American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1826-04-04
Volume V.
From the NeO- England Farmer.
PRESERVATION OF APPLES.

PRESERVATION OF APPLES.
The following valuable observations, contained in
a letter from Noah Webster, Esq. have been pub
lished in the Massachusetts Agricultural Reposi-
tory.
:" 1t is the practice of some persons, to pick ap-
Piles in October, and just spread them on The floor
OF an upper room. This practice is said to render
apples more durable, by drying them. But, can
affirm this to be mistake. Apples, after remain
ing on the trees as long as safety from the frost
will admit should be taken directly from the trees
to close casks, and kept dry and cool as possible.
If suffered to lie the floor for weeks, they wither
and lose their flavor, without acquiring any add.
lional durability The best mode of preserving ap-
Piles for spring use. haye iound be, the putting
Of them in dry sand as soon as picked.
For this purpose | dry sand in The heat OF sum-
mer, and late in October put down the apples, in
layers with covering Of sand upon each layer.
7 he singular advantages Of this mode Of treatment
are these -
1st The sand keeps the apples from the sirs
which is essential to their preservation.
end. The sand checks the evaporation OF the ap-
plies, thus preserving them in their full flavor at
the same time, any moisture, yielded By the ap-
pies, (and some there will bc) is absorbed by the
sand; SO that the apples are kept dry and all muE-
tiness is prevented.
My pppins in May and June are as fresh as whep
first picked, even the ends OF the stem look as it
Just from the twlg.
Second Operation for cutting out the Jnw.--Mis-
fortunes seem to be entailed upon individuals,
but those which productive OF the most pain and
misery, are calculated TO excite the deepest sym.
pathy. Our readers will recollsct, that Mr. Hub
bard of Deer6eld, underwent last June, the severe
and dangerous operation of having large portion
of his Jaw taken out 10 consequence OF formidable
tumor denominated oSteo sarconln. Within a very
cnxr m filled n the
space where the lateral portion OF The booze was ts-
ken out, and principally connected with the angle
of the Jaw, on the right side. The growth OF the
.umor, within the last three weeks has been aston.
shingly rapid and alarming, besides being accom-.
panied with dull, deep seated pain like that OF
diseased tooth. Under these circumstances, he
again applied to his fol inner operator. Dr. Bachel.
der who advised second operation, and Mr.. Hub
bard fully convinced of its necessity, and the danger
OF the delay, again submitted to the operation.
! He was placed in the Anatomical Theatre, in
the Berkshire Medical Institution, on Saturday,
Noy. 10, and DIR. B. commenced the operation in
presence of large class OF medical students, now
attending lectures, and several professional genlle-
men. An incsion was made from near the zygo-
matte arch at the temple, quite to- or beyond the
symphasis of the Jaw. on its lower margin; and
when the integuments were carefully dissected away
the law was sawed off just at the right side o. the
,uberclc on the inside, in order to save the short
hyoid muscle of the tongue. The cut end OF the
bone was now dissected up and carried from the
face, with the tumor upon it, and unjonted at the
articulating extremity. The cornoid process was
so far projected within the zygoma, by the temporal
muscle, that it could not be separated by knife,
without cutting above, and was therefore clipped of
with the pliers leaving tip OF the bone connected
with the muscle With the exception OF this bit
of bone, one half Of the jaw was taken out. The
lateral circumference Of the tumor is inches, and
its other circumference 8, being Of oval shape,
bony and cartilagnous. The wound was dressed.
and nine days after the operation had almost heal.
ed by the first intention, and there is strong reason
for believing he will recover, and that this operation
will be final one.--.Meaical Inteiligencer.