Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1876-06-06
s.
sUMAC. sUNGAC.


L are gathered in due time and properly cured
according to she following directions, and pay Cash
for them according to quality, as fOllows-.deliy-
cred at my
SuEiac and Bark Mills, Winchester.
DIRECTIONS. The SumAc should be taken trhiIE
the sup Is an The IeG-befOrei it has turned much red,
say ssa general thing, during the latter part Of
June. July, August lad forcpGTtO OF September. but
in no case after II has begun to dry up and deAdens
nor after the least frost. The Red Berries should
all be thrown out. The Little Low, or Black Su.
mac, As it is called, iS as good a. any. II may be
wilted in the sun, but must be cured under e0per,
and not allowed 10 be burnt by it or to get tpst, or to
be in such large gu .ntitics Hs to heath curing any
of which destroys is color and strength and renders
il vaIueIess. 1t should not be thrown upon n tight
floor TO cure, but THiHed up, no Sc TO let the air get
under it; and by shelving loosely much surface
ran he attained IN n nmall enace. and tho Snmac
will cure faster. All Sumac should nc gathered AZ
least a month before it Is sufficiently cured to Be
brought n for sAIe, and in had weather even y
longer time may be required to properly dry ii
for not only the leaf, hut its Etcm TOO, must be tho
roughly dry so thai ii will snAP short of, hike =
cay pipe stem. or it cannot DO received. for il will
heat and spoil the must be strictly Observed.
However long SumAc may have been taken %,
however dry it may be, II will draw the dAmpneBG
from the atmosphere in = damp lmc, and must nof
be packed until il is perfectly drien out again We
cannot receive Sumac when damp any EnOTe thar
when it iS green. IL nust be dry. SumAe shOuld
have the came green, briShtcOlOr and fresh appear.
uncs W hen cured As when taken from tho bush, and
must rot be LleGchsd nor look GsLk and dead, nor
smell musfy. Ii Is Just As important TO have your
Sumac gathered NJ the proper time AID in good con-
dition when brought to market as Anything else.
II sand or dirt OF any kind. or any other kind OF
leaves, are found among it, it will not be bought At
any PTot at all and hy mixing poor With good ycG
spOil it all. The LE.iF Is what is wanted, bat 70:
facilitate the gathering you can strip oil the 6lAdes
that is. take Ihe hftls ;irigs urOn which the leaves
Immediately groN--or you can cut stalk aud ali, and
! when dry enough threEh 1t, ESd take out the stemS,
being careful not to make it too fine go as TO pre-
vent tho detection of ndultcrRtinp.
For guCu bright leaves, we'll cured and cleaned,
that - fee from stems aud all iE1pip i;iss, One Dollar
and Twenty. hve Cents per huadIo oil pounds will be
paid and others bought accordingly The strippia6
of the leaves is apt to kill the Sumac, and wheH
therefore, we would recommend cutting the stAIE
close to the ground-Ihe branches will keen the
Leaves = part and prevent them from heating, when
fret gathered; and by n little threshing be fore tho
SumAc gets too dry, so AZ not to break up to" much
the Stema can he easily separated. ICAvinR the
IN cured, and new sh"ots will Spring up next sea-
Son, bearing more and larger lesvoB than the old
stalk
when yorr Sumsc is all ready fr delivery, Rage
will h" furnished for bringing II in; hut they must
be ircH flied and promptly Tshurncd rifh care Any
one getting Rags for othrrS will he held responsible
for the return of the same. and all Rags not 70.
turned will have TO he paid ior. WIN allow AZ
Icapt 81 pcr 100 lbs. for Gnnd SumAr Leaves ntHny
Depot or Station on the Railroads. SnipDcrs Ebould
in all rRErs pack the bArz we'll md SOW them up
eecrrclv. nd nut some I1Tk On rR0h Bog end no.
tify rn~ nv mail, before shium"ut If possible. how
many ~ rs AVID Whist mark. that may know 10
car, belong md have them Nssortsd, weighed Bnd
inspected serarRtcly. when rccciysd. bv having
hcen niViH"d beforehand bv the tbiHrcrs. aud thug
save much confusIou, trouh'" md Identification:
GERMAN SMITH.
MAY 50. S76-3m wiuchc,ter. Va.