The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1867-04-04

within the reasonable life time
many men now living, -
New Process for Rein
Sorghum Syrup.
The difficulty and expenses of
fining sorghum syrup has gres
affected its production as comm
cial article and its more general
sumption. Very little syrup
been made free from an unpalata
flavor, and no refining process
been found adequate to remove it,
cept the expensive one adopted only
in extensive sugar retincries. No
Southern syrup that we have ever
tasted cxcels samples of sorghum
syrup we have used come;ng from
tho refinery in this c:ty.
The irstmothly report of the Com
missioner of Agriculture announce
the discovery Of a "very simple mex.
pensive ref ming process" by Mr..
VIM. Clodgh, Of Cincinnati. It5has
been exhibited at the rooms Of the
Department for two weeks, both in
refining crude syrup and in opera
ting in. green Juice. IA delicious
table syrup from tho juice ofcanes
somewhat decayed, resulted. nItwas
also tested upon crude syrups of
various qualities, with satisfactory
results. mo filters of any kind are
used, no expensive or intricate APP
paratus is required, and the expense
for ingredients used in the process
is a mere trifc, not exceeding one or
Two cents per gallon. In refining
|oid syriips, the solution. (syrnp) is re-
diced to the density Of 16o or 18o
Bcaume. IL The refining agents arc
then added ind thoroughly mixed
with the juice or diluted syrup, and
the liquid brought to the boiling
point. Attic boiling temperature,
a copious precipitate or coagnlum
appears; the fluid is then removed
from the fire and allowed to remain
quiet lot. a Iew minutes, when the
Impurities subside, forming dense
sedimen: at the bottom, leaving the
solution perfectly clear. The clear
liqnid is .hcn drawn off and conccn-
trated, in the ordinary way, to the
appropriate density. The finished
syrup has a wine-likc transparency
and is cn5irely devoid of the peculiar
Eodor and crude vegetable quality Of
sorghum. It's taste is mild and
agreeable, rather moro pheasant to
many than tina! of sugar-house syr-
lpp. s. =, 81. 5 E.
/ Such is the endorsement the De
partment OF Agriculture gives
the process az Mr.. Ciough. 1t is
has been well, considered; for it is a
grave mattor to tho poople Of the
West, that they be not misled by
scuh statements. IL this discovery
is all that the foregoing extract in
dicates it to be, it will result in slim
dlating sorghum production beyond
anything which has transpired in its
previous history in this country. !.
CLOSING ExERclsEs.-We were
unable to find time during the pub
lie school exercises of the past week,
which closed yesterday. evening, to
visit but the departments Of Misses
Jones and Cooper, and tho high
school department under the charge
If Miss Knight and the more imme-
date superintendence of Prof Hast
|iag's. The primary department Of
Misses Belmont and Holloway, gave
no nublio exercises, at closing, but
Misses Taylor, Wilson, and 'Purnell,
had, as VIC are told highly creditable
exhibitions which gave those in at
tshdancomuch pleasure and eatisfac-
tion. ,s u. 81, 48 ss5s.s sii
Tho rccitations in Physical Geog-
raphy. mathematics, and Grammar,
az welltas the original compositions,
declarations, music. &C., in the high
school departments gave universal
satisfaction to the large and apprc-
ciRtive, audience. esgs .ssf
Where all the scholars done SO we'll
itIwould be invidious to give special
praise to any, even if our time aud
space permitted. , 81. n
Tits a gratifying fact that our
people have at last become Interested
in the public school Of our young
city, and we know we but repeat tho
sentiment of all the spec
tators present during tho closing
week, when we say of the teachers
from Prof. Hastings down, thattheir|
management Of the school as eviden-
ced in the remarkable improvement
Of their pupils meets with the entire
and hearty appreciation ofthis COM
I We arc pleased to learn that wei
are to retain the entire corps, and
that that the school will reopen on
fha 9th rrnv;mn ssA iss t'4a