The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-08-14


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IMPovEMENTs ON RUTLEDaE :yENUE.-OFFToE OF
THE BOARD OF HEA1TH-Fewpersons who visit
this beautiful Avenue can Ave failed to no
tice the improvements that hye taken place In
the buildings along the route, but none OF these
arc more conspicuous than tb change that has
beer effected in the appearance OF the house on
..ihe northeast corner ofrhe kenue and Calhoun
street. Before its regeneratin, this building had
dingy and me-stained lookand was far from be-
ing the ornamental edihce tht now pleases the eye
and adds another to the man fine houses in that
locality. 1t was purchased SINE months back by
DR.. GEo. 8. Pf1zRR, who inae iiately began the
work Of restoration. This hs progressed 80 slow
" and silently that the casut observer was sur
prised to note the change tht had taken place,
and asked bewilderingly if it Tas the same bnild-
ing that was formerly ON eysore to the neigh
borhood.
Under the skillful hands Of Mesars. W. T.
BEAM1sH G Co., a complete transformation has
been effected, and the once dingy structure now
shines forth in all the gloryof new paint and has
shown the truth Of the poets dream, '.that thing
of beauty is joy forever The house has been
thoroughly re6tted and pinted, and the past ls
not recognizable in it's present altred condition,
for the tangled mass Of shrubbery las been cleared
away, and the entire premises, including the OUT
houses, have been subjected tothe same ordeal,
and now show the gratifying results produced by
the manigulaions Of the arTenter and the
painter.
In addition to the improvements made In the
main buildings, DR. PEIzER his caused neat and
commodous Office to be ersctes on the Calhoun
Street side OF the lot This has been divided into
two compartments; one desined as private
Office and the other for the accommodation OF
the Board Of Health where the, will meet in future
and transact their business The new ottioe ls
admirably adapted for the purposes intended, as
it fronts on the street railay and can be reached
in q comparatively short snce Of time. In addi-
ton to the Office above metioned, DR.. PEIzER has
large store house which filed with the medical
supplies used in the perftmance Of his duties as
city Registrar and Health Officer.
The change that has ben effected in this section
OF the city by these Improvements is at once
noticeable, and DR.. PE1RR deserves the thanks OF
the community not ony for his efforts to restore
the city to her formr appearance, but for the
energy and zeal he las manifested in the dis
charge of his official iuties and the conyeniences
he has furnished for the benefit OF all parties VINO
are connected with bm.
THE AMERICAN RRnER.-We have received the
August number q this excellent monthly, pub
lished in Baltmrs by Messrs. WoRTHNaroN &
LEWIS. We makeh he following selection from it's
contents, believing that we cannot do greater
favor to many Of ar lady readers than to present
them with good,ecipe for
CANNING FRUrs.- -First-Can the fruit the same
day it is gatheed. More than half the secret
of having fine preserved fruit lies in this simple
direction.
second-Neer can fruit without adding as much
sugar to it you would to prepare it for the
table. This is imperative, else your fruit will
inevitably b leathery; cook it in, I should say
at the rate Il one-quarter Of pound to every
pound Of ruit at least; but taste and try, as
did, and ,hen it suits your palate cease from all
saccharie matter.
And NV for the modus operandi pare and
extracthe pit; cut into halves and plunge into
cold wter until ready to cook, else your peaches
will beblack; this, Of course does not apply to 9TH
ar kins Of fruit. Place your cans in any vessel
wher,they can stand at least half way up in boil
ine -ater, which keep 30 until sealed. usually
takea large dripping pan and put it on the top OF
tbe.toye at one side, while my preserving kettle
ia N the other. Make your syrup and when it
cones to boil, put in your peaches and let them
COX (if cIngs) until you can pierce with piece
4 broom corn; if freestones, when the syrup bols
10 over them the first time, skim out and put into
the cans. When the latter ore full Of the peaches
ell up with boiling hot syrup, wipe of the tops
with rag wet with cold water, being careful that
no iuice remains on them, then put on the covers,
remove from the water to tho stove hearth, and
SEAL
EVERYTHING must behot from the beginning to
the end-hot sirup, hot cans, hot fruit, hot sealing
wax, and harder than all, hot and bloWEy hands
and faces lust when he thermometer is at blood
heat in the shaded
All small fruits are mbject to the same process
except that the rule or them is simply to allow
them to come to bol, and not remain longer IN
the sirup. Strawberries, to retain their color anu
favors, require NOR, sugar, and to be put INTO
glass, stone, earthen or anything but tin. Inc
same is true Of bla&berries. Tomatoes scald,
peel, and then brini to boil again, with little
salt added, when put them in new tin, and seal.
I have never been fotunate with glass or earthen.
II stone jars are usel be sure that you buy dark
Solored, well baked md glazed ones, not the yell
low.