Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1876-06-27
SUNGAC. SUNIAC.

WILL buy any amount of SUMAC Leaves that
4 are gathered in duo time and properly cured
TOR them according to quality, as follows deliV-
cred at my
Sumac and Bark Mills, Winchester.
DIREcrto~s.-Th SumAe should be taken ,rhils
the sap IS IN The lslf-bcfore it has turned much red,
say asa general thing, during the latter part OF
June, July, August and forcPNrtof September. hut
nor after The least frost. The Rsaa BS.rris, should
a.! be thrown out. The Little Low, or BLACK Su.
mac, As it lie called, is nb good As any. 1t may he
Viit"d In the sun, but raust be cured un6T roreT,
End not allowed to be burnt by il or to get IrSt, or to
be in such large quantities. % to hiatt in ourinC- any
of which dcsiTCys its color and strength and renders
II valuoloBS. IL should not he thrown upon a tight
floor to cure, but raised up, so Rs to let the air got
undor il: and By shelving loosely much surface
can he obtained in 4 ImalI space, and the SumAc
Will cure faster. All SGmEc should be gathered at
leAst n month he for. il lie au1iciruNy cureG to 10
brought n for Gale, and in bad weather even .
longer time may be required to properly dry il ;
for net only tho leaf, but its stem too, must be tho
clay pipe steIn, or itcaunot 10 received. for il will
heat aud spoil az rr,'fb o Itrictiy observed.
However long SumAc may have been taken OF
however dry it may be, it will draw the dHmpnosS
from the atmosphere in a damp time, and must net
be packed until II Is perfectly dried out again. We
cannot receive Sumac when tEinf any more than
when ii 10 green. II must be dry. SumRe should
have the Same green, brtEiieolor and Trcsh HppsGr.
drc' whr1 cured az WHOM takru from the buEh, and
must rot be b!oGohod nor look dark and dead. nor
smell Hus!y. 1t is just as important to have your
sUmAc gathered AZ Ihc proper t:no mad IN good con-
dition when brought to market az anything clFe.-
II sand or Dart of any kind, or any other kind Of
leSVes, arc found among it, 1t will not be bought at
any pTicS Of oil and by mixing poor with good you
spoil il all. The LEAF is what 10 wanted, bot TO
facilitate the gathering you can strip of the bIAdea
that is, take the Iit!' :Irigs upon which the leaves
immortality ETow-or you can cUt stalk and ali. and
when dry enough thresh it, and take out the rtcmN.
being careful not TO make II too fine 90 As to pro-
voai the detection Of hdultcrA;ion.
For good bright lchyeF, vol cured and cleaned,
that IS 1rTC 'rGar siSmS and MI iugiyiNEs, One Dollar
and Twenty fyc Cents per hurdiod poundH will ho
Pa'd,snd oihors bought accordingly. The s%tTiPpiaR
of tho leaves 10 apt TO kin tho Sumhc, and when
the sralk dies rhc roots connected with It die ElSo ;
therefore, &c would recommend cutting the stalk
cloEo 10 tho ground the branches viii keen tho
Lcavcs spEIt and prevent th I'm from heating, when
frat gathered md by a l!tilo thTeshing before tho
Sumo gntB too dry, 60 as NOT TO break up TOO much
the S,cms cnu H. easily separated, Having tho
ly ca-CE, and new -hOotE wil! BprirR M next sea
son. bearing more and lRrger IeAvCp than The old
RiRlE.
When yo-r Sumsc ia all ready Tor delivery, Hays
vii! hc furnished for bringing II IN; hut thoy must
he trc" led and promptly returned Inih cRrE ANY
one pci'inc Rags for others will be held responsible
for tho return of the same, and AL BAFH not re-
turned will have to be phid for. wiz allow AZ
least 81 per 100 Tbs. Tor Good SumAo Leaves htAnV
DcpO; or Station on the Railroads. Shippers should
in all chScs pack the bags we'll and fow them up
securely, and put Pomo AINrk on zach Bag rnd mo-
tify me- by mail, bcinro shipment il possible, how
many bags md what mark, that I may know to
whom the different lotS often received in the HRms
car. bc'ong and have Thorn assorted, weighed ~ I
been Advired beforehand hy tho shippers, and ;kus
cave much confusion, trouble md Identification.
GERMAN SMITH.
May 20, lSTG--3m. Winchester, Va.