Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-07-12
\ New Medical York.
July IL
ln.eresting 20 the / oDacco i'ta.tcr

FENlIE sub5,rlbcr has discovered n new s. stcnl,
~ OF moica Of procedure lor curing drying of
tobacco, which has been secured to HIM by eltcu
patent aud the rlpht 10 uae which he now propoac4
10 sell thongh his accents 10 the tobacco planters
Of the L Satr3, on the following ouns. Every
plHntes Whose crop shall exceed ten thousand
pounds, will bo entitled 10 the privilege of applying
The sye,am without limit ot time, after pnyIug, or
securing 10 any OF my agents, twenty dollars those
whose crops shalt he less, after payng 81 socur-
ing IN like manner ten doiars. Every plnntor who
purchases II privilege will receive an Essny (Which
Ii placed under n copy rghD upon the curing, man
ngcnrnt, and cultivation ol iooa'co, intended "a u
guido ipr HE application Of the system THIS ia
say extend 80 nlNtY octave pages DIR IhDune
i. Joncs 81 Washington nv, professor OF che
mstry III the COLUMBIAN college; John II l.uS-
tlcc oil tie city ct Richmond, Va, d. lowucs
'of Petersburg, Va Iloleombc and Tyroc, OF
LYnchbnrg Va, and Gupl Henry Edmond5, Of
Halifax county Vs. authorized agents, and
viii pcrmItnuy gentleman To examine the system,
ESSAY, who may wish To judge of its utlily OF
the proPury Of adopting II Other agencies Will
be established IN due tme, particularly IN the tobac
60 malkels Of tie Weston States, DR. Thomas
i. Jones Is nlthorl2'dt 10 appoint agents IN the
States OF Maryland and OHIO.
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continued experiment., the different Quantities OF
heat or ranges OF temperature, winch drlad or
urcd my l,sl thee crops with the various effects
upon tho different descriptions Of tobacco, were &c
curatcy registered The particular state of tho to-
bHcco At the time 1t was cut, the pcrod from the
cutting until the hcotwas applied the effect ofthe sun
" atmosphere duIng that period tho dnmpness and
temperature Of the weather generally the particular
n t,i, 1 he heat
the cleot ofthe atmosphere upon it whilst the pro
cess was in operation and the various effects OF the
atmosphere and other agents upon the properties Of
the tobacco ailcr 1t VIVA dried in bulk or in hogg
head with numerous other incidents, were also
accurately registered Tins register IS retained and
wlIl be hereafter appended 10 the Essay, If elrcun-
stances shall transplre to render it necessary. IN
conducting these expcrimsn tg, IL wide latitude wa
given to them, but lutte regard was pad to the
aggregate value Of the crop, my great aud leading
objects were, to produce all the effects upon the to
bncco or place it IN all the various states Of which
it was susceptible, aud TO ascertain accurately the
various causes, agents or circumstances, which pro
duccd those effects a. also how 10 create and control
them II WINS my wlshto rest thcmcrits ofnny system
which ! might deducc from the experiments, upon
thorough knowledge ofthoso cuuscs aud effects
and not upon the price which the tobacco might
command in the market. Circumstances might
occur, incidentally or Otherwise, which would caus'
crop to sell for more, perhaps less. than It's rca
vulue but n0fc orear 10 arrest the operation d
comfortable agents, Or Causes, IN producing Their
Legitimate effects Those p,rts otthc crops, how
over, 10 which the system was applied, were made
Of superior quality. THIS assertion, rs well rs the
successful application of the system 10 other crops
when It WINS in the hands ofthosc who clearly un
dcrstoo1 and properly applied it, could be easily cs
tablshed, by the most lrrcirasIble testimony
could also, # chose introduce recommeI'latory o
pinlons OF gentlemen of high standing and ntelh
gcncc and other evidence, TO show that the syg
tenn Is II successful exposition Of the subject cmhra
ccd-such aids, however, Will notbe resorlcd TO
| The systemls placed, all subjects d any rpor
lance shoul be, before an intelligent community
upon its own merits and unless 1t can be thus sus
tanned under the rigid scrutiny ofsuch = community
II oaght, and am perfectly willing 1t should, re
cioye its marked disapprobaton.
The subscriber has recently removed from Hall
fax Court House, Va, and his address hereafter
will be iiopkiusyille, Christian county, State o
| Kentucky II. q. TUCK.
April II W3mf