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2 fluid drachms of the eucalyptus oil. 15 minutes after taking it, 

 unconsciousness and collapse occurred with contraction of the pupils 

 and stertorous breathing. After administering 10 grains (= 0,65 g.) 

 zinc sulphate, a little whisky and strong coffee, the pupils expanded 

 again, and shortly afterwards consciousness also returned. 



Fennel Oil. The harvest in Galicia and the adjoining Russian 

 districts has had a very rich result, and the quality of the new fennel 

 also leaves nothing to be desired from any point of view. For this 

 reason, cheap prices of fennel oil may be reckoned upon this season. 

 It is well known that we distil very large parcels, and supply an oil 

 which owing to its high anethol- content answers the highest require- 

 ments with regard to aroma. 



Geranium Oils. As we expected, the Syndicate has not suc- 

 ceeded in raising the price of Reunion oil; this may chiefly be 

 due to the- fact that no arrangement could be come to, to restrict 

 the production in a suitable manner. We mentioned already in our 

 last Report that an improvement in the situation could only be 

 thought of, if the enormous speculative stocks in Europe were re- 

 duced to some extent. Instead of keeping this end in view, it 

 appears that the manufacture has gone quietly on, without considering 

 that a catastrophe would thereby only be accelerated. The stock 

 of oil in Reunion is said to amount to about 15000 kilos, a quantity 

 which, in face of the large shipments of last year (38334 kilos) and 

 the quantities already exported in 1906, must naturally have a very 

 depressing effect on the market. The demand has been greatly over- 

 estimated, and it has not been taken into consideration that a large 

 proportion of the production of the last few years has not yet passed 

 over into the consumers' hands, but has been bought by speculators 

 for their purposes. 



The export from Reunion this year was as follows: — 



January 



2779 



litres 



February 



2365 



>> 



March 



2257 



11 



April 



5130 



>> 



May 



3435 



yy 



June 



1062 



» 



July 



1261 



>> 



Total 18289 litres, 



as compared with 32192 litres in the same period of 1905. The 

 great falling-off may possibly be attributed to the fact that speculators 

 in the consuming countries have lost faith in this article, and show 

 less inclination to buy. 



