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...Herty Turpentine Cup which revolutionized the South's turpentine industry 30 years ago was Chemist Herty's invention. Theretofore, turpentine gatherers had ''boxed" and ruined the pines with a great gouge. Dr. Herty invented the present system of guttering the trees. (''A left-handed nigger with a right-handed axe'' accidentally taught him the best method of guttering.) From the gutters the turpentin runs into Herty cups, "flowerpots without holes...
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