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SEA SALT WILL CURE MEAT-HOW TO TURIF?
IT PRACTICALLY AND EFFECTIVELY.
A. coircspoiident of the Charleston Courier
writes oi fallows relative to Sea Salt,' and bow
to parify it for' all practical uses. It will.be
recollected that wo published a communication
a short while since, from another source, recom-
riendiog tho same process that this treats of; but
, wa consider it; our duty to put in the reaoh of
our readers all the information we can get on this
v lubiect:.. ' :;' ;"'
The d xi'ot which exists as to tho efficiency of
domestic salt V curing weal, is alike nourished
land sustained oy chemistry and practice. You
; . can Cud intelligent men who will prove by science
und xpcrienec both sides of this proposition." I
' know a gentleman, of recognised scienco and skill,
' not twenty tnilcs from the city, who did last year
kill and cure hit own meat with salt boiled in the
- common way, fc-irao of which is now in bis smoke
houo sweet and pure. . .
No doubt much of the salt produced here is im
pure some of it too impure for this purpose.
This comes doubtlass from the difference of care
- bestowed upon its production by , the several uik
cm. Some purify the water better, reject more
of the " bittern" or residue, and take more pains
-generally in its production whilo others boil the
water as they raise it from the river without fil
tering, and reduce the wholeho " salt mud, bit
. tern and all. - . r
Another disorcpancjr occurs in the difference
of circ and skill in curing the meat using more
alt waking better brine, and more of it in a
word, judicium selection of weather, more thor
ough handling; and smoking. To render all this
s ilt better, and to make tho best of it entirely
reliable fur the preservation of meat by a simply
yet effective process, which shall be easy, eco
nomical, and practicable to allmakers as well as
coiiAUiucrs-aiid to give confidence io it by sufficient
authority, as well as to carry conviction toevery un
derstanding, is the main object and hope of this
communication. With these observations, Messrs.
Editors, I make oo apology for offering the
following c ptjs extract from the second edition
of the W)omcstic Encyclopaedia," edited by
the celebrated Dr. Cooper, late of Colum
bia College, S C for I believe it will go far to
relieve the present painful anxiety in our country,
by placing withinthe reach of thenieans of ren
dering their iTt rtdiablo and their bacon sure :
, ' "In the first volume of the Transactions of the
Itoyal Society of Kdinburgh, we met with a roe
tuoir by tho Ivirl of Dundonald, containing an ac
count of a new expedient of purifying sea salt.
He observes that the. common salt ii mixed with
T various subtance?r which in a greatWasur ren
. ler it unfit for the important purpose of preserv
ing food, which appear, from his exporimcnUi, to
be nauseous bitter, and cathartic salts, with
earthy bases and as the mode of purifying salt
" by dissolution, in water, and precipitation of the
earthy matters with fossil alkali, is uot only . too
tedious, but, also too expensive for common use,
JiO.-a proceeds on the lact that hot water,
-whenaturated wjth sea salt, will still dissolve
L some portion of bitter salts, ylle, therefore, di
rects the following process forypurifying this use
ful article. ' Take a vessel y6f a conical figure,
Avith a hole in the small entj of it, put it near the
fire, with the bottom uppermost; fix it in such a
winner that it might be tnoderately. heated by. a
stove or fluo going round it ; fill it with salt ; take
a twentieth of the snltf contained in the vessel,
dissolve in its -propoj? proportion of water, in an
t iron pan ) let it hoik nnd pour it vhen hot upon
the surface of the Valt in the conical vessel. The
hot and fully saturated solution will dissolve no
; tnore sea salt, bu t' will, as it descends and filtrates
through the sit in .tho vessel, dissaivo the muri-
"ate oFin a :4nc5i a a n d magnesia v 1 1 rfolata, w'nch w ill
iwdnp out aiha aperture in the small end oftheves-
el. After' tho liquor has ceased to drop, take one
. .i ". . i i . . . 1 . i
water,, by settling, filtcnnj;, &o., by a froe
of the "scratch pans in their boilers, by re
ing more of the " bittern," throwing it
Nnthin" remains to ha Raid nnnn this matter I
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but to make the practical application of tho sub
ject. 1st. Let me urge upon salt makers to im
prove their salt oy a better preparation of tho
uso
ject-
away as
soon as tho salt ccasc3 to become granular a ud be
comes murkey, yellow and wet. - 2d.- After derain
incr'your salt, and while it drips from tho basket
over the " salt pan"," pour repeatedly over it buck-
e pi me "trine jrpm incuouer, as rccoiumeuu
cd in the above extract, and let it continue to
drip.' " You will thus purify your. salt without la
bor or expense, as the salt in tho dripping will
be readily reproduced. .
" To consumers," I say beTof pood chcerjf your
bacon Ls safe if you will but purify your salt as
recommended, viz : put a bushel of salt in acorn
mon white oak basket,- then tako fronl it three
pints, or one-twentieth, make a brinof of it and
pour it over the salt in tho basket and drip it as
in making ley; repeat this three thncs,savo the
drippings for cooking,. stock, &c. use your salt
freely, for it is not quite as strong or heavy (weighs
54 pounds Liverpool dairy, 56 pounds) as you
arc accustomed to, secure cold Weather forsaking,
rub thoroughly, smoke more than usual, and your
bacon is safe. ' ' . . . ;
A VOQ STORY. . ' ,,
. It has always been a belief of mine that ani
mals of the dumb creation think! all arguments
to the contrary notwithstanding, and I have re
cently heard a dog srory from some friends resi
dent in Viginia that has increased my faith in
thpjnattcr. Some neighbors of theirs have a
r j -oi
i half I' heard of him bo true, can do almost
anything but talk
Not long since his mistress said to him, " Pon-
(o, you may go out in the front yard and stay
half an hour, but don't go' outside of the gate."
After he bad been gone a short time his well
knownyinock waa heard at the door, and on its'
beingopened, l'ooto was discovered ascompanied
by ahalf starvcd object of tho dog species, with
one of his logs disabled, which he induced to
follow him into the front basement, and lie down
ou a large soft mt sncar tho door He then went
into the kitchen and intimated-" to Bridget that
bo wanted his usual forenoon's lunch, which hav
ing procured, he took it to his new friend, hid
it down before him ; and looked on with evident
satisfaction while ho ate it.
As Ponto's mistress did not wish a boarder of
that description, she told him that he must in
troduce his new friend into the'stcct again, which
ho pretended at first not to understand, but finally,
in a very apologetic way however, did as he was
ordered, assisting his unfortuuato' companion up
two or three steps into the street, and looking af
ter him as he limped on his way, -with a sad and
troubled . countenance. ; So much for Ponto's
character for -benevolence. Of his qualities as
a night watch, I learn that one night, during the
he discovered that the. front-door
He knew
twentieth purtmoreothe gait contained in the-- ndf-ater-the'Ktscal-mayfciH sheep. Tail
vessel and proceed as aforesaid. Repeat tho same
process. with salt out of the vessel, until what re
'tnais.be as pure ' as" eql4rod.r Three 'v'a$hinjs 'in
ihiM manner mil, rciuter Iwtke nuiife salt purer
fai toy. Each operatiou renders tho -salt 4 J
Rimes' purer than it was before. Its purity, leav
ing out the small fractional partsff each multi
plication, will increase in the following,'progres
ion : . '.r .;.;v-.:- ' '''' -:Z:--
"first operation.. ............... J......... ..... .'...jr. '450
Second operation.;. 20
V' .;TU.rd operation.... ........;..............:... A. 91
Fourth .ope'ratiob.... ''...... ..... 410 '
;tmh..operatioa,..v,A......'......,-.A.,w-.;;.;i 1845
The superior oualitv of salt thus freed from
the bitter, nauccous saUs,-is-no less obvious to
the taste jthan its effects are in salting or preserv
ing fish, meats and butter, whioh I have' satisfied
myself of by a rariety of experiments."
past "summer,
had been inadveTtcniljrlcft open.
that was not correct, although the-outside blind
door was fastened by a dead latch; so he went
to hi master's . bed-room, waked him up, and
would not leave the room until he followed him
down stairs and closed the door, -lie is thought
4be-WtM-lHtartcciucui,'a'ud a1 puif0'f'T B'in'i'e'':&n.l cUfiiC'tThoirary, 'inaoraucTTas to call
pfivatewatclimcrjTirdditroirr
A RET
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SPECT THE RICH THE POOR-
SPEC ULATOfiS.
It ia.a7lon tTmo. Mr. Editor, since I 'penned any
thing fr the JYrgus. Many unexpected events have
traosrtired siocc. Thcri, there was no xpectation..of
this terrible war, and tha bloo"ilyfielJs which have
been lost and ?ron. Then", there were no fears enter-
talned that tho Abolition party would be in the ascen
dant, from- which ascendiincy, designed or accidental,
has arisen all our troubles all our wo. Then, Deraa
cracy was ia" the ascendant immaculate Democracy
ogainat the bosses of whose thick buckler, the in
creasingly vigorous blows of Abolitionized Republican
ism, (it was i "'boastfully said,) felf inocuous.- Alas,1
ala tbat so much- blood and-treasure should be ex
pended merely for the gratification of Ahoiitiondom
for it is evident that the war waa commenced to grat
ify the mad ambition of a few reckless and unprinci
pled politicians, who thought it would be an easy mat
ter to frighten the South into the acceptance of any
measures which their would-be conquerors might choose
to propose. U'he doughty Abolitionist north, and the
vaunting DetHicrnt, soath prophecied. bloodless vie
tories the one expected to see their grand army drive
the rebels before them, handcuffed and haltered, while
the more notable J ingled from the limbs of the trees
leaders were feasting in the halls of the Montexumas
the other volunteered, in flaming speeches, to drink
all the blood that would be shod, and hyena-like, to
devour, tooth and toe-nail, the corpses of all the slain.
'My voice is still for war," cried these Semproniuses,
until the battle of Manassas startled them into the
conviction that tho war they urged so fluently and ad
vocated so ardently, was to be the . most cruel and
bloody and revengeful and insatiable that has - dis
graced the annals of any nation, since the flood. .
I will not stop to inquire who are the-real authors
of this war," Sufficient for the day is the evil thereof.
I will Bimply ask the question, would unity in the
ranks of the then Democratic party have prevented it?
Would the success of that party in the last presiden
tial election have saved the country . from the woes
she is now n2ariag? Are th&ie uselesa questions?
They are, in tho main, but perhaps they will serve to
get some folks to thinking, who, .if they, ever thought
before, thought less of their country and countrymen,
than of their own aggrandizement. But, J would in
quire, even at the risk of being, thpught - impertinent,,
where these men, wtrtf.se voice were alt for war," are
note that the wir they advocated is at our doors? Are
they in the field, helping to shel the blood of Aboli
tionists, ready to mingle their own with the goTe that
dies the ground, welling from the bosoms of the brave
boyst whathougktheyjleprccated the-course pursued
by the men whose voices were for war, are now fore
unong whom, if any whTor traitors to Southern Lib
erty and Independence will be found, for they "are
traitors to themselves, cheating themselves of heaven .
going dowaVt-hell-with. their eyes wido open, sur-'
founled by, yet-deipuin;, the means of obtaining
fternal lifethey-liva-like dogs preying upon,thcir
kindlike dogs they die, knowing nothing of that spir
itual existence that Inner life, which, it 'was' their'
duty and their privilege to have discovered, and cultiva
ted recognizing "only . the animal, and devoting all
their time, instincts, and means, and prostituting the
talents which Qod gave them for far nobler purposes,
to tho gratification of their animal passions, and sea
fiuaLiadulgence9.ZThey have eyes, but they see not
ears but they bear not souls, which they gave. not.
Tbeyhave rauchtreasurebct-ltls of the'earth
earthy. Their cribs are filled with corn, their gran
eries with grain the substance of the land is in their
hands, but it is under lock and key. The poor are all
around them they clamor for bread, but their hearts
are as unmoved as their bolts and bars. They willJf
but for a price which the poor cannot give. They
will sell sell to the enemies of the country to our
invaders to-the derll," If' the7butget their prict.
What care snch men for country for liberty, ia com-"
parison with their soul's idol gold! " : "
These are the meu who rejoice that the war exists
of the forest, like so many Absaloms, while their goutyl whoglory-inihe-distressesTifthepeople, and who
have been heard to express hopes that it would not be
a short war. . They oare. not how long, bloody and
disastrous to the South the war may be, so long as
Ihnj are not interfered with so long as ihty are allow
ed to continue to speculate, (peculate would be a bet
ter wordj to hoard up the necessaries of life to cre
ate scarcity and regulate prices.' Is not this so? Who
can gainsay it? Is it right?
Who are, mainly, fighting xur battles? Are they.
not the poor, who have little or no property to fight
for ? Theyarecallei upon to aid in repulsing our in
vaders. What do they do? Xhey have no property.
They cannot, afford to send substitutes) even if they
would. They give themselves their blood to the
causel Can they do more? -Time is their estate
improvement of that time, their only means of pros
perity. Bat they give all to their country. . When
they are absent in the battle-field, or camp, estate and
all are given to the cause of Southern Independence!
Is not this so?" Should more be required of one than
another? Should net all be equally interested ? Is
it so. - It is not OughtTnot the estate of the rich
man to be equally at the service of the Confederacy?"
Who ought to be most interested ? Who- has the most '
to fight for?
Now, say, that reason, common " sense, aye, nd
law, both human and divine, dictate that there should -
be no partiality no distinctions in this matter.-The -
property and life of. the rich man, should be both de-
most in the light? No. ' Their energies were all ex-?ted to the common cause, equally with the time and
pen Jed before the war begun. They are now at home
recuperating. They have the. lung disease are trou
ble! with coughs, and "consumptions,' and are fit for
nothing but to ipecuUte in tht necessaries of life. They
are. nostly men of means raise largo crops of corn
mf.ke. tuueli bacon, and eoulddb much to make, the sol
iffer and his family comfortable buthaviug brought
on the war, they are determined to make the mSst of
it, by combining together jto keep up anil increase the
firico of everything essential to the comfort and life of
the por and needy families .of the soldiers who are
fighting their battles whilst they dwell at home in
ea-'c an I comfort. It loos as though the whole tiling
was a connivance for the express benefit of the Spets"
uliitor as though they had met in council and agreed
together tojpiunge tho country into a war, that they
life of the poor manespecially, as,.if we are conquered,
the estate of the rich man would be worth no more to
him than the time, (the estate) of "the poor man would -Jbe
to him but, if victorious, bis estate, will bo 'more
valuable fhan ever. So, perhaps, will be the poor
man's time, and , thus, to that extent, both will be '
equal. ' -
But, I ask, is it right, that the rich man should be
allowed to stay at homo and cultivate bis-broad acres
to' increase his property at the expense of the poor
man (and his family) who is in -the field facing the
general enemy.? - Who will, who can, answer this "
question in the affirmative? Yet it is so, and all the
taiht increise their wealth nt the expense of the suf
feriug and needy poor. , Will it .not bear - this con
struction? "7 --K;tf
- In the. first revolution,-in which our fathers fought
for liberty and independence;-Speculators were the
PllILO CANIS7
fori It the 'sevtut' denunciation" frojn the great and
-go.vd Washington.. Benedict Arnold was' a speculator
before. he was traitor. Are ther
worse, 'because .his gains are derived from Wrongs in-.
flicted upon the soldier, in .the persons of his wife
a.nd children, who are utterly helpless to resist this
great and crying injustice-. They mu3t eat or starve,
and the rich ejxeuvpt bolds the key of his corn-crib in
JSitigiiteuing grasp relentless .and remorseless.
NJ. .- This thing must .not nqtbeo.rif Hia
longer allowed , the time will eome wbeo- cryt more ,--" ' ' '
nppaThng than any our enemies have raised, will bo
hieard iu the laud, 'e and felt, too, by those who
his hide.
TjR- The Winchester (Tenn. ) Bulletin, has thg
following curious advertisement, which wo are
assured is genuine. It ought to bej -Iodec'd its
proposals Shoiild have been executed by Some he
roic Charlotte-Corday long ago !"
1 understand S;'U,000 is llered ns a reward to
whosoever will kill the jieast Uutler of New Or
leans. I accept th? offer, and require, 25,000
forfeftto be placed in some good hand. When
1" accomplish the nobfc deed, I am to be paid
the reward. JlyMiame.'can be found out when
desired byjhejiroper persons, '
This is dated- " Winchester, Tennesseg, Nov.
2nd." Shall it go: begging-?. . For one, in the
name of humanity, we say, no ! "'-"-c'
U3? Look for them in. the' ranks of Speculation! jhere
prt-wui nnu tuem.v- luo souta iurmsiiea no tnutor
in the first revolution." Tho South gave to the cause
of' freedom George Washington: The New England
States alone the hot-bed -of Puritanism, before that
revolution, and tho hot-bed of Abolition, before and
since tho - present revolution was begun, gave to the
eountry JSmetlict Arnold, the Speculator and Traitor.
have", no feeling now. That cry will be "Bread or
is arohg ylhmi,1 Vtmd fenrfaHrilt the Issue be, involving, it may
well be. the ruin of the great. interests for which this
nation is contending. -.
'Traitors i to i God and liberty , asTjjpe the Abolition hordes
of ihe-Nojrth furnishing not one but a nation of trai
tors to liberty, let the people of the j South look to. it
that there are not, in their midst, those who would sell
their dearest interests betray them 'and theirs to
theenemy for gain! Jt is bot to be denied that there
are in the SouthrnHfn, whose only ambition is to;ia
crease their store, at whatevef'cost of probity and hon
or men' who worship money, as they ought to wor
ship Ggd who know noVGod but IhaAlniighty Dollar
The fctrong. "arnT of the law can, alone, prevent, it.
What will notthese men, when all that-man holds
dear Is at stake, refrain ? Can the leopard change
his spots, or the Ethiopian his skin? When their na
tures are changed when the wolf becomes a lamb
then uuless sooner restrained they will refrain.
But, it is not tho rich alone. There are others who"
ffl-uiilriit an equally reprhe.niU dipo8itbBr " These1 1
travel about the country speculating .in smaller mat- ;
ters.; Tney weave a tew yams or jeans ana demand
five dollar's a yard therefor. The Jews, too, a specu
lating race, since their traffic in the blood of -Ohriit,
are, wandeviug oyer the. land, clutching at everything
necessary, present and prospective, and chargiug fab
ulous prices therefor. But it is the nature of that dis-
believing race, among whom, -there, are, however,
many honorable exceptions. Fact is, the disposition
to speculate, has become - epidemic, and calls for the
most ptingent sanitary measures, to psevent the entirj
destruction of our hopes and aspirations after. Liberty
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