Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1876-07-01
SUMAC!
SUNIACl

( I WILL bur any amount 1f SUMAC Leaves
I L that are gathered IN due time and properly
cured according O. The following directions aud
/ pay Cash Tor them according to quality, as fol.
+ Iows-de.iyercd at my
/ SCNAC C BARK MILLS, WINCHESTER.
Durcr1oNs.-The Sumac should be taken pIH,
o. sap o. in he Iegj-bef0re Il has turned much
red, say as q general thing during the latter part
ot June, July, August and forcVGrt of September,
B but In no case after IL has begun o. dry up and
deadeu, nor after the least frost. The Rel Der
risi should 40 De thrown out. The Little Low,
or Black ~umac, as e. IS called i a. good as auv.
To may De Witcd In IN the sun, but must be cured
nader e1trr, and not allowed tu be burnt by il or
O. get -s, or 90 BE- in such large quantities as %
heat IN curiu--dHy of which destroys is color and
.'rlaFh aCd renders 10 yaiucc-s. In should not
Or thrown upon a tightuoor 90 cure, butrai.ed up,
sl Us @ lct che air get under il; and by shelving
loosely much surface can De obtained in a smal,
space, and Che Sunac viii cure faster. All Su-
mac should De gathered 40 least a month before il
IS sufficiently cured ,o be brought in for sale, and
B in bad weather even longer time may be re-
quiryd o. properly dry 10 Tor not only the Leaf.
but los stem too, must Doe thoroughly dry go that
% 0iI snap short OF. like a clay pipe stem, or il
cannot be- received, forit will heat and SpOil-tiis
He.f b. ,'-i 'g cb,errcR.
However long SumgC NAV have been taken or
however dry 10 may be, DC wall draw the d1mpncss
from the atmosphere 10 a damp time and must nor
o. packed unit, 10 IS perfectly dried out again
W. cannot receive SJugc when damp anv more
shan when &c IS grcca. 10 must be dry. Sumac
should have thc same green, bright color and frcsh
erFc1~G7r1 when cured as when taken from the
bush, and must NOT De i.eu.tci, nor look durk and
dead, nor swsi stY. Tits Just as important to
have your ~umac gathered at the proper time and
on good condition when brought tu market as any.
thing else. 10 send oT DIRT of any Kind or any
other SiDd OF leaves, are found among it, il viii
N. b. .aHa l..
poor With good you spoil 10 all. The LEAF Is
what Is wanted but o. facilitate the gathering YOU
can strip Oh the bhdss-th1t IT, take the ijtis
'-iy, upon which The leaves Immediately grow
or You can cut STALK ana an, and when dry enough
Errsh 10. and take out the stems, being clrciCl
noe o. make 1t too ue so as to prevent the detec-
ton Of Idu,tg3tiou.
For good b,i.htlea Wen cured and cleaned,
'F' O. frc. fsoat .',r,, and az iuDariti-s. One
Dollar and Twenty-Five Gents per hundred pounds
u.u Doe psi'. and others bought accordingly
The stripping Oh the leaves j. apt % kin the Su-
mac. and when the stalk dies the roots connected
with 70 de ais; therefore. We would recommend
cutting The stalk close Co the Erouud-the branch
be wal Keep the Leaves apart and prevent them
from heating. when first gathered; and by q lit
a. tlreSLirg before the SUmac gets too dry, SO as
noe t1 break up too much-the Stems can be easi-
j. separated, leaving the Leaf in good condition
Tor o1--.aS when thoroughly cured, and new
shoots will spring " next season, bearing more
and larger leaves than the old stalk.
W hen Your Sunac Is Gj ready for delivery,
Bags viii De furnished for bringing itin; but they
must be f-sI filsi and promptly returned ,riil
care. Any one getting Bags tor others will be
held responsible for the return OF the same and
all Bags noe returned viii have % be paid for
lil a,.o" 40 icaSt Sl.to per TOO los. tor Good
Sumac Leaves &C any Depot or Station on the
Railroads. shippers should in an cases pack the
bags wei, and sew them up securely, and put some
H1rt s7 each Bag, and notify NE by mail. before
shipment itpOssible. bow many bSgs and what
ma, b, taat NAV know 60 whom the different lots
often received 10 the same car, belong; aud have
them assorted, weighed and Inspected separately.
when received, bv having been advised before
hand By On. shippers and thus save much conlu-
sion, trouble and dissatisfaction.
GERMAN SMITH.
Winchester, Va.