Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1876-07-15
SUAIAC!
SUNIACl


I WILL buy any amount Of SUMAC Leaves
1 that are gathered in due time and properly
cured according % the following directions and
pay Cash for them accordinl 10 quality, as fol-
l0ws-delivcred at my
SUAAC c BARK MILLS, WINCHESTER.
Dugcu0Ns.-The Sumac should be taken ,-6ac
ne zap 5, in 'ie lsdf-beforc Il has turned much
red, say as a general thing, during the latter part
~ June, July, August and iorepart of September.
but in no case after IL has begun % dry up and
dead5u, nor after the least frost. The Rel Der
re, should 40 be thrown out. The Little Low,
lr Black Sumac. as 10 is called. is as good rs any.
4; may De- wjltgd in In the sun. but must be cured
l.ssr e9rsr, and not allowed TO be burnt by it or
o. get -ef OF % be IN such large quantities 70
heat In curiug-dHy OF which DESTROYS It's color and
strength acI renders Il vdlUclcSs. 10 should not
De thrown upon tight floor 70 cure, but raised up,
su as @ lei the air yet under il and by shelving
loosely much surface can be obtained in n small
space, and the Sgmac will cure faster. All Su-
mac should be gathered az least month before il
Is sufficiently cured 90 be brought in for sale, and
in bad weather even longer time may be re-
4ulrcC 90 properly dry IL; for not only the leaf,
but its stem too, must be thoroughly dry; so that
!. viii snap short OIL like a clay pipe stem, or it
cannot o. received, for il viii heat and spoil-this
must d. strictly 05scrred.
However long SUmac may have been taken or
however dry Il may be, 10 will draw the dompneSs
from the atmosphere in damp time, and must not
DE packed until il is perfectly dried out again
We cannot receive SumIc when damp any more
than vheu IL is green. 10 must De dry. Sumac
should have the same green, bright color and fresh
appearance when cured when taken from the
bush, and must not be jis0cbcd, nor look dark and
toad, nor smell nasty. It's Just as importan; 10
have your Sumac gathered az the proper time and
10 good condition when brought 20 marSetas any.
thing else. II sand os dirt OF any kind. or any
other sind Of leaves. are found among 1t, II will
nos be bought az OHy price 0tU'i; and by mixing
poor with good you spoil IL all. The LEAF Is
what +, wanted but O. facilitate the gathering YOU
can s;rip OF the blades-th1t il, take the iiUIs
'-iJs upon which the leaves Immediately grow
or You can cut stain and all. aud when dry enough
tbrcsh %, and take out the stems, being careful
not o. make It too hnc so as 20 prevent the dctcc-
tion of adul,erati0n.
For good bright leaves well cured and cleaned,
Ia q free from stems and al Impurities. One
Dollar and Twenty-Five Gents per hundred pounds
viii be paid, aud others bought accordingly
The stripping of the leaves is apt 20 kill the SG-
mac, and when the stalk dies the roots connected
with o. die also; therefore, we would recommend
cutting the stalk close % the grouud-the branch
rs VIII Keep tle Leaves apart and prevent them
from heating, when FIRST gathered; and by lit
de turJshlnE before the SumaC gets too dry, as
not O. break up too uuch-the Stems can be east
j. separated, leaving the Leaf in good condition
.1r oa--'rg when thoroughly cured, and new
shoots VIII spring up next season, bearing more
and larger leaves than the old stalk.
When your Sgmac is al ready for delivery,
Bags wall be faruish, Tor bringing it in; but they
must be ~sV filled and promptly returned ruh
c1le. Any one getting Bags tor others will be
held responsible for the return OF the same. and
a.l Bags not returned viii have O. De paid for
VIII allow az least Sl.0O per 100 lbs. for Good
Sumac Leaves at any Depot or Station on the
Railroads shippers should in all cases pack the
rtH|I Nd rf
N1rt OBJ, each Bag, and notify me by mail, before
shipment if possible, how many bags and what
mark, that may know to whom the different lots
often received in the same car, belong: aud have
them assorted, weighed and inspected separately,
when received, by having been advised before
hand by the shippers and thus save much cOulu-
sion, trouble and dissatisfaction.
GERMAN SMITH.
Winchester, Va.
Nav -. ls7s-3m.