, in mfaical.and ecientific journals of Victoria and Great Britain ;; aiiS aibreover that in raßijy museums ,pf Germany, France, Itply, Spain, India, 'America^ and Great Britain, are tp be. seen not only specimens of the eucalypti oils, but many other serviceable and,utilttarian products from the whole group of Australian eucalyptij presented, during the past fifteen years,, by myself. What appears Jrom-the correspondent of Germany.is merely language rehabilitated from my own writings., —'I, am irepectfully yours, Jobbph . Bosisto, Eichmbrid, 27th July, 1876.*'

- 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 "same'paper. —" Sir,rYour issue ofithe'Sftstjinstant contains a letter from Mr Joseph Bosisto, of Richmond, treating upon our correspondence received from Germany, concerning the investigation of two different sorts; of oil (eucalypti) forwarded by us to (Germany. 1 We are quite at a loss to see the purpose of Mr Bosisto'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 ene's self believing that in all parts of the world his writings will betaken notice of! We know that German scientific bodies examine all new remedies offered by science; and then, rely ing on their own opinions, either approve or rejecp them. l'.'No.W/ Iwe"'learn i.that the second sort of oil~ (eucaiyptiV mentioned iiear the end of our ' correspondeht'3 letter is a product. of Mr 'Bosistp's,; whOfmus!, probably,, fee.l ynea^y in fceiiigl it meniiofa'ed 1 'as f inferibr' -to our mantj(acturei,;. Etowever^M-r ]Bo,Bisto is no' tnore able, to contend ugainst facts than anyI body else, ind!sifter ha'viiig proceed a sampJe of his manufapture, K9.Ried.M dissolve lit, A! spiriU^bf wrne, ariti 1 founa^uWin a=o r ,, °cordance with the information received from