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Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3290, 8 July 1879, Page 4

Medical our correspondent—that it; would not dissolve in Bpirita of wine ; rather it is unsoluble, and heavier than spirits of wino, nnd settles at the bottom. Wo tried in the same way our manufacture, and the received information teas likewise confirmed ; it dissolved in spirits of wine. Tho manufacture of Mr Bosisto does no!: in consequence, answer -to the requirements of an etheric oil, and he may know all tho virtues of tho eucalypti ever so well, and treat upon it in scientific- writings, but during fifteen years he did not bring before the public those etheric evaporating particles to which are attributable all the properties co much praised by Mr Bosisto. Our manufacture aWo and for the first time Answers these requirements.—We are respectfully yours, Sandeb & SONS. Sandhurst, 31st July." I As' a further elucidation of the matter, Mr Bosisto wrote again to the same paper, and liis letter Ayas published as follows on the sth August, 1876 :—" Sir—With reference to the reply by Messrs Sander and Sone, contained in yours of the Ist instant, to mine of the 31st tilt., I deem it but right to say that I deßire }n no spirit of rivalry to write disparagingly pf, 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 is, first, fchat being the inveatigator of every species of the eucalypti in Victoria, both as tot their, chemical and physical characters, the oil in qmoption 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 tne Tario.ua scientific societies and universal exhibitions. With regard to. the solubility of the oil in spirit, it is well known that volatile oils, whether froto'j the eucalypti or any other vegetation, are soluble in given quantities of alcohoL The wliole,family.of the eucalypti contains .a volatile oil, a volutile 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' ((Joining from myself) i by' Messrs Sander $nd Son; Wishing bucccsb to every indigenous industry, -I am, yours,. &c., Joseph Bosibto. 2nd August." i To the above" Messrs Sander and Son replied as follows in the same paper of the 7th of August, 1876.,, " Sirr-You will kindly allow U8 to giVe the following short explanation, for the better understanding of the public, in anßwer to Mr Bouisto's letter, in yours of the sth instant. Mr Bosisto says— 'i'The oil in question is not new." v We have . ways indicated by Bcience, by means of which investigations of auy kind are made, and mast likely in the Bame way as he and we did. Many more, in possession of chemical knowledge, may have Undertaken preparations of pure volatile oil eucalypti. If we takß such essays in view the pure essential oil eucalypti is not new. New, however, it ie in the respect that it is not yet known bb a-commercial article. The preparation, in a large style, is very slow and tiresome, and involves in consequence, through loss of time, considerable expense, leading to production of a cheap stib-i stitute, consisting chiefly of eleo resin and tannic particles, a. pr.oducfc that is in, quality, far inferior to the pure volatile oil.-1-We are, your, etd., Saisodeb &. Sous, Sandhurst/ -stu August, 1.876." [" :l:] ITS tRESENT POSITION; ::^ ■ : Thus far the: correspondence, bKowb the nature and character of Eucalyptus Oil, and the steps by which it has arrived of, the purity of Sander and Sons mapufacturje. In order that their oil should be tested by the most approved and rigorous scrutiny, Sander and Sous have forwarded samples to all tho 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, having 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. Thrbugh'lheße sovereigns and potentates, the Australian" Extract will find ita way before moet of tho 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 lo the furtherance of the object sought. '■ ITS CHARACTER. : The oil may be almost summed up as to its character when it is described as etheric and volatile. "It is a'condensation of those exhalations of the gumtleaves which permeate our Austral atmosphere, and make it one of the most health-sustaining character in the universe. The oil, being a, principle of iteeU, cannot in ;the strict sense be analysed, because it is, incapable of sub-division. The only: proof of its being a pure etherio 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. il 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 1, to the common atmosphere until it is absorbed, or poured on fine linen or the most- delicately* tinted paper, without leaving go much as a slain behind.. In short, while it is in co many cases extremely beneficial in its use, it is absolutely innocuous in all. ITS CLAIM AS A CURATIVE. .i; 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 Sons do nothing of the sort./They,have.confidence that their oil possesses many virtues; but the full extent of these they do not know yet. They are now collecting datg,, and they are most careful and searching in performing this. It is • quite sure then, that their eucalypti oil £$n fairly assert itself to be- a grand panacea fop many of the ills that flesh is heir to. In Scarlet, Typhoid, or q,ny oa*e qf'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 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 ft jaucer, and put into the room will, being an others ojl, evaporate, and fill the room with the purifying vapor. ' " J JdLre you obliged to Travel J A few drops occasionally rubbed on the body, will protect against any contagion you may bo exposed to,