Page 4 Advertisements Column 3

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3228, 24 June 1879, Page 4

Medical our correspondent—that it would not. dissolve in spirits of wine ; rather it is uneoluble, and heavier than spirits of wino, 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 Bosiato does not in consequence, answer to the requirements of »» etheric oil, and ho may know all the virtues of the eucalypti ever so well, and treat upon it in scientific writings, but during fifteen years lie did not bring before the public those elheric evaporating particles to which are attributable all the properties co much praised by Mr Bosisto. Our-manufaclure alone and for the first time answers t.heso requirements. —We are respectfully yours, Sandeb & 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 Sofas, contained in j ousts of the let instant, to mine of the 31st nit., I deem it but right to say that I deßire in no spirit of rivalry to write disparagingly of, or to seek to deteriorate from, the quality of the ' new industry.' My object has ever; been to assist in developing the resources of our indigenous vegetation. My contention js, first, fcbat being the investigator of every species of the eucalypti in Victoria, both as to their chemical and physical characters, the oil in qwcPtion is not 'new," and, second,that the report forwarded from the German correspondent is a mere repetition of my original investigations reported , long Bince to tne variouc scientific societies and universal exhi^ bitions; With regard to the solubility of the oil in spirit, it is well known that volatile oils, whether from the eucalypti or any other vegetation, are soluble in given quantities of alcohol. The whole family of the eucalypti contains a 1 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 success to every indigenous industry, I am, yours, &c, Joseph Bosisto. 2nd August." ■■."•.■■•:■■■;•• I To the above Messrs Sander and Son replied as follows in the same paper of the 7.th of Augu'stj 1876. ; " Sir—You will kindly allow us to give the. following short explanation, for the hotter understanding of the public, in answer to Mr Bosisto's letter in yours of the sth instant. 7Mr Bosisto Bayß-^----"The oil in question is not new." We hare ' ways indicated by science, by means of which investigations of any kind are made, and meat likely'in'the came way as he-and we! did. Many more, in possession of chemical knowledge, may have undertaken preparations of pure volatile oil eucalypti.' If iwe take such essays in view the pure essential oil eucalypti is not new. i New, however, it is in the respect that it is not yet known as a commercial. article. ■ The preparation/ in a large stjle, 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 resiri and; tannie particles, a producr. that is in quality, far inferior tp the pure volatile,oil.—We are, your, etc., Sabdee & Sons, Sandhurst, sth August, 1§76." " :'". "■ > } '•:. .: ■;

... , 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 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 on the 20th September, 1876, Messrs Sander and Sons, haying received such a flattering testimonial from German scientists, despatched a parcel of their essence 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 King of Bavaria, the Emperor of Austria, the' King of Saxony, the King of ' Wurtemburg, and Prince Bismarck. Through these sovereigns and potentates, the Australian Extract will find its waybefore 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. 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, i

ITS CHARACTER. The oil may bo almost summed 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 permeate our Austral atmosphere, and make it one of 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 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 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. : / '■ ••'■ '• j 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 18,absorbed,or poured on fine linen or ;ho. most delic»tely tinted paper, without leaving so much as a stain behind. In short, while it is in po many cases extremely beneficial in its use, it is absolutely innocuous in all, ■ " i' I- ■ '>'-■-■■ " ■ ■ '' ■■"

ITS CLAIM AS A CURATIYB. It has now become the fashion with the inventors or discoverers of remedial agents to olaim something little short of infallibility and universality of cure for their respective agents. Messrs Sander aud Sons do nothing of the sort. They have confidence that thoir oil' possesses many virtues; but the full extent of these they do not know yet. They ;arei now collecting duta, 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 fleah is heir to. ; ■ In Scarlet, Typhoid, or any cane of Fever, nothing will protect 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 bo noticed for a great length of time. For Children Attending Schools, the samo '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 dror>3 occasionally rubbed on the body, will protect aguirißtauy contiigion you may be exposed to, in couiiug in direct contact with sick poraons,