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throat diseases, nasal catarrhs, and affections of the mucous mem- 

 branes. To utilize these properties I had a concentrated tincture 

 with alcohol at 95° prepared by Messrs. Steele & Co., and also 

 contrived an inhaler with which to introduce the vapor of the 

 essential oil to the throat and lungs. I can testify to the excellent 

 eTect of this mode of medication. The paroxysms of chronic 

 asthma are relieved and shortened, and acute attacks are quickly 

 allayed. The inhaler is a simple instrument made of tin. It is a 

 cup of a capacity of -1 fluid ounces ; the lid, attached by a hinge, has 

 a tube from the centre about three inches high, bent near the end 

 at a right angle, and terminated with a mouth piece like that of a 

 speaking trumpet. The cup is on legs so that a spirit lamp may 

 be placed underneath, and has a wooden handle to move it about 

 when heated. Put two ounces of boiling water, (4 tablespoonfuls) 

 in the cup ; add one tablespoonful of the tincture ; and inhale the 

 vapor, while the fluid is kept gently boiling wath the spirit lamp. 

 Again, I had prepared cigarettes with the coarsely powdered leaves. 

 These produce a decidedly anodyne and antispasmodic effect. An 

 agreeable syrup may also be prepared, useful in infantile maladies. 



There can be little doubt but that the oil of Eucalyptus, and 

 Eucalyptine when it can be procured, will be available remedies 

 against malarious diseases of all types, and that the presence of the 

 trees, cultivated in gardens, contribute to sanify the atmosphere 

 trom those emanations which give origin to epidemic diseases. 

 That the parasitic insects which infest other plants do not relish 

 the Eucalyptus is evident from the general cleanness of the leaves 

 and the fact that the hydrocarbon oils are fatal to animal life. The 

 balmy perfume, therefore, that exhales from them must have an in- 

 fluence in destroying the parasites which frequent shrubs growing 

 in their vicinity, tending to diminish if not suppress them. 



In corroboration of the advantages to be obtained by the cultiva- 

 tion of this Myrtacea, may be shown the efforts made during the 

 last fifteen years to acclimate it in Europe and elsewhere. Ramel 

 has succeeded admirably in inti-oducing this tree in Provence 

 (France), in Spain, Italy, the islands of the Mediterranean sea, and 

 in Algeria. It appears in the botanical gardens of Germany 

 (Munich) ; and in Vienna, Austria, an apothecary, Lamalsh, has 



