Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-08-19
SUAIAC SUMAC!


TWILL Euy any amount of Sumac leaves
| that are gathered in due time and prop
erly cured according to the following di-
rectiorlS and pay cash for them according
to quality, as follows-delivered ut my
SCMAC AND BLRK MILLS, WlNCHES-
TER.
DIRECTIONS-Th Sumac should be
taken while the sap is still III the leaf
and before j. has turned much red, say aS
q general thing, during latter part oil
June. July, August and iOrcpart oil sep
tembcr but in no case after II has begun
to dry up and deaden, nor after the least
frost.
The red berries should Ill be thrown
out. The little low, or Black Sumac, as 1t
is called, is as good rs any.
1t may be wilt"d in the sun, but must
be cured under cover, and not allowed to
be burnt by the sun or to get wet, or to be
in such large quantities is to heat in cur
ing-any of which destroys its color and
strength and renders it valueless. Il
should not be thrown upon tight iloor to
cure, but raised up, so Us TO let the air get
under it: and by shelving loosely much
surface can be obtained i'll Il small space,
and the Sumac will cure faster. All Sill
mae should be gathered 1T least month
before it's sufficiently cured to be brought
in for sale, and III bad weather even Il
longer time may be required to properly
dry il :t0r not only the leaf, but its stem
too, must be thoroughly dry: 50 that it
will snap short of, like 4 clay pipe stem,
or it cannot be received, for it Will heat
and spol-this must be strictly observed.
However long SumaC may have been
taken or however dry it may be, it will
4. I 40
in damp time, and must not be packed
until it is perfectly dried out again. We
cannot receive Sumac when damp any
more than when it is green. Unjust BE
dry.
Sumac should have tho same green,
bright color and fresh appearance when
cured us when taken from the bush, and
must be blcachej, nor look dark and dead,
nor smell muSty. 1t is just ~ important
to have your Sumac gathered ut the prop
cr time and in good condition when
brought to market rs anything else. If
sand or dirt OF any kind or any other kind
Of lcavcS, are found among it, it will not
be bought at any price at all; and by mix
ing poor with good You spoil all.
The LEAF is what is wanted, but to
facilitate the gathering YOU can strip of
the bladcs-that is, take the little twisS
upon which the leaves Immediately grow
or YOU can cut stalk and all, and when
dry enough thrcSh it, and take out the
stems, being careful not to make il too
fine 50 as 10 prevent the detection of adul-
teratiOn.
For good bright leaves, well cured and
clcamcd-that is free from stems and all
Impurities, ONE DOLLAR AND TWENTY
FIVE CENTS per hundred pounds will be
,,.til .tl ,nr trlr nl
The stripping of the leaves is apt 90 Kill
the Sumac, and when the stalk dies the
roots connected with it die also; therefore
we would recommend cutting the stalk
close to the %round-the branches will
keep the leaves apart and prevent them
from heating, when first gathered and by
little thrcshing before the Sumac gets
too dry, 50 is not to break up too much
the stems can be easily separated,
leaving the Leaf in good condi-
ton for oagging when thoroughly
cured; and new shoots will spring up
next season, bearing more and larger
leaves than the Old stalk.
When your SUMAC i all ready for de
livery BAGS will he furnished for bring
inc it in: but they must be we'll filled and
promptly returned with care. Any one
getting Bags for others will be held re-
spou>iblc for thc return Of the same, and
all bags not returned will have TO be paid
for.
WILL ALLOW At LEAST SHOPPER
100 LBS. for Good SumaC Leaves at any
Depot or Station on the Railroads.
90 Shippers should in all eases pack
the bags well and sew them up securely,
and pat some Mark on each Bag, and noti-
fy me by mail, before shipment if posi-
bic, howmauy bays and what mark, that
| may know to whom the different lots,
often received in the same car, belong;
and have them assorted, weighed and in
spcctcd separately, when received, by
having been advised beforehand by the
shippers and thus save much confusion,
trouble and dissatisfaction.
GERMAN SMITH.
Winchester, Virginia, May -, 1876.