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THE. TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. [September i, 1888. 
PEACTIOAL HINTS ON DISINFECTION. 
The following is from "Disease Germs and How to 
Combat Them." by Lucius Pitkin in the Century for 
July, accompanied by a frontispiece portrait of 
Pasteur. 
First— Corrosive sublimate (mercuric chloride), 
sulphate of copper, aud chloride of lime are among 
our best disinfectants, the first two being poisonous. 
At wholesale drug houses in New York single pounds 
can be obtained, mercuric chloride costing 75 cents, the 
others 10 cents a pound. 
Second — A quarter of a pound of corrosive sublimate 
and a pound of sulphate of copper in oue gallon of 
water make a concentrated solution to keep in stock. 
We will refer to it as ''solution A." 
Third— For ordinary disinfecting solution add half a 
pint of "solution A" to gallon of water. This, while 
costing less than U ceuts per gallon, is a good strength 
for general use. Use in about equal quautity in dis- 
infecting choleraic or typhoid fever excreta. 
Fourth — A 4 per cent, sola ion of good chloride of 
lime, or a quarter-pint of "solution A" to Ja gallon 
of water, is used to wash woodwo.k floors and wooden 
fumiturp, after fumigation and ventilation. 
Fifth — For fumigating with sulphur, three to four 
pounds should be used to every 1,000 cubic feet air 
space. Burn in an old tin basin floating in a tub of 
water ; keep room closed twelve hours to allow the 
fumes to penetrate all cracks. Then open a window 
from the outside and allow fumes to escape into air. 
Sixth— Soak sheets, etc., in chloride of lime solu- 
tion, wring out aud boil. 
Seventh— Cesspools, etc., should be well coveted on 
top with a mixture of chloride of lime with ten parts 
of dry sand. 
Eighth— Isolate the patient in an upper room from 
which curtains, carpets and stuffed furniture have been 
removed. 
Ninth— The solution of mercuric chloride must not 
be placed in metal vessels, since the mercury would 
plate them. — American Grocer. 
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A CARD FEOM DE. EUSBY. 
Columbia College, New Yens., Jan. 30. 
Editor " Oil, Taint and Drug Reporter. " 
In your issue of January 25, page 9, you publish 
a report of a lecture delivered by me before the Pitts- 
burg College of Pharmacy, in which so many of 
my statements are reversed or distorted, as to constitute 
a serious misrepresentation. 1 beg to present certain 
portions of your report, and beside them the state- 
ments actually read by me from typed manuscript. 
1. " The home of the cinchona tree is a belt of 509 
acres." I stated that I had ridden 9 Spanish leagues 
through an almost continuous cinchona plantation, the 
property of a siugle individual. 
2. "The storm-clouds that sweep constantly over it 
from the Pacific " I presented the Pacific slope as an 
almost rainless desert, the clouds all coming from the 
Atlantic, across the Braiilian silvas. 
3. "There is not an ounce of the drug sold today, but 
what is the result of cultivation." I said " there is only 
an ocoasional bale sold whioh is not the product of 
cultivated plants." 
4. The whole cinchona trade is in the hands of a single 
Spaniard, of high position, in Chili. My statement : 
" At the time'when cinchona bark brought $3 and $14 
per pouud, the high price was caused, not so much by 
goarcity, as by the monopoly of the trade, which was 
wholly in the hands of a single individual. 
5. There is a small quantity of the bark cultivated in 
some parts of India, but it is weak and almost worth- 
less." My statement: " Notwithstanding that theludian 
bark is, except as the result of special treatment (I 
referred to mossing) somewhat inferior on the average 
to that produced in its original home, yet it has so 
cheapened the product as to cause recent shipments 
ef Bolivian bark to be sold in London at a Ions to the 
shipper of about 12 cents pftr pound." I made the addi- 
tional clear statement that so far as I could see there 
was no hope for the South Americau planter except 
in the advent of a European war, or some unexpected 
destruction of the Indian supply. 
At the above point you very naturally comment on 
the gross ignorance displayed in the statement that you 
suppose me to have made. I can only assure you that 
I am familiar with the whole history of the Indian 
plantations, and of their condition and pro^peots. 
I trust that you will, by publit-hing this communica- 
tion, do what you can to correct the wrong impression 
caused by your report. 
Very respectfully, 
H. H. Kusby, M. D. 
4, 
DEUG TEADE REPOET. 
London, August 9th. 
Annatto, dull. A few barrels fairly good dry Cey- 
lon seed were shown, and for this 2d. per lb. is asked 
which is about the m u-ket price at present. 
Ocjbebs. — We received this week consignments of 22 
bags per "Telamon" from Singapore, and C bags per 
"Quetta" from Batavia. Our own market remains 
quiet, but firm, aud up to 27/ per cwt. for good genuine 
berries. None were offered at the sales today. 
Cinchona. — Several parcels of South American bark 
were offtred today, including 101 bales Lima, which 
sold very cheaply, at 2d to 2|d. per lb. for sound 
fairly good mossy, aud Jd to 2d. per lb. for damaged 
bark. The whole parcel weighed 9,305 lb. Good grey 
Huanoco quill brought Is 4d. per lb. damaged ordinary 
ditto, 9d per lb. Five bales nondescript bulkings were 
also disposed of at 3Jd per lb. 
Oils (Essential) — There is very little business doing 
in this branch, and the alterations reported since last 
week are small. Today there is a report that Ber- 
gamot oil is again dearer in Italy, but we have not 
confirmed it. Cassia dull; 25 cases un worked bought 
in at 3s. per lb. nominally. Cinnamon, Cinnamon leaf, 
and Oitronella unchanged but steady. Of Lemon 5 
cases were offered at auction, and bought in at 4s to 
4s 6d. per lb. Our last report concerning the coming 
crop of Mitcham Lavender still holds good, although 
the hot weather of the last few days has slightly im- 
proved the prospect. Oil of limes quoted at 3s. Pep- 
permint oil, America HGH, dull at 12s to 12 3d. per lb. 
Otto of rose unchanged. We hear that the largest 
Constantinople dealers have not yet bought, as they 
anticipate lower prices shortly. — Chemist and Dmg- 
gist August 11th. 
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CEYLON AT THE MELBOURNE EXHIBITION. 
We are indebted to the same chatty correspondent 
who wrote to us some weeks ago, for the following 
letter dated July 26th from Viotoria : — 
Shall be glad to send a few notes from time to 
time, because I feel very strongly that the Ceylon 
connection with the Exhibition furnishes an excellent 
opportunity of impressing the great importance of 
Au stralia to our tea interests, and because I venture 
to think that a chatty letter, or quoted remarks by 
you, are likely to reach those who habitually skip or 
skim official F. A. reports. I am much pleased with 
all you say in your last issues of the Observer to 
hand. After the changes being rung by your corre- 
spondents on Brussels and Glasgow, Glasgow and 
Brussels, till those interested in Melbourne might 
well be jealous, it is comforting to see the lights being 
turned on the S. Hemisphere at last. Of course you 
have heard that it is quite settled Mr. Fowkes 
takes the working charge, and I do not think a 
better man could have been found. He has secured 
an office in Collins Street, and is full of activity and 
enthusiasm, having already grounds for hope of gain- 
ing a good footing in the trade, which is everything. 
He also already supplies one of the coffee palaces, 
a huge new one, built specially, I believe, for Exhi- 
bition time, and I understand the demand for 
1 Ceylons " showed a distinctly marked improvement 
at the new season's tea sales just on when I was 
