— Tho principal 6teps in the manufacture of menthol arc tarried on by tho Japan eto ; farmers themselves, with tlvo >\id of stills I of a simple drsigq. The peppermint plants, after being dried,, are plaeed in tho stills,' ) whero __thrv undergo a process of steam- ' ing. Thv resulting vapours are condensed and deposited or crude peppermint ' All. rl This crude- peppermint is shipped to Yoko- S hama and Kobe, where factories ; aro' equipped to subject it to a prooem of fn» jt tional distillation to obtain the full content of monthoL Tho residua of oil ii further refined to the standards of purity ..:3 | required in the trade, and is known as "■] peppermint oil.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 17324, 25 May 1918, Page 11
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114Page 11 Advertisements Column 5 Otago Daily Times, Issue 17324, 25 May 1918, Page 11
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