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dition of the cinnamon oil market may set in without sure standards for 

 control. On account of the actual tendency of the cinnamon market, any 

 reduction in oil prices may find an excellent explanation in the apprehen- 

 sion just indicated." 



••('lines. — The stock in London shows a slight reduction when' com- 

 pared with that of last year. It consisted, however, at the end of last year 

 of 72,810 bales, ecpral to 4,300,000 kilos, or about one-half of the annual 

 production. The stocks in London used to be much smaller, but have 

 risen up to 5,000,000 kilos during the last three years; the value of cloves, 

 therefore, becomes more and more subject to the dictates of the London 

 speculators." 



" Cypress Oil. — The excellent action of this oil in pertussis (whooping- 

 cough) has been further confirmed. Upon application, relief sets in after 

 a few days, and the course of the malady remains a mild and comparatively 

 brief one, unless incidental complications occur. The application consists 

 in spreading a few drops of the oil upon the pillow of the patient, as also 

 by aromatisation of the sick-chamber with the oil by means of an atomizer." 



" Oil of Bergamot. — The question whether the odor of bergamot oil is 

 due exclusively to linalyl acetate must be answered in the negative, because 

 the odor is due to the entirety of the constituents of the oil, mainly limon- 

 ene, linalool and linalyl acetate." 



" Oil of Lemon. — The peels of approximately 1,200 lemons are required 

 for the production of one kilo of oil." 



" Eucalyptus Oil. — The distillers at Algeria have had to yield to the 

 competition of Australian producers by reducing their rates accordingly. 

 The distillates of both countries seem to have attained to their lowest pos- 

 sible rates. Meanwhile, the first large shipment of Portuguese oil-, distilled 

 from Eucalyptus globulus has been received. Its quality equals the very 

 best commercial oils and bears evidence of careful and proper methods of 

 and appliances for distillation. As far as Ave are informed, the cultivation 

 of eucalyptus trees in the neighborhood of Oporto is quite extended, and 

 the production of Portuguese oil may soon become a considerable factor 

 in the eucalyptus oil market. This is the less encouraging to the producers 

 of the older brands of oil, as a further increase in the consumption of 

 eucalyptus oil is not to be expected." 



" Oil of Fennel. — The point of solidification of Fennel Oil, indicating 

 the amount of anethol, is the best criterion. Good oil should solidify at 

 least at +3 deg." 



" Linalve Oil. — The Mexican aloe wood does not contain the oil in spe- 

 cial cellular tissue, but it is distributed through the circular strata of the 

 parenchyma and prosenchyma of the wood, while the Cayenne wood con- 



