The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-02-21
SOUTHERN FIELD AND FoREsr preonnos.

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WILD CHERRY.-One of the most val
Saolo OF our indigenous plants. The bork
from any part OF tho trce makes n ver,,
powerful tonic, but that from the root bo,t.,
ehan from the body of the tree. IL ia NO
cuilarlY suited 10 the hectio. .fsxea -.
bic IN dyspepsia, attended with neuralgic
symptoms. The bark should never be boil
Cd, but have its virtues extracted by cold
water iiaif an ounce of the bruised bark
maceratnd in one pint of cold water for
twenty four hours, and taken three or four
times dai ly in doses of two to three ounces
is good tonic Five ounces of powdered
bark, two pounds Of sugar, and enough wa
ter to moisten the bark through, kept in a
close vessel for twcnty-four hours, and then
mlxei with enough water to get pint of
liquor by fi!tcring will make a tonic that
may be taken inshalf ounce doses. This
liquor contains elements that will kill cat
in five minutes, if administered in small
doses. Cherry cordial is made by filling a
vessel with cherries and covering with
whiskey let it stand for several weeks,
pour off the clear liquor, press the Juice
out of the cherries, add five pints of brown
sugar and Eve pins of water, and boil to
desired consistency.
SUMAcH.-The bark of the root boiled
in equal parts of milk and water, and with
Hour made into poultice and applied to
burns, will cure without leaving a scar
The excrescences on the leaves arc some.
times as large as persimmon, and arc
powerfully astringcnt, and a perfect SUBJ
stitute for tannin. An infusion from the
inner bark of the root is, When used as a
garglc, specific in the sore throat attend
ing mercural salvation. The bark is con-
sdered tebrifuge. The berries make Que
of the handsomest black dyes for woollen
fabrics, if boiled in layers with the wool or
fabrics, totthout copperds. When ground
they arc often used for favoring tobacco,
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There is no more valuable agent In tanning
leather than the leaves of the Sumach.-
They should be gathered in the fall as one
gathers fodder, dried in the shade, and
frequently turned while drying to prevent
heating They are sold by the pound and
are worth in England from SIS to S1OO
per ton. Thousands of pounds are shipped
annually from Virginia.
SPANISH OAK.-This and many other
oaks produce an eXcrcscence called gail
nuts or oak gals, which contain tannin and
are used for making ink. The fresh oak
gall rubbed up with mercurial ointment
will give relief if applied in hemorrhoids.
A decoction is administered with great sue
cess in dysentary, pulmonary and uterine
hcmorrhaye, and some physicians have
used it successfully in intermittent fevers.
All the oak family are astringeut, and
make valuable dyes. Red oak decoction,
with sulphate of copper, will make green
or black color, and is everywhere used for
tanning leatter. Other woods dye different
colors. Hickory bark with copperas will
make an olive color maple gives purple
dye; the tea leaf yellow and the white
oak brown color. Walnut leaves withom
copperas and repeatedly boiled will make
black dye. Blacksmith's dust is a good
substitute in dying for copperas. Acorns
from the Spanish and white oaks are almost
as valuable as corn or food Tor hogs.
ALDER.-The bark is astringent, and
decoction is valuable MS an Alternative in
scrofula and cutaneous diseases Poultices
made Of the leaves are used as a local appli.
cation to tumors, spraius, swelling, &C.
The leaves arc applied externally to wounds
and ulcers. The inner bark Of the root is
emetic aud haS been given in intermittents
The shoots cut in March will impart Gin
namon color to cloths aud hannels. Boil
the bark, skim and strain wet the cloth in
strong lye and dip in the alder liquor and
let it remain until cool enough TO wiring
| the color will be indelliblc. The alder is
used by tanners aud dyers.
SLIPPERY ELM.-This tree is perhaps
too well known on account of its bark to
be introduce here, but we give few con.
deused sentences from DIR. Porchcrs book
The bark is an excellent demulcent employed
as a softening application, is recommended
to be used internally in suppression of the
urine, inflammation OF the bladder, dysentery
or diarrh1a. A d,coction of this bark
combined with the root of the sassafras and
guaiac, is valuable as q drink to increase
outaneous Transportation, and to improve the
tone of the digestive organs.
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