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Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3227, 23 June 1879, Page 4

Medical our correspondent—that it would not dissolve in spirits of wine ; rather it is uusoluble, and heayier than spirits of wine, and settles at the bottom. Wo tried in the same way our manufacture, nnd the received information was likewise confirmed ; it dissolved in spirits of trine. The manufacture of Mr Bosisto does not in consequence, answer to the requirements of mi et.lieric oil, and he may know all the virtues of the eucalypti ever bo well, and treat upon it in scientific writings, but during fifteen years he did not bring before; the public those etherio evaporating particles to which are attributable all the properties so much praised by Mr Bosisto. Our manufacture alo.ne and for the first time answers these requirements. —Wo are respectfully jours, Samdeb & Sons. Sandhurst, 31st July." As a further- elucidation of the matter, Mr Bosiato 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; jours 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 toaeek to deteriorate from, the quality of the ' new industry.' My" object has ever been to assist in developing the resources of | oiir indigenous vegetation.. My contention; is, 1 first, that being the" investigator of every species of the eucalypti in Victoria, both as to, their chemical and physical characters, the oil in question is not 'new," and, second,that the report forwarded from. the ; Ger-nura-cor-respondent'is a mere repetition of my'original investigations reported • long since to tne variouG iocientific societies and universal exhi-; biiions. With regard to the solubility of the oil in spifrit, it is well known that volatile oila, whether frpn.- the, eucalypti or any other; vegetation, are soluble in giy.en quantities of alcohol. The whole »f»mily of;the eucalypti "contains a, volatile oil, a volatile acid, and a volatile oleb resin, and certain tannate, principles ; when,, for, cerjain medicinal, purposes, these are in combinat^pri, the oil is not entirely soluble in spirit. Such is the oil operated uponj(ppming from myself) by Messrs Sander, anct Son. : j\A|ißhing Buocese,- to ;,ejery,; .indigenous industry, l/am,, yours^ ,&q.,;,^qs^p Bosisto. 2nd August." JXo the above. Messrs Sander and Son replied as fplloiwe in the same paper: of thje>7tb of! August, 1876., "Sir—You will kindly allow us to give' iheffollowing iKbri'ekplanation, for the better understanding of the publip,,in,answer to ,Mr Posie^'a,4etter|in yours of' the sthinßiantl Mr Bosisto Bays— "^he oil in question is mot ne*.'': 'We have ways indicated by science, by means of which investigations of any kind.are made, andmsßt likely iii the' same way bb he and'we did.' Many>mo*e,'in iposrfeßiidn of, chemieiKKnowledge, may have undertaken , preparations of pure volatile oil eucalypti. If we take such essays in view thepure essential.oil eucalypti is not new. Tse\r', however/it is in the 1 respect that, it-is not yet /known at |a cointnercij^ artjicle. The preparation, in a large »tjle, is very slow and tiresome, and involves in consequence, through' loss; of time, considerable expense, leading to*production of a cheappubr stitute, consisting chiefly of eleo resin and latinie particles, a product; that is in quality, far inferior to thfe'pure-volatile'oil.-^We are, your, etc.,SAKDSB.& SOMS,- : Sandhurst, 6tu--Augusfci flß?6.*' v» : "'^ *■' f '"■ ■' X ;i (ITS PRESENT POSITION. 11 ; Thus far the,.correspondence, shows., the nature and character of Eucalyptus Oil, and the stepß by which if has arrived of the purity 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 1 on the 20th September, 1876, Meesrs Sander and Sons, having; received euch a 'flattering testimonial frem German scientists, despatched a parcel of their essenco to their agents, Messrs Hoclzle and Chelius, of Frankfurt, with instructions to that firm to bring it under the notice of—The Emperor of Germany, the Kirjfg^of (Bavaria, the Emper,or of Austria, the King of Saxony,' the King of Wurtemburg, and Prince Bismarck. Through thesei sovereigns ahd^potentales; the Australian' Extract ■ wilD find > its 1 way' \ before, most of the principal European qcien.:, tific bodies. In addition to thiethe Eucalyp-; ,:tus essence of Messrß Sander and Sons will be brought- undeir the notice of the South Australian faculty through the columns of the German pape,r published in that Goloay.; In 'thisiooionysM 'has been placetf %eforV itn¥* authorities of the Melbourne Hospital, fJallarat ; Hospital, Geelong Hospital,.Caetlemaine Hospital, Kynet<^i [and Sandhurst Hospital. In addition' to these means of spreading a. knowledge. of thie excellent' article to the public at large, the Press, as will be shown 'below, has lent its valuable aid to the furtherance of t|ie!object sought. M ', I ITS'CHAKACTER. ;, ' The oil may be almost summed up as to its ; character when it is described as etheric and volatile. It is a condensation 61 those exhalations of the gum leaves which permeate our Austral atmosphere, and make it one of the I.most health-sustainirig character in thtf uni>vera;e. The oil, being a principle of iteelt, • cannot in the strict sonße be analysed, because it is incapable of sub-divisioa. The only 'prodf of i^ being a pure etherio essence is its solutyl&y in spirits 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 beat features in its character is 'that ;it absolutely requiresno care in its use, 'But may be rubbed on external sores, taken internally, exposed fco the common atmosphere until it is absorbed; or'pourecLori fine linen or the jmost delicptely tinted paper, without leaving so much as a stain behind.! 'lal short, while it is in po many caßes extremely beneficial in its; uso,,it is absolutely, innocuous in .all. ITS CLAIM AS A CREATIVE., It haa now become the fashion with the in.yentprs or discoverers of remedial agents to claim something i little,:short of infallibility and universality of cure for their respective agents. Messrs Sander and' Sons do nothing of the sorfc.'^They have confidence that their oil possesses many virtues; but the full extent of these they do not. know yet. They are now collecting dala, and they are most careful and searching in performing this. It is quite fl,ure then,, that their eucalypti oil can fairly assert itself to bo a grand panacea for many of the ills that flesh, is heir to. . ' Vl "'"■ ' ''■''' ''; '" In Scarlet, Typhoid, or any cane of Fever, ■nothingwill^proteqt .better against contagion than a few drops of the oil poured in the palm of the hand, and-rubbed in, in order to liberate the vapors, 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 Sickness, a few drops put into asaucer, and put into Hue room will, being an ethoric: oil, . evaporate, and fill the room with the purifying vapor. Are you obliged to Travel! A few droos occasionally rubbed on the body, will protect against any contagion you may be exposed to, in coming in direct couluub with sick persons,