Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-05-26
CARDING AND PULLING.

NHE subscribers respectfully INFORM the
~ pubic, that they have taken the Card
ing Machines at Millsgro,r. (B.eier's) IN
JcHerson county, and have fitted them up ~
complete order. They have procured tho
Potent English, Steel ifos Cards. Of the
finest quaii,y, and Il u thought superior TO
any thing of the kind IA ihis county
The long experience Of the car!er, (hav.
ing been employed ia the best IN 1nufaciur-
ing establishments IN the UniIed S,aies,) en-
! abIes the subscribers TO warrant and sure
tho work to be we'll done.
Persons should ne particular 10 asserting
their wool before u IS sent TO The csrjing
machine The wool OF the neck and shout.
ders IS The first quality that on the hack
and sidcs, the second and the remainder
the third quality. These direction, are ei-
ven merely TO enable those having wool. 10
derive from IL the greatest advantage
In washing wool there arc some dire Q ions
which, IL followed, viii be hixhi, ndvan,a
e"ous 10 Is entirely useless 10 cask the ssesu
before hearing. The wool should bc take
OF and soaked for half an hour IN chsmb. 7
lie, (whi'b may, If scsrce have vster adj.
ded to ~ a. hot N the hsnd can bear u
his cannot be procured. suds msde Of sof,
soap will do. IL should not, however, he
scashed. or stirred too much IN the chamber
lie or suds, FOR this will make Il fun toyr.
ther, and II cannon be afierw ards separated
II should then be taken out and drained IN
the kettle. ami the same v III do for several
successive lots Of wool, taking care TO M ak q
tia little stronger when =, has become weak
and To let the last lots Of wool remais IN
soak somewhat longer. u must then be
rihsed IN cold water, ~ basket; aud ia IL
better where the water can be throw n on =,
from the sPou, of . pump or fountain; thi,
will make il open well. This mode is pur.
sued in oil the most extensive woolIrD fac.
tories in Europe and Americs.
| 10 greasing the wool. pound Of grease
and not more. should be used TO every nine
or tso pounds Of wool, and should De put on
IN the following manner. The wool should
be laid on boards or clean grass, in III. hot
sun, layer at time. and the grease should
DC melted snd rs hot % possible without
seorchlng the wool The melted grease
should then be sprinkicd over the first layer
with corn broom dipped IN u. and then
another layer sprinkled in the same napner
and so on until oil the wool - creased AZ
forwards, the wool must be beaten with ,
stick, so rs 10 dIffusr The grease equal,
through the whole mass II is best to be-
CREASED immediately before il is card. d
aud therefore IL ought 10 be done after II !.
| sent TO the mill. IL gre sse be sent with IN,
wool. il will be creased wi,hou, any add,
! tionaI charge
! Cardibg will be done at all times Of IN,
year. and upon the most reasonable terms.
PULLING will also be done through IN.
/ Who'll. season.
sETS Wool 10 no csrded, and cloth 10 b.
lulled. may be left at MIR Frames store in
Chariestown, nj Peter w Kerne,'s. ffor
merry Wsiperts.) on the turnpike road be
tween Shepherjsiown aud Smi'hfejd .nt
q, Philip ou's. NJ the new meeting -bou,,
about SIX miles from Charlestown. on In,
road TO Shephsrdsiown. " here Il will he nt
tended TO. end returned punoluall,. Per.
sons will he particular to attach their nams.
with directions.
JOHN SAPpINGTON.
WILLIAM CARTER,
SAMUEL MYERS.