Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-11-16

ter use, or distant voyages. Some have
proposed gathering the fruit before it is
ripe, and drying it on floors before it is
put up; this has been tried the apples
lose all their flavor, and keep no better
than by some less troublesome modes.
\ DR.. Noah Webster recommends thatthey
should be put down between layers Of
sand which.has been dried by the heat Of
summer. Thisis withon. doubt an ex-
fcellent mode; as il excludes the air. and
labsorbs the moisture. and must be usefal
when apples are To- be shipped 10 warm
Climate. ~
chopped up straw has also been high
4 ly.recommended to be placed between the
i layers OF fruit; but have noticed that
the straw, from the perspirationthat il i'm
/ bibes, becomes musty. and may probably
/ do more hurt than good. When apples
are tcebe exported, it has been recon-
mended that each be separately wrapped
in coarse papef, ia the manner oranges
and lemons are usually put up. This is
without doubt an excellent mode. And
Mr.. Loudon has recommended that apples
destined for Europe should be packed be-
tween layers Of grain.
rGrea. quanli.ies of fine fruit are raised
in the vicinity Of Boston, and put up for
Lwipter, for the markets. and expectation.
, The following is the mode almost univer-
i sally adopted by fhe mos. experienced
and by This mode, apples, ander.yery un-
favorable Circumstances, are frequently
preserved IN asound state, or not one in
fifty defective, for a period oftseven or
eight months. The fruit is suffered 10
hang on the tree to as late period as pos.
sible in October, or till hard frosts have
loosened the stalks. aud are in Imminent
danger Of being blown down by high
winds; such as have already fallen, are
f carefuily gathered and inspected, and the
best are kept for early wintefuse. They
are carefully gathered from the tree BY
hand, and as carefully laid in baskets.
New, tight. well-seasoned -four barrels
. from the bakers, are usually preferred
|, the baskets, being filled, are cautiously
, lowered into the barrels, and reversed
/ The barrels, beingDquite filled, are gently
} shaken, and the head is gently pressed
, down to lis place. and secured.
Il 1t is observed that this pressure never
. causes them to rot next the head Z; and is
/ necessary, as they are never allowed 10
/ rattle in moving. No soft straw or shav-
e ;ngs are admitted al the ends; 1t causes
: mustiness and decay. They are next
carefully placed in wagons. and removed
on the bulge, and laid in course, in a cool.
airy situation, onlhe north side Of build
!. ings, near the cellar, projected by COW
: ering on The top, Of boards, so placed as
!, to defend them from the sun and rain,
!, while the air is not excluded at the sides.
! A chill does not iniure them; it is no dis.
= tservlce; when extreme cold weather
y comes on. and they are in imminent dan
2 ger Of being frozen, whether BY night or
= day, they are carefully rolled into cool.
: airy, dry cellar. with openings on the
north side, that the cold air may have free
u access; they are laid 10 tiers. and The eel.
e lar issin due time closed, and rendered
tsecure from frost. The barrels are ney.
i er tumbled. or placed on the head.
- Apples keep best when in dry season
q and on dry soils If fruit is gathered
- late, and according TO the above directions
:. : repacking is unnecessary it is even ru-
u inous. and should onno occasion be prac-
iced. I'LL the barrels opened for use. Il
= has been fully tried.
IS When apples are to be exported. Mr.
Is Cobbet has that they should
:, if possible, be carried on deck otherwise
~ between decks. Between decks is The
10 plsce; and in the most dry, cool, and airy
part keadricR NeW American Oyckas d
ist. IL
IN RoBBINe AN EDITOR.
= The editor Of the Portland Argus. Mr.
!. Case, gives the following account Of ih,
~ loss of lis pocket book in New York
= which may serve to put others on the
= guard against a like mishap IN e
rs Farmer.
= arrived here this morning at O.
= clocN Just as I was stepping off th
- steamboat Cleopatra. had my pocket
y book cut out of my inside coat pocket
u had about 300 in it, together with som
nc papers, Of no use to any one bat the own
20 er. have carried this book, presume
more than 100000 miles in ALL durin,
III the last twenty years. / saw the rascs
OF that took it, on board the boat, as he ca n
, il on from Boston. Asusual, when SURROUND
ia. ed by crowd. kept cautious look GU
OF My nand was not off my pocket two sec
ity onds; and yet the scoundrel escaped witt
ION out any one being able to identify him.
Of fet somewhat mortified al being thc
. OF outwftedi bu: it was necessary that
APP should be so. or must have been milhov
to experience in such matters. Ii was Il
ion business to get il if be could; and j, Wi
eut my business 10 see that he did-nol succet
arr in The attempt. l am, therefore, muc
more provoked with myself, for my 81
-, pidhy, much more than am with him.
mir. went 70 the Police, where Twas iuforl
we ed that il was done by an EhgIishmsl
we and that the English p;ckpockels are /
u;,v most accomplished yilIsins in the wor