Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-08-24
THE LACBgYNA GRAPE

hafari ifom Boting's " Sketch IF ZINE Cut
h"c,' ChaP 2oh. Uhg The Lochrgma
GfaPs IS thought aproper one for PHginin I
" Having IN former publication slgHliied
w'sll that HE Greek 81 Lachryma Grape might
be imported from Naples il might be asked
INV, consistently VITA the above principles,
'hal grape can he thought proper one for Viz
siuIa, which, although exceedingly sweet aud
se'ons, does not rIpen, even IN that hoI coun
ny, nntil the last OF Oclorber7 shalt rndea.
vpr 20 give a reason tor The apparent conlradic.
ton.
:" Tho maturity offrnit, is not effected with.
ont cerSIu degree Of Instrumentation IL follows
then that while fruit is Iipenng it GlfIrrs n
constant release aud Snbs' quenl Gxation OF aii
great prISPlraIion, great Internal conmot on
Whatever body is penetrating in It's nature aud
disposed 10 fix air. altogether prevents, if IN h
very large quantity. aud retards, II IN a smaller
that process, the result OF which is perleci
maturity.
= sulphur is a body extremely subtitle pine
traing aud of a nature TO fix AR in a very high
tegree witness the quantity which bursts
from frelock when suddenly rarif-d and re.
turned by fire, 10 II, rlastia. rom us fix d state
IN the gnnpowder witness that two or three
little sulphur matches, lighiei md put under a
eHst, viii stop thr GerCest irimenl atirn by fix
ne the air Of the vegetable llad within: wit.
ness that, when wine is racked OF from oae
ca * 10 another, no second fermentation speed
" arises If,he recipient be we'll fumgaied with
sulphur
= The above conceded land believe il will
not he d"rjed) LEI II be remembered, that the
soil, III whca the Lachrt VIM grows, is per.
| haps, suuhaIiopS AS any en- tivated on the
| lobe. Tue solaI rays darting thereon with IN.
! tense heat, excite vHpor which reards the
perspndiion and fufeT al Cbmlnotiun, aud, o
const the maturity OF its l,uit-il is even s,rong
| ..ngh, somftiles. u dC,iroy vines aud 9th l
| = stables altogether, by to al stoppage OF all
| tteh functions. II follows then, that in cold
er country, less abundant IN sulphur than the
Kingdom Of Naples, and the reg ions of Vesuvi-
| Us. the same grape might a ain an earlier ma.
iurlty How much more in Virginia, whose
summers. "hiie HEY last, are rs hot, perhaps,
| Is thoSa oi Naples OF almost any other coun.
ny
q" borrower, il Is probable that the Juices OF
Ian.s IN the course of their crculatiun uuder.
| go successive lermrnJ alions, by which They
| ire property pnrcnated Tor tbpir entrance into
The ffn'i. Tbs is mere hypothesis, bat il is er.
ain, VI II he irur, that all those processes mus
| be retarded hv The sulphurious VapUur above
| mentioned; (Which they wouid not be liable
| in Virginia.
" liit be suggested that the sulphur may YET
! be- necessary 10 give That grape the particular
| qualities II has II is answered that all lis de-
teets axe aScribrd 10 sulphur that it IS not en-
rely d. sIrable TO have it exactly as il IS bur
| win dImInution Of It's sweetness, of its tena-
| eeous conscience, and OF line heavin,ss of tn
"lne u produces, which is giear that the eli.
zrns d Nap'es, who always drink IT neW lhgr
correcting - detects never Use 1t unniiAed
with water"
1t would doubt, stil better in moro south
efn regions.