Weekly Trinity journal., 1865-07-29
NUMBER %.



Since the introduction of the new process of
preserving the various kinds of fruit, with little
or no sugar, in air tight vessels, great variety
of so-called sef-sealing cans and jars have been
patented. Many Of these require more skill and
strength than the female part of the family, and
upon whom the labor generally devolves, are
able to give the work Those in which irda
rubber is employed to close the joint frequently
become defective and admit the air after having
been used year or two and very few, if any
of them, have proved just Mt we want. A
correspondent in the Country Gentleman says;
81 have tried about all the various plans that
have been introduced to the public by inventors
and patentees, but have found the cheap COM
mon quart jar which in times of peace sold
at one dollar per dozen, to answer every purpose.
Ny method of sealing is to bind one thickness
of stout cotton CLOTH well waxed, over the mouth,
and upon the outside apply second coat of wax.
But in order to render these perfectly air-tight,
it requires considerable force to draw the Irvine
around the neck. But rs rosin has risen 10
fabulous price, will be but little used, and
other plans will be employed.
Recently have seen fruits put up upon plan
so cheap, simple. and easily performed by
any member Of the family, that | am pleased TO
furnlSn II 10 your readers. Inc lTuIt is prepared
and scalded in the ordinary way, and the jars
closed while the contents are hot. The method
of scaling is by simply FASTING over the mouth
of the jar TO thicknesses of stout MANILA paper
previously pasted together Frui. TINS put up
for several years has kept perfectly sweet and
sound MS when put up in the best self-sealing
cans jars. To render the preservation doubly
sure to inexperienced persons, | would suggest
several improvements upon the plan. First,
1,.ln ha i.rtr hptn M
this would prevent any moisture coming in con-
tact with the paper, in case the jar should be
turned side. Second, to be sure to guard
against any opening into which the air could
enter, owing to any improper FASTING. would
put two pieces of paper in separately, making
the outside half an inch larger. so as to extend
Il little below the first around the neck OF the
jar. thus covering any defect that may have been
left in the first, firmly FASTING both together
and at last would cover the whole with thin
coat OF shellac or gum arabic The process is
very simple, more easily prepared than any that
have seen pracliced. | have eaten the fruit
sealed up alone with two thcknesses of paper
that has been pnt up more than year, which
was as fresh rs that put up yesterday, but the
additional precautions here suggested will render
the fruit perfectly safe in the hands Of the most
inexperienced in such matters, and the addition
of the cork is most certainly an improvement.
SHERMAN On THE HORSE nc lolloWfHp letter.
representative of General Sherman's good-na-
tured camp character is interesting as a sketch
of the many episodes of the
ATLANTA (Ga.), Sept. l6 1864.
Rev. -, Confederate Army-Dear Sir Your
letter of September 18th is received. | approach
a question involving title 10 " horse with
Difference for the laws of war. That mysterious
code, of which talk much and know so
little, is remarkably silent on the - horse" lie
is beast tempting to the soldier, TO him of
the wild cavalry, the fancy artillery, or the pa
tent infantry, that find more difficulty in
ering worthless. spawned beast, than in paying
n million of greenbacks that | fear must
reduce your claim to one of finance, and refer
you to the great Board of Claims in Washington
that may reach your case by the time your grand
child becomes II great grandfather. Privately,
think it was a shabby thing in the scamp of the
Thirty first Missouri who took Your horse and
the Colonel or his Brigadier should have restored
him. But cannot undertake to make good the
sins or omissions of my own Colonies or Briga-
ders, much less those of former generation.
{" When this cruel war is over, AMI peace
more gives you parish. will promise. if near
YOU. to procure out of one of Uncle Sans
rails a beast that will replace the one taken from
YOU so wrongfully but now it is impossible.
We have big journey before and need all we
have, and, tear, more TOO. So look out when
the Yanks are about and hide your beasts for
my experience is that all soldiers are very care
less in search for n title. | know that Gen. IIar-
dee will confirm this, my advice.
With great respect. yours, truly,
W. T. SHERMAN, Maj. Gen.