Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1878-08-06
F u r N L U r E !!
May 1871.
%UNAC AND BARK.

WILL buy SUMACLEAVEs that are gathered
i in due time and properly cured according 10
the following directions, and pay Cash for them
delivered At my
SuMAc AND BARK MILLS, WING HESTER.
DIzEcrtoSs The Sumae should be taken tnAi!s
the sop IS s!rg the leaf and before it hos turned
red, say general thing. during the latter part
OF June, July and August. but IN NO case AFTER u
has be dry up and leader after the least
frost. The Red BSTrisS must all be thrown out
The Little Low, Black Sumso. as it 10 called 10
as good any, and can be taken later. berg more
hardy. IL may be wilIed in the sun. but must be
cured under eorGr. and rot allowed to 10 burnt by
the sun to get trst or 10 be in such large guam
Kites as To hot in cuTing-any of which destroys
its color and 9th and renders IL valueless lt
should not be thrown upon nRht noSI 70 euIe:
but raised so az to let the air get under ana
by shelving loosely much surface can be obtained
10 a small space, aud the SumAc viii cure hstef.
All Sumac should be gathered at least q month
before it is sufficiently cured TO be broug ht in iot
sale, and in bad weather even longer time may
leaf, but the twig too must be thoroughly dry: SO
that it will snap shOrt OIL like clay pipe stem, or
il snpOt be received, for it VIII heat and spoil
this must be strIeiy obsnrsd.
However long sumAc may have been taken or
from the atInusphe in a damp time. and must not
be pack until il Is perfectly dried outngain We
cannot receive SUmsc when dSmP any more th.n
when il is green. II must be dry. Sumac should
have the gI6en, JTIGht color and JToh appear
when cured % when taken from the bush. and
must not be bis0ohcd nor look dark and dead, nor
smell Hausiy IL 10 just as important TO have your
Sumac gathered at the proper time and in ROOD
condition when brought 10 hnytbinE
else II sand or dirt of any kind any other kind
of IeAves found amont il. IL ~ I'll be bought
at anu price at all and nv mix ing poor with good
YOU spoil all. The LEAF 10 what 10 wanted. hut
to facilitate the gathering You can strip of ths
bIades-thAt is take the it! fIrigs upon hich the
leaves immediately RTo~-oT you can cut stAlE and
all. and when dry enough thre'h it, and take out
tie stsr0B being careful rot 10 make il too fine
a to prevent the detection of Rd liberation. The
largo stems muHt be all taken out.
For good bright Leaves, vol cured and cleaned,
Mst is free from aud oil Impurities. One Dollar
mr. hnn cd M ~ lie
III the leaves is SPIT TO kill the SumAc, and when
the staik dies the connected with IL die aso
therefore. we wonld recommend cutting the sthik
close to the gTOund-the branches will keep the
Leaves part md prevent the n from hea tin ~hen
first gathered; aud by little threshin before the
Sumac e. is too dry, not to break up too much
- the Stems car be easily separated. leaving the
Leaf in good condition for bag ginR when thorough
~ cured, and new shoots will spring W peIt sea
son, bearing more and larger leaves than the old
stalk.
When your Sumac IL all ready for delivery. Bags
will be furnished IoT briu in IL in but they must
be we'll filled aud promptly returned with care
Any getting BAgs for otheTs will be held re-
Bponsibe for the return of she same. and all Bags
not returned will have to he paid for. iii ALLOW
Seventy five CITE. reT 100 ibs. for Good Sumso
Leaves any Station from Cumberland TO Hsr-
risouburS. the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
% Shippers should in all pack the bags we'll
and them up securely, ard put some Marx on
IL possible, how many haFssn what mark that
] may know to whom the different lots often re-
ceived in the car, belong and have them
sssor ted. weighed and inspected sepsrstely, When
rccriS ed, by having been advised beforehsn nd BY
the shippers. and thus much confusOn. troubfs
and dissatisfsctiOn.
MAY u, ISTs-4m.