Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1871-08-12

SUM A.C!
T WILL BUY any amount of Sumac that Is pro
| / perly gathered and cured, and pay
CASH FOR ITi
! according to quality, as Aforementioned at my
Sumac and Bark Mills, Winchester.
! Objections The Sumac should be taken white
the sap is still IN the lea(-say as general thing
during July, August and September, and not al
| ter il has turned much Red and in no case after
it has begun to dry up and deadcn nor after the
| least frost.
The Red Berries should all be thrown out. The
~, or Black Sumac, it is called, is as good as
Il" IL NAV be wtit,d in tie sun, but must be cured
under couer and not allowed 10 DC oHrm Dy inc
sun or 10 get ret, or to be in such arge quan'ies
as to heat in curing-dny OF which css'to!s iI I
color and strength and renders il rdi"eiess. u
should not be thrown upon tight floor To cure,
but raised up, so as TO let the air get under 1t
and by shelving loosely, much surface can be OBJ
tanned in a small space, and the Sumac will cure
faster. All Sumac should be gathered Mt least a
month before il is sufficiently cured to be brought
in for sale, and in dry weather even longer time
may be required TO properly dry IL; for not only
the leaf, but the stem, too, must be thoroughly
dry all the sap must be dried ont, so that il will
snap short off, like clay pipe stem, or it cannot
be received, for it will heat and spoi-this must be
sfricNy OtseTreu
However long Sumac may have been taken or
however dry il may be, il will draw the dampness
from the atmosphere in a damp time, and Rlu-i not
be packed until il is perfectly dried out again
We cannot receive Sumac when damp any more
than when it is green. II MUsT BE Day.
Sumac should have the same green, bright color
and fresh appearance when cured as when taken
from the bush. and must not be Jleoched, nor look
dark and dead nor smell musfy. IL is just as i'm
portant % hare your Sumac gathered at the pro-
per time and in good condition when brought 20
market as anything else. II sand or Dirt Of any
kind, Ut any other kind of leaves, are found
AMONG it, IL will not be bought q. any price at all
anC by mixing bad with good you spoil all.
The leaf is what is wanted, but to facilitate the
gathering oft you can strip off the blades-that
is, take the Haie trigs upon which the leaves
grow, all of watch will be bought when properly
cured according to the above directions, and
ONE DOLLAR AND TWENTY-FIVE CENTS
per hundred pounds will be paid for il in this
condition. We prefer Sumac stripped of or blad-
cd as above, but will buy threshtd Sumac anu
pay for it accordingly as il IS eleahed provided,
it has the greater part Of the stem taken out and
is not made so fine as to prevent the separation OF
what stems remains, and so entirely destroy the
formation of the leaf, as 10 prevent the detection
of adulteration. So do not cut il up, or make II
too fine in any way. o.
The stripping of the leaves is apt TO kill the SUI
mac and when the stalk dies the roots connected
with it die also but if you will cut the old stalk
down, or break up the ground so as to cut ana
separate the roots, the Sumac will sprout up again
better than ever.
When your Sumac is MI ready for delivery,
BAGS will be furnished for bringing it in; but
they must be eeH filed and promptly retnTnea ran
care. Apply for Bags 10 the stores, or Factory
on Braddock street, above the Kun.