A history of Rome and Floyd County, State of Georgia, United States of America; including numerous incidents of more than local interest, 1540-1922 . til nothing but salt re-mained. Presently this gave out. Sorghum syrup made a poorsubstitute for sugar. People dipped talloAV and madecandles, or poured hog fat into tinmoulds. Wicks were put in first,and when cold, the candles weredrawn out. Dyes for clothing were cop-peras, bark stain and pokeberryextract. All the leather went into shoes,saddles and pistol holsters for thesoldiers. Womens shoe tops weremade of coarse duck and dyedblack with oil
A history of Rome and Floyd County, State of Georgia, United States of America; including numerous incidents of more than local interest, 1540-1922 . til nothing but salt re-mained. Presently this gave out. Sorghum syrup made a poorsubstitute for sugar. People dipped talloAV and madecandles, or poured hog fat into tinmoulds. Wicks were put in first,and when cold, the candles weredrawn out. Dyes for clothing were cop-peras, bark stain and pokeberryextract. All the leather went into shoes,saddles and pistol holsters for thesoldiers. Womens shoe tops weremade of coarse duck and dyedblack with oil and soot. Shoestrings were made of hard twisted MR. AND MRS. I. D. FORD, a beloved coupleof Rome, the parents of the first Mrs. JosephL. Bass. *In 1863 Dr. Battey had charge of the Bellhospital, and it is presumed this was on Broadbetween Fourth and Fifth Avenues. He alsohad charge of the Polk hospital, on the westside of Broad Street between Second and ThirdAvenues. Polk hospital was moved to Macon. **According to the war diary of the lateReuben S. Norton, the last hospital was movedfrom Rome Dec. 8, 1863. Activities of the Folks at Home 159.
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