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Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3293, 11 July 1879, Page 4

Medical

A CONTEOVEESY SETTLED.

TRUTH TRIUMPHANT.

EUCALYPTI OIL.

T XT the Public take notice of a few facts jlj pufe forward for their information in this intimation. They may bo worth their study, and repay perusal in enlightening them upon a subject of practical utility.

THE HISTORY OF THE OIL'S DISCOVEEY.

The Australian anti-fever treo—that 18 the blue gum, or eucalyptus globulus— has, now spread i'tt fame throughout tlio world, but there are.niany who do not properly estimate its splendid qualifier It has been estimated that thei Australian blue gums, which; stud the face of the colony, contain about five hundred million galkuis of pure volatile ,oil, that is the mortal foe of fever and ague. Every day in the year the forests of the colony are giving out and exhaling, in the form of vapor, an aromatic fragrance to our breeze*, and a health-giving essence to our people. This fact is now recognised by all the scientists in the world. Years ago enquiring minds bent their energies to utilise this splendid quality of the bjue i gum, and bring it into the reach of the public. Aniongat these were Mr Bosisto, who over a dozen years since produced and exhibited in Dnblin a tnnnate liquor resenoid pt the tree. '" 1 . ■l; : ; . ■ ' Tbis, however, was but the firßt step. ; The nature of the, liquor .would not permit of its general u*e. ; Since that lime it :has ibeen somewhat improved, and a species of the eucalyptus oil was some years ago manufactured.

Still, the .prtio'ijß being of a, resinous turperil ihy nature, was not eucn as could ever become a public favorite, and it baa been resorted for a,firm known as ...>■■.

SAKBEB AND SONS, SANDHTTBST,

to purify and bring before the public in a form that is '

PTTBE, ESSENTIAL, AND VOXATII.E, a genuine essence of the Australian bluegnm. After yearsfof study they have accomplished this point. This is a fact which is noWipast the.stage of conjfqture. It is interesting to note how this has", in successive stages, been J brought beforf'the ?public. On the 27th of July, 1876, ttie Bendigo Advertiser wrote as follows, quoting a . ; TEBTIiIOST FBOM A GERMAN •DHIVEBSITY. - New. LocAItIHDTJBTEY.^At the 1 erection of the dye works of: Messrs Bander;and Sons we had .occasion to mpctioa the' spirit of enterprise displayed by, Jibe-firm, and [to-day another opportunity is offered of mentioning their inquiring disposition, bb to industries. Messrs Sander and Sons, concluding upon the fact that the planting of the Australian gum in America and other countries where fevers are prevailing, prevented partially the spread of "such fevers, manufactured about a year ago 'small quantities'of'the essential oil of the gum, and /orwarded the same for investigation Ho bae" of the universities of Germany. Now they learn that the results of that invesgation are the most favorable ?that could be expected as' to the sanative power of that product. The correspondent's letter to Messrs gander and Sons says; concerning the matter : " We- found the essential oil enclosed unsur' passed by any known remedy in all caees of wounds, burns, or cancerous wounds, inflamnaation, and in all diseases of the skin, and are of opinion that the oil will bi? exclusively applied to diseases of the said kind as soon a« it can be got." We conclude further,; from the, great effect the oil produces in caseß of external inflammation, it may be used with the same success in inflammation of the throat, colds, affections of the lunge, etc. Repeated strong inhaling of .the smelling vapor in caies of colds, clears the nostrils, and gives immediate relief, and full riddance of the heat. As a disinfectant in general, itniay 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, nil attention of the medical profession of our crowded cities, where the want of space and uninterrupted presence of foul air are the everlasting promoters of epidemic diseases. A few drops exposed; in open vessels at different places ol the sick room or house, in evaporating clear tha air. The other sample you have forwarded is here already known, and represents more oil-like turpentine than an essential oil. It is not soluble in spirts of wine, aB it ought to be if ,of essential character. In consequence it has no familiarity whatever with your preparation, and is far inferior in value as a medicament." The recommendation from, the German University is a strong one, and our medical gentlemen if they choose, can readily prove its reliability.: , For this purpose Messrs Sander and Sons are prepared to supply, them quantities free of cost. They have already sent samples to the various hospitals in Victoria. -

TWO SOBTB OS Oil.

'■* Thuß we see there are two distinct kinds of eucalypti oil-1 —the purified and refined i article manufactured by Messrs Sander and Bonn, of Sandhurst, as well as a grosser, material that must not be confounded with it. Apparently .not: recognising this, Mr Bosisto wrote to..the Bendigo Advertiser in reference to the above as follows : —"Sir,—l observe in your.issue .of the 27th instant,-a notice .under the beading 'A NeW Local Industry,' at the dye-works of Messrs Sander and Son, setting forth the new gum "oil, together with a report from Germany on its ivirtues, etc. I desire to inform you that for the past fifteen years I have described the physical and chemical characters of every species of the eucalyptus growing in Victoria, besides a number of others outside, over and over again, in,medical and scientific journals of Victoria and Great Britain ; and moreover that in many museums of Germany, France, Italy,, Spain, India, America and Great Britain, are to be seen not only specimens of the eucalypti oils, but many other serviceable and utilitarian products from the whole group of Australian eucalypti, presented, during the past fifteen yearß, by myself. What appears from the correspondent of Germany is merely language rehabilitated from my own writings. —I am repectfully yoprp, Joseph BosiSTO, Eichmond, 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, —: Your issue of the 31st instant contains a letter from Mr Joseph Bosisto, of Eichmond, treating upon our correspondence received from Germany, concerning the investigation of two different sorts of oil (eucalypti) forwarded by us to Germany. We : are quite at a loss tosee 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 one'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, relying on their own opinions, either approve or reject them. Mow we learn that the second sort of oil (eucalypti) mentioned near the end of our correspondent's letter is a product of Mr Bosisto's, who must, probably, feel »neasy in seeing ito, '.mentioned ua inferior to oar manufacture. However, Mr Bosisto is no more üblo to contend against facts than anybody" else, and after having procured a sample of bis ..manufacture, we tried to dissolve it in spirits pf vtine, and found—quite in ao"cwdttuce with the information t jeceired.from