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scrotinrt, and in coinmon parlance, Yellow Tine, Titcli Pine, and 

 Broom Pine, lied Pine, and Georgia Pitch Pine. 



]Messrs. Cleaver & Sons state that their ' Terebene ' as de- 

 si<;ned by Dr. Francis T. Bond, F.C.S., Medical Officer of Healtli 

 for the Gloucestershire Combined Sanitary District, is ' a li(|uid with 

 II somewhat camphoraceous smell ' in mass, resembling that of oil of 

 Thyme, and is obtained ' by chemical means from the juice of the 

 long-leaved Pine (Pimis palustris) and some other coniferous plants.' 

 When exposed to the air, this substance, they add, ' volatilizes, emitting 

 an odour of a fragrant and agreeable character, which, when diffused 

 through the atmosphere, somewhat recalls that of Pine wood. When 

 thus exposed it acts energetically upon the oxygen of the air, 

 developing ozone in it, and at the same time becoming itself charged 

 with peroxide of hydrogen (antozone of Schonbein).' 



They further state that, ' When added to any decomposing and 

 offensive matter, Terebene acts as a powerful deodorant. It produces 

 the same effect upon a foul atmosphere, not simply by masking tlie 

 offensive smell by its own odour, as is the case with carbolic acid 

 and other similar strongly smelling disinfectants, but by developing 

 in the air an agent (ozone) which rapidly oxydises and destroys the 

 malodorous emanations. It is, therefore, truly an atmospheric 

 purifier. Terebene has also marked antiseptic power, and when 

 added to decomposable matters arrests putrefaction for a considerable 

 time. It is non -poisonous, and may be taken internalh'. It may be 

 noted in connection with the resemblance of the odour of Terebene 

 vapour to that of Pine wood, referred to above, that Dr. Day, of Gee- 

 long, has in several publications drawn special attention to the 

 disinfecting properties of this substance, from its action as an ozonisei-, 

 and has recommended its use in the construction of hospitals for 

 infectious diseases on that account. When Terebene is applied to a 

 raw surface, such as tliat of a wound, it acts as a stimulant to healtln- 

 growth, surfaces that have been inert exhibiting under its influence a 

 rapid tendency to healing. It may also be used in the same way in 

 some affections of the skin, and as a topical application in scarlatiuii 

 and other forms of bad sore throat, diphtheria, $cc. From the above 

 statement it will be evident that Terebene is calculated to noplace 

 carbolic acid as a deodorant and disinfectant for all ordinary purposes, 

 having three very great advantages over it in the facts — that it is 

 non-poisonous ; that its odour, instead of being offensive, is agreeable ; 

 and that it is an atmospheric purifier.' 



Before introducing his patent Terebene Soap, Mr. F. S. Cleaver has 

 made numerous experiments, in order to satisfy himself of its practical 

 value, and it is with the greatest confidence in its very valuable 

 disinfecting, astringent, and purifying power — in addition to whiclj it 



