Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-03-14

tGHOUsR OF REPRESENTATIVES,. y
Tho House waa In session for debate only,
a. h Committee Of the Whule. SPEECHES
MerO lnadoon different uuhlectg ~ Mesefs.
Halght ana BIRD OF New Jersey, Duckley
and Helm Of Alabama, Rogers Of Arkanpae,
Stone OF Maryland, and Asper Of Missouri,
amer Whleh the Honao adjourned. 90
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The narAr anows-rhs IIapIo gaGar
:. sILFTHI rais. season. rl1r rI -I1
The showers Of son, feAthery snow, which
are 90 frequently failing during March, ara
cougar SHOWS" To one who has haply
passed this month In the nelghborhood Of
SugAr-maple orchards, and who has bean
mhda Acquainted with the mysterious pro-
cess BY which the flowing sap h converted
Into solldlAed sweetness, these spring storma
revive the doubly sweet memories Of maple
sugar mailing and odorous, swelling buds.
There arc doubiets many worthy people
have i sa S da i Ss y III Z: wynn WI SSS
Tbs Manufacture Of this sugar requires as
much sklll and care a. that employed IN the
expressing and making Of che cane sugar.,
but h less laborioua, a the sap Of the former
IL furnished By the tres, ready 81 hand, for
evaporation. Among the many varieties Of
trees In the maple family there are but two
crock mapIss ana ne abIaek sSrSr maple. -
ThesSrwo flourish best In rich woods, AZ on
the sunthen alopea Of mountain, they are
found along The timber belt from Maine 70
Wisconsin, and On the southern warmer
Tidgea Of tho Allegbany inonntalns, but the
Gus.stsss snsvsT sssn south Of RennSyi.
It's a wslIknoRn fact that the sap Of ali
tress descends from the branches and body
IN thu rM4I4a Nh aniu N n. and rlnamI nalU
through he hntnberless yeins Of The wood,
In the spring 10 animate the sleeping buds
and quicken The lfiee 10 the beauty o. life.
As soon Is the frost begins 10 leave the
ground the sap commences 70 ascend the
trees This ascending sap aows through
the exterior part Of the wood, nsIt to the
bark, IL IL colorless In almost all trees, but
the descending sapS which nows back In the
autumn through the fiber or innsr bark, Is
oflep oolofed. The speed with which the
mp ztoeoo upward depends Altogether upon
the fatmoaphcre-h frost Of q snow storm
will chtck lts movement, and succession OF
them will retnrd Il for weeks, but IL motion
When free from ehill Is rapid, y ~ l.,
The nrut rtnnlBg Of maple sap IL the. bet,
sugar-mAker Watchful or hlG Opportunities
taps the thapies ID his sugar orchard Al
hight Of ths hrst moisturu 81 the roots q The
trees. Tbs tapping IL performed By making
in the trss, about a foo, from the root, WITH
auKuts, lntlSi0ua which are two inches IN
length and ono IN diameter. Into these are
tightly nllaa spouts Of alder wood, through
which the noHlng liquid Il conveyed Into
buckets placed beneath them. The color Of
the msplB MP ~ not whRe, lIke he sAp
from other trees, but IA tinted with the loaIt
shade ofapher, and TIE taAte Of Che liquid
is sweet Is nectar. Ahoudth hing maple Win
yield, when the zap Is iush, ten quarts Of
the LIQUID per day. - r. - ~ sl't. n
AZ the beginning Of tho sugar season 1
temporary fireplace Is erected on the verge
Of the sugar orchard, % v hich several large
kettles arc stAiioned, In these the water Of
the sap Il evaporated BY boiling, and the
syrup. Al thls stage u IA strained end olar-
ihed BY means Of milk or eggA which are
thoroughly mixed with the liquid while cold.
Amer this u 'is again Faissd 70 the bolllngl
I point, and thu syrup has then reached that
consistency In which IL d tho most dslseta-
Bile Of Al deileaeles % tho syrrp tinai and Z
far superior 10 the Stuart syrup AZ that Ia 10
4 tIsst india molassss. Bat this syrup u made
10 small quantities, OF rather Il y len In
small quantities., a. maple engaF b more
II profitable 20 the manufacturer than tho
syrup, Che latter, excepting aabaldy for
his own or his friends table, 10 converted
into sugar, for market. Tho maple syrup
costs Two dollars per gallon on the ground
where Il Is made, and Ii Is rarely 70 DO pur-
chased a any prlcei but many parsons ~.
luxury was formed In childhood upon The
farm, or In the village near the maple groyes,
arrange, at an expense Of both money and
trouble, 70 obtain II through private cham
nels for their tables. M.
The granting Of the syrup, or The ''Sneas-
Ing OFF, ash u technieAlly called Z 2 dell.
cate part Of the work, and Il usually dpnd
in NJ iarm.ho9ss, ,@PsrIlsed bZ he women
transported nom the woods and ealfihed, i
set aloyly 70 boiling bnLng eonstanaly sllEred
during the operation wilh q wooden lAdle 70
render Il lighter In color when Il y reduced
70 the thickness OF paste Il 10 poured Into
pans and lsftto harden into cakes. Hha
curious net that the syrup refuses TO grain
into sugar aftsr the buds begin 10 swell on
the tree, but runs Into thick ropy mixture,
which 10 neither sugar nor syrup. " A deli
clous way OF eating maple sngar u 10 pour
the hot liquid, whom At the polnt Of granting,
upon snow the contact Immediately con
goals \ Without The grain, forming sub
latanco ~ hard a. rock candy. t1i Nv ~.
The punetarOs caused by tapping Tic, ma
pie trees are soon eAutehGed BY the action Of
the atmosphere, cooperatlng with the nAtn'
raj self-healinK qualities OF all woody sub
. HtAuCeos a hMtu nVlN INuliDlto tup VI HuNpQ
part, and the tree d a. healthy a. previons
TO lis loaing portion OF its lifs-blood. 1asr
A vislt 70 Q maple orchard, especially 10
the eyvnipg, during the operation Of sugar
making y an Interesting event. The glow
Ing ares light up the bare, ghostly limbs
and bolss Of The trees, and flicker on the
forms Of the mon who bear about IN the
shAdoNe, nom tree TO tree, their bnekala Of
nap, and In She red glare dip with long-han-
dled ladle. tho boiling liquid nom onS kettle
p 10 the other. The tWigs eraekllng beneath
D their trAmpllng ret, and their songs, TROLL
log on the night from the dark forest
. iepths, added 10 tho mnrmur Of the night
winds In the brAncheg, and the scsthing and
bubberlng canidrons, barmounled By vol
hSnes Of steam, Together with sparka Of ilro
Using on the Snioke and flashing through
j. like hre-hles on the Wing-an thls hslght-
ens the picturesqueunss Of . scene which,
Viewed by stranger eye, seems 70 trans
form Itself Into an employment 81 once
homely and practical into 4 Wierd snd COB
n.llke plctuEe. 2 : y. ". !. -.
WYiiinarv and IlraSs- skin0- : I.