The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-06-19
CURE FOR cANcER-cRANBERRY.

crust. =. II.
CURE FOR CANCER-CRANBERRY.
Apply poultice Of raw clanberries.-
We have seen /, once tried, where The can.
Ger, about an inch or two beneath the sur.
face Of the skin, had become as large as o
small pul.ei's egg. The cfanberrIes were
mashed IN a mortar, and placed on, renew
ing them thrice 10 p hours. In few
days the surface was covered With pustues
which filled like the small pox, and became
so sore that the police was suspended
day or two: after they came eff It was ap.
gled again, with the same effect again
suspended and renewed, and each time the
cancer became soitencd and decreased 10
size, until il finally disappeared. Nearly
three years have passed, and il has never
troubled the subject again. In this person
II was az hereditary disease too, much the
most inyeteraie. The virtues Of crnnber
ries are but imperfectly known-they have
been known to cure bad sore throat-are
very cooling and elfcacious for removing
Inflammation. We have nerer known them
used in bronchitis, but were NC afflicted
with ,het complaint il would DO the first
I2medy We would try.
We clip the above from on exchange pa.
per. We know nothing Of the medicinal
qualities Of The cranberry, but there Ger
talnly could be no harm in giving II trial
! We can speak, however, from experience
Of its culinary virtues. II makes decided
ly the finest Iar Of any fruit We have ever
seen and We are surprised that il has been
SO little cultivated in North Carolina, where
II is indigenous. II is found in abundance
both IN some parts Z. the eastern and wcs-
tern sections Of the State and in suitable
I places, we think, might be easily raised in
every county. IL is worth cultIvatIng as
an article Of commerce; and every farmer
should raise il as one OF luxury. The
Farmers Dictionary describes il as follows
The Orycoccus macrocdrPus, bog plant
I in the North and West, yielding a large,
acid, red berry, containing mala,e Of lime.
In preserves and iarts it is highly esteemed
and there is an immense demand for ship.
ping and expectation. They are readily
cultivated By transpIunIing, in spring, the
cranberry sods, or selecting plants and
transferring them TO a light soil, rather
moist. The runners can be iuyered, or
seed soWn in spring. They grow rapidly,
covering nearly everything, and are but
little subject to the attacks Of insects. The
plants are set about ; inches apart, in rows,
and kept clean al first.
The yield increases for several years
and becomes as great as 400 bushels the
acre in five years, although 200 are @
good average. The fruit is gathered by
rakes, which serve TO prune the plants a
!Ihe same time. When the berries are in
tended for keeping, they should be rolled
over gently inclined plane Of wood, to re
move such as are soft or rotten. They
keep we'll for year in tight casks, flel
with water and headed close. 4 barrel o
four bushels 10 England sells readily FOL
$50. The fresh commands 81 ! the bush
ell IN New York.
Several varieties Of tall cranberry are
found in the United States and the Tlbmr.
mum orycoccus, and the PdU.biad OF Ore.
gon; but they are not cultivated, the first
being unf, for the Table.
The English Orycoccus Palusiris is sale
by NicoI 10 be superior to the American
II is readily cultivated on the margins o
PONDS, aud might be introduced iuto the U
nlIed States.