Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1876-08-01

/ are gathered in hue time. aud nronerlv cured
nccnrd ing to tbe following dircctions, md nav Cnsk
lar them according to quality, as foI!owS-- dclIv-
cred at my
SuH'ac and Bark Mills. Winchester.
DiEEcTIuws.-Thr SunAc should be taken trhiIs
The Sar ss 81 the !sGf-hefore it hGs turned much red,
June jay. AuEusi And forephTIo Of SepteI IN tier. but
10 no g. &c ancr it hap b ezun to ory up and de,a.n.
nor after the .ssst ir7.t. The Red BsrrIr, shuuld
eli be ;nrg-n ort. The Little Low. or Black So.
mac, as II ia called, il as good "a any. il may be
willie! IN tho sun, bot must tie cured TnGSr ror er,
and NOT allowed to be burnt by II or 10 get tr,f, or to
be in such large Cu.ntIilcs So to hsrti II curing any
OF ~hIen tssiru7s Il, color and ~'ir'rgth and renders
u TA!cr.r't. i should rot be thrown upon : tight
fo"- 20 cure. hut missed IN. 60 : = to let the air get
u@her il; and by shelving ioo-ely much surface
can &c obtained IN p small space. Eod the Sumac
will cure is,ter. All SuInsc rhvuid be gathered At
least = mouth h.f"rr II IL sufficiently cured to be
brought n Tor sale, md in hEd weather even =
longer time may t- required 10 properly dry il;
for not sniy tho leaf. hut iS stem too, must be tho,
roughly dry 30 that it VIII snap short of, nike a
cay pipe ftcTn. or il cAn0ot DO received, for it will
hrst and '7orl-His muItbs strictly obssru-d.
However long SumNc msT have been taken or
ho~cTcr Dry iiIIay be, II will draw the dnunpnsrH
from the Atmosphere in . damp rmc, md H't,f net
he D'cEcd until il il perfectly dried out again We
can not receive SuWar =hrn damp any more than
"Hrh II - green. II tnu-i be dry. Sumhc should
have the same ErGsn. bTigiicoiur ard Tre,i uppSar.
n"oe when our-d a. when tHEon from the hUEh. and
rnust not DC ttFTch'd nor look dark and dead, nor
smell mu'iy. II IS u-t az important to have your
SumsC gsJh-rra - the proper time and in good con
dlr"n when brought to market as anything else
u snnd "r dirt cfsDy kind. or any other kind Of
iesves. Nrc :su=a among II. J. will not be bought at
any pure al ali ami " mixing poor Nth good you
Eppli il St. TIE LLiF is what is wanted. bat 20
iao.il'sie the g-iherlnE you can strir of the bla des
that -. take the h!'t :iCigS urUp whi-h the leaves
inHrCiai'ir Erov-or Juu cEu cot sta X and III, and
when dry enough 'hr=,h 1t, and IKE out the tenn,
hcInC careful not TO MAKE !; too frc 20 Re to pre-
vent the detection of ElUltcrAt:uu.
For good 6r3-hf leaves, vol cured and cleaned,
TINT 'Jrs from S'sf7' and AL impurities, One Dollar
and l%entT- five Cents per hundTsd pounds ~ III be
paid, and othcrs bought accordingly. The stripping
oil tho leaves - APT 10 EIl the Sumac, and when
the EtslE dire the ToGts connected with It die also /;
therefore,. VIC would recommend cutting the s;atE
c'nse to the groUnd-tae branches viii keep The
L"ATr' 'Dsrt and prevent them from heating, whsn
fret gathered Hnd By a li:tl. i5reshinE be!oye the
SJmsc gets too dry, 90 - not 20 break Up too much
thr Stems can h. easily seyaiatrd. having the
Leaf n good condition tor bsECing when thorough
lg cured, sEd nov shoots will s2rinE up next sea
son, bearing more and larger leaves than the old
stalk
when yo9r sun.c il ell ready fr delivery, Bags
viii b" furnished fer bringing It in: hu. thew must
be Ir'H filled md promptly rrfurncd lrih care ANY
ono getting Bags 'or others will be held TeTpoupible
Tor the return OF the sHme.And all Bags not re-
turned viii have to be paid for. VIII allow at
!ss't : per 100 lbs. for Good Sumao Lenves tany
Depot or Station on the Railroads. Shippers Vhould
securely. H0d uut some Maxi on ,sch Bag. aud no
ti'T re - mail. be!0Te Ehirmaat if roSEible. how
many hc-H and what mark. that I NAV know to
whom the d iFor-ut Tote often received in the Eame
car. belong; and hNve them sEsortef, weighed and
inspected ss0srAtciy. when rrceiysd. By having
bern sdvissd beforehand BY the s~hiprers, and thus
save much confusion, trouble md diszutiEfactiBn.
GERnAS SMITH.
Way y, leIG-3m- Wiacherter. Va.