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Page 8-B The Dismal Swamp Hegion Fascinating OMMRmI4 water, which became ssaaetfcmgof a panacea in the Me llth century, finding its way in bottles and vials into the hands of an eager public in New York, London and Paris, The Great Dismal is fed by springs whose waters filter through the roots of juniper trees, brewing up a sort of "swamp tea.” The water is the color of dark tea or bran dy. and like tea, its tanic acid retards spoilage. At the same time, the acid prevents mos quitoes from breeding. From the first colonist on, Dismal Swamp water was highly prized by mariners. Oridinary fresh water was likely to spoil after a few weeks at sea, while water from the swamp remained fresh throughout the voyage. However healthful or delicious, the juniper water was too much of a good thing for Washington and his business associates. The Dismal Swamp Land Com pany planned to drain the swamp and reclaim the fertile soil for fanning. But the scheme was doomed from the start The springs that feed the Dismal Swamp supply no fewer than seven rivers that empty into Albemarle and Currituck sounds and Hamp ton Roads. Therefore, a single ditch - even though it was five miles long - had no hope of draining it. Happily, the company discovered the resilence of juniper wood, which made ex cellent shingles and barrel staves. Thus began the first large-scale logging operation in the swamp, using Washington Ditch to float out the timber. Steamboats once piled the waters of Washington Ditch and other swamp canals. Completed in 1812, the Dismal Swamp Canal, connecting Albemarle Sound and Chesapeake Bay, is the oldest surviving man-made water way in the country and is still ia use as an alternate route for the Intracoastal Water way via the Pasquotank River. A hundred and fifty years ago, the Hotel Drummond was a popular stopover for travelers on the canal. It straddled the state line, and a man could escape the laws of either state simply by cross ing the lobby. The hotel became a duelist's haven and a marriage mill, drawing a steady, if impermanent, clientele among those who either loved or hated each other enough to act on the impulse. From before the Revolution to the present day. the swamp Carving Tps Continued from 1-8 the jars. Open-kettle canning is un safe because temperatures reached are not high enough to destroy all the spoilage organisms that may be in low acid foods, such as meat and vegetables, other than tomatoes. Spoilage bacteria may also enter the food when it is transferred feom kettle to jar, making it undesirable as well to can other foods such as (rials, pickles, preserves, and jams by this method. Q. Should jars and lids be sterilized before canning? A. No, not when the boiling water-bath or pressure canner method is used, because the containers and bds are sterilized during pro cessing. But be sure jars and Ikfc are clean Q. What causes liquid to be lost from jars during processing? A. Loss of kqted may be due to packing jars too full. Hewfcpace must be allowed between the top of the food and hd as specified in the in structions for each food. Food expands when processed, so headspace must be adequate or Bquid will be forced out of the jar. liquid may be lost if the the pressure too suddenly cause liquid to be lost. Pressure Chnaer should be od Is coal normally at room has been a hideout for runaways and outlaws. Henry W. Longfellow, in “The Slave in the Dismal Swamp," and Harriet Beecher Stowe, in “Died: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp", wrote about slaves who found freedom in the morass. It was to the Great Dismal that Nat Turner, the Southampton, Virginia, slave preacher, planned to escape after committing his mass murders in Courtland, Virginia. Every now and then, newspapers tell about bank robbers or other felons who slipped into the swamp to escape justice. The natural beauty of the SULYImI SAVINGS f ******* [“jg 1 i**** ***************** Explosive Super Summertime Sidewalk Sale Multi-Position Lounger WLfr SOBB Styro 12” wide 2/5- ' 51 Ct PVg. 44* attcf * es jjjpjjj yuaher state Quaker State high detergent by 12 Ouarts the case. 12 Quarts per case. - Subject to early sellout. 3L m 77* 160 a. Daytime, 48 ct. ji —J Limit 4 Toddler. Limit 2. MWpP save even more on items Summer’s Eve ON OUR SIDEWALK DURING A ,M qq OUR EXPLOSIVE SUPER || l/ l SUMMERTIME SIDEWALK SALE! §j ii-} 1 Limit 4. wh, w 79-.«*t 24 .. Charcoal Grill /% ’ll" i i I i ..I I BSB SpSES GOOD jgl *>—™i—■ JLlf l place has attracted writers and artists for centuries. Some 3S kinds of trees can be fotmd in the swamp, including one of the last remaining stands of Atlantic White Cedar. With luck, you can also see pink ladyslipper, water violet, trailing arbutus and TeUow jessamine in bloom. It’s a bird watcher’s paradise, being home to more than ISO species, many of them rare and unusual. Although the buffalo are gone, there are still a few black bear in the swamp, along with deer, wildcat, mink, muskrat, fox and beaver. At Merchants Millpond, you might see an otter floating THE CHOWAN HBNALD lazily among the lilies. Wild orchids are blooming nearby in the shade of a massy aid oak, and through the stillness comes the trill of a yellow throated warbler, echoing like a flute. Before you know it, you have fallen under the spell of the Great Dismal Swamp, just as George Washiigton did more than two centuries ago. Five Make Cardha Dean’s List CHAPEL HILL-Five students from Chowan Coun ty made the spring 1983 Dean’s list at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill here. They were: Eliot Anthony Atstupenas, PwKp 100 Ct Foster Grant 501 Sun / Garden Hose Off Price Mamed I Reinforced Sheet Sets H ’l2” One fitted, one ttat and two standard pdtowcasm included. 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