Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1855-08-03
For the Lewisburg Chronicle.
VerV Important to House Keepers,
FARMERS, AND FRUIT GROWERS.

FARMERS, AND FRUIT GROWERS.
Mr.. Crotzer has for sale Spratt's patent
Hcrmetical Sclf.sealiDg Canister, with a
patent attachment, designed for preserving
fruits and vegetables of all kinds in per-
fectly fresh state, with their natural shape,
color, and flavor 1t is termed the "SELF-
SEALING CAM" and SO called, because
soldering is dispensed with in closing up
the aperture Of the can, and because, by
the simple turning of cap, the outward
atmosphere is wholly excluded.
With these cans, and directions with
them, such fruits as Apples, Pears, Pea
chcs, Strawberries, Raspberrics, Blackber-
ries, &c, and such vegetables as Tomatoes,
Green Peas, Green Corr, Beans, and in
deed, every species of either, may be pre-
served for years in their fresh state with.
out the addition, of salt, sugar, or acid, or
any other prescrvativc property whatever.
Many of these fruits decay and 60 to
waste upon the trees, bushes, and market
places. Now, they may be saved and
used, out Of their season, for table or pas
try purposes.
With this Canister they can be prescr-
we'd economically, as sugar and spirits
may be dispensed with.
Health is greatly promoted by the free
use of fresh fruits and vegetables, while,
on the contrary; digestion is greatly i'm
peded, and the digestive organs impaired
by the use Of preserved fruits SO complete
ly saturated with sugar as are the ordina-
ry sweetmeats preserved by families.
These cans may be used year after year.
The directions for preserving fruit and
vegetables accompany the cans. The
mode is so simple that an ordinary house
servant, or child ten years Of age need
make no error.
A little wrench should be purchased for
screwing down the cover tightly, thereby
making perfect job. The Funnels also
are great convenience to those who
would easily and nicely fill the cans.
They are made for and are perfectly adap-
to the purpose.
In cases of sickness or when just recov-
ering from it, some nice fruit is often
found most useful in gaining an appetite.
We have tried the system one year,
with perfect success, and are confident
that fruit thus kept is much more whole
some and more pleasing to the taste than
any preserved in any other way.
The cans are of different sizcs,t accom-
modate the wishes of all. When freshly
opened, unless preserved by ice, or re-fas-
tened air-tight, the contents must be
quickly used, or they will decay.
1t may be well to add, that fruit, &c,
preserved this way is simply scaldcd-
when it touches the boiling point, is made
air-tight, and when opened, will be found
to be precisely of the same taste as when
closed Spratt's patent cans are the SIM
plest, and when well taken care Of will
last for years, needing no soldering, no
composition, no wax, to render them her
metically sealed.
HuRsu & worse have three sizes Of
ArrHuR's Patent Air-Tight Self-Scaling
Jars and Cans, which are closed by cement
and are likewise worthy of examination.
Altogether, for economy, health, lux
ury, this method of having fresh fruit, and
vegetables all the year, is one of the best
discoveries Of the age. W.
nsn-Let no man be ashamed to work.
Let no man be ashamed Of a hard list or
a sunburnt countenance. Let him only
be ashamed of ignorance and sloth. Let
no man be ashamed of poverty. Let him
only be ashamed Of illeness and dishon-
esty.