able eleariess, for it is there nénHonéd ee L page 98 of ihe Qnd adhe th Hi abo’ 
named recommended cypress oil, in 1892, as a remedy against whooping cou h 
Provence therefore says that Schimmels “pillaged Bravo’s work”, it is a lie. -Besi 
the obvious answer to Provence’s abusive pamphlet is, that nobody can be ‘repre 1 
for opening up the natural resources of a country for the common good. An industry 
based upon it is not only licit, but constitutes a merit on behalf of humanity, especially 
if it is a question of supplying it with a new rethedy, as is here the case. Should teally a 
landscape suffer from it, it would be less important than the therapeutical aim and, 
besides, this would concern only the relative authorities. A possible reproach could. a 
only have been directed against the industrials in the country, who apparently were g 
lacking in activity, whereas the “Boches” showed it much to Mr. Provence’s grief. He ¥ 
feels this well enough and contradicts himself by continuing as follows: — . a 
“As is to be seen, cypress oil is a source of considerable revenues. The firm of ; 
Schimmel never denied it. But now the utilization will steadily increase. It is true, 
France uses the oil but little against whooping cough, but Germany and the United — 
States to a very great extent. They did not get it from Chile, but from the Provence — 
through Schimmel. It was mentioned before that the United States are the best customers — 
for lavender oil from the Provence. Would it not be possible, now they are our allies, ~ 
to come to an agreement to the effect that France supplies them with lavender oil exclu: 
sively and in part with cypress oil, without awaiting the amiable return of the Germans 
Our campaign has no other object but to nationalize the undertakings in our Pro-~ 
vence and to eject all elements of the “Boches” type as well as other undesirable aliens. — 
Through a cordial agreement among the producers, the oils extracted from our plants 
might signify a source of considerable income. Ae 
I said before what cypress oil is used for in the United States and elsewhere, but 
there are other ways of using it too. In these last years emphysemas have been treated © 
with cypress oil, and its employment in this direction will soon spread. a 
The Provence possesses there again a lucrative mine; now, that Schimmels are 
removed, the question is to take matters in hand, to supply direct the best consumers, 
the United States, but not to uproot the trees, as Schimmels did. For he was in a hurl | 
he, the spy, knew that the war was approaching and did not think of the future. We 
must foster the cultivation of the tree and only cut the parts required. Let us do ‘its 
before the Leipzig people return or perhaps the Norwegians come in order to appr = 
priate these riches, as they did at the time with the bauxite, supported by the greed of 
the land-owners, the lazy indifference of the capitalists and the unfriendly stupidity 0 
the neighbouring poor. Let us plant cypress trees again. It is the duty of every i 
habitant of the Provence. They ought to plant them with the firm oath never to let t 
be carried away by the bloodstained hands of Leipzig distillers”. . 
Binz replies: — . . 
“Mr. Provence does not seem to realize that the “bloodstained Leipzig dice 
would not have invested such large sums in a factory plant in southern France, if 
had foreseen a war or helped to prepare it by spying. pie devoid of con 
the cypress branches. They were in the main the public PR ‘of f 
in addition, perhaps some private people, but this cannot now be stated with” 
