The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-07-26

- tobaceo IL n, aromatic plant, md one Of
the utast fragrant and edoriietoss liza Is indge-
nous 10 tins oaunfrs. when fipeled aud cured to
its greafest perfection. u b npt strange thH -
,,,,,b OF II sbonld lack tfose qualitics shcn cot
bet,ro II Is fipe.-Ilal iicuariy when We take hfo
r,,stdsstpti8a tlias the odnufs Oi neary all the ~
,a.b,tte iamIl. ar .ctt deioale aud volatile,
and sereI Hequted az the greatest degree iill
the last STAGES OF tboir growth, aud stunt never
fully consutnna Ell I'll fhcs ge' through the pro-
oess of curing, winch = peculiarly the case "uh
ia aud tobaccn. Much Of the iia,"i ~ well rs
ub.tiner and ,,eie NJ are lost by premature cut
-iua But these are nst all the losses from At
Inc lmpraeecdblity efeuring with good 1--we
Il healthy color dnh dtneg LEE all ineYlla-
II, be tho a.pcct Of all that /. cut green, cue
u a. Won may bu II can br cured ola bright
coloi. which vii soou fade away. like thin
,,osr patient ~ d leser, alter II abatcs AID sub
SIDES
Add hugard nothing IN the declaration, that
etery rich paui cut ~ perfection, fnlly ripe,
Whrther "a fich o. tim land, bottom o. hugh
land. nay he cured ID good color and flavor
tat will be la.fug AID driteious IL the lasteHnd
nell Aud llhbngh good colol snd flavor con.
,i4tu'cs he eltIrf value. ycino more tlan about
~ s-tentb al The Virginia crop has ever come To
market with fhcs,s greai advantages.
Ol all thc plants kuawn 10 The writer, tobacco
is constituted aud composed of the richest
,ifoueesi aud mos delicious, aud also the most
debgutlil ingredients. The dlcobol 81 spirit
tiie pd and opium. thr sugar Of saecharinc mat
ter the mucilag,nons Wax and gums, the ACIDS
aud ulnr, with several Of the other volatile salts,
~. all 50 tremendously combined, constitutes
tins The richest an1 mod daripns compound =
~ engrndrtcd aud gen,rlicd Ia any one piani.
10 wondrt linen that al classes ofevcrY country
aud cllmc. bom tn savage 10 The civilized part
n mankind should take delight III is usr. II
forms the traveller companion, and the phllos
9phrt#s AID. It's the old bachelors autidote
the cplcurc last resort aud sailors aud soldi-
cfis thrd daily ration. II keeps open the zen
fnel's evcs--aud besides medical aud many 9TH
81 good effects 1t cheers The Waterman ia the 81
enrc ofibe night Wonderful weed of Ameri-
can origni -
Many Incorrect and erroneous opinions have
gone into circulation respecting cuIor--lmprcs-
SONS hive been extensively made ia the coun-
Try. thai yellow IS fayortG color. A bright
lively color is invariably admired by the purcha-
,sfs, vino givc the highest prices. Bun neither
brown, red nor yellow vii do. \ ricb mixture
oi fed and yellow on the under side Uf the leaf i
desirable such mixture as IS 10 he found III
iat lIgntNuad and brilliant lIch. brlehl mahugh.
ny. The dull brown aud darl, dlngy colors. are
5try ohlccnonab e. The nest lasl color u the
ftorlto one Just described, Is rich deep yellow
,sb green. o. talhr, the tat lebwood color
With Rlrcht HdnSlutr or tucc of green, but
II Is 80 much the worse oflbe riern--ln the IA
tic thai II contains thai shade which lessons the
fine favour aud dctrao,s from the value
All irrh ripe tobacco can be cuIed of thc fat
lockwood colour with lis rich aspcci-and us
tie prentrr proportion Of YOU understand two
processes which can produce the effect, aud YOU
en- obtain the Information from each other,
u DESCRIPTION (Which Is difficulty is deemed nnnc
co,,ary.
\ snnar color in FAINT md feeble degree
can he gwen 10 the poor thin tobacco aud IS
certainly a handsome dressing iol il IN the new
state. aud Is we'd calculated 10 take with super
dca Judges. But as such dressing Injuries the
tIalma, and increases the fidne IN goine
through the sweat either on land or al sea, il
should ncvcr he attempted It, II is an injury.
aud will never take with an, compctcntjudgc.
The dapplc, az picbol is very much admired
hy many purchasers WHO are esteemed good
Judges aud wnrn this aspect is gwen 10 that
which is very potent. II is similar TO Jamaica It'll
md 5th preoi rum which can lose a great deal
ot strength aud still be sufficiently good aud
strong. But those valirgated ColotS disud
vantage. The navigation Is produced either
by too RAPID curing, winch eNhausts the lighiest
caiuIed parts too much, or by htulSlng IN press
lnf, ~ Whrutht brlhsrd paitA come To bchCtcdupun
hs the air. elther In out OF the hogsbrad, they
Jade aud eNhau-t--tms br,llsine j. the cause why
manufactured tehaCcu iadas Sooncr than Leaf
both beng equally exposed to the nir ADD ol
qual qnnlny originally. competent judge
had rather havr the under side OF the leaf stem
aud iibfcs, all OF one color, oifbf tW hg6Iig0Od
agpcVaHce-and this uniformity in color proves
the maxrnun. aud IS the best evidence Of rich
Will cured tobacco, IN It's HIGHEST pea i.ctons Of
growth aud curing.
Firing in curing.
Firing has been carried 10 gteat excess and
very much 10 the injury OF tobacco OF bate years
10th IN smoking u too much, aud parchine aud
curing IT up too rapid The smoke is a very
objectionable haeur--& the cxcessve parchlne
makes the lealto crisp. y destroys the valuable
elasticity. II should be we'll cured with Is litde
ire rs possible Some ciot II refy weH mitiou
br
several wears ago. n great number Of Plan
ierS took up the impression that the purchasers
were fnud of hard fired tobacco, from the erro-
Beous opinion OF some of them, who said they
liked 10 smell the effects OF 6rc, because II was
IN r,idcucr that II WIS we'll cucd--hut they
have since discovered their error. and no one is
now fond the smell of smoke which is great
ohicction in every market in I.mope rs well as
America,
Pressing IN Hoes1eaas.
The leaves IN the bundles which should moi
contain more than / 10 d should be arranged
straight and parallel with each othrr not fold.
cd one "it,lla anotner--nor for the leaves in one