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India Review — Camphor. 



We have also been accustomed to see our lithographic drawings 

 reprinted in the India Review, with the title of this Journal erased 

 from them, and that of Dr. Corbyn's substituted in its place, — a prac- 

 tice which surely can never be sanctioned with propriety. 



Camphor. 



With regard to the letter of Mr. O'Reiley, which we have 

 inserted in the correspondence, we referred to Dr. Voigt of 

 Serampore for information relative to the plant affording 

 the Camphor, of which specimens both of the plant itself, 

 and of the crude Camphor afforded by it, had been forwarded 

 by Mr. O'Reiley. Regarding the plant, Dr. Voigt states, that 

 it belongs to De Candolle's genus Blumia, and is, as far as he 

 can see, a new species ; the genus however affords, Dr. Voigt 

 remarks, several species presenting camphoraceous properties. 

 The sample of Camphor forwarded by Mr. O'Reiley, as ob- 

 tained from the plant in question, which appears to be very 

 common on the Tenasserim Coast, we placed in the hands of 

 the Laboratory Assistant in the Honorable Company's Dis- 

 pensary, in order to have a portion of it refined, and also 

 that the various preparations of Camphor in medical use 

 might be prepared from it, which has been done accordingly, 

 and the samples of the different articles obtained, have been 

 submitted, through the proper channel, to the Medical 

 Board. 



In refining this Camphor, there is a loss of about 25 per 

 cent, of its weight. The ordinary loss in refining China 

 Camphor is about 19 per cent. Taking the value of the 

 latter at 4s. 8d. per lb. in its crude state, the usual 

 rate being for the present year 2 rupees 8 annas per lb., 

 that of the former would be 3s. 9d. ; but last year the arti- 

 cle was obtained for 2 rupees per lb., or lid. per lb. less 

 than its cost this year, so that the Tenasserim Camphor 

 would require to be delivered at 2s. 10c?. or 1 rupee 5 annas 

 per lb., in order to complete with the Chinese article. From 



