The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1854-11-22

tor, in Congress, living at Rocky Mount,
on the Catawba river, transplanted some
ot these grapes To his residence, anl from
thence took few Of the plants with him
to Washington during the period Of his
senstorship-some time prior 10 1876
From or through him, the distinguished
Major Adlun. obtained some of the plants
and was the first person who made wine
from them about 1922. In 1925 he
sent some of the plants, with specimens
OF tho VINE, to Mr.. LongwortiI, of Gin
cnnati, to whom we are thus indebted for
its first introduction IN the West.
There are several other varieties Of ua
tive grapes from which omaIl quantities Of
vine are made, but they are geueralIy in.
tcrur IN many RESPECTS TO the Catawba :;
from the vine OF this grape winch has
duiergone simple fermentation, is made
tue celebrated Sparkling wine" first in
troduceG To the world At Cincinnati, IN
whose vicinity there is at the present time
near | 800 acres in cultivation, producing
All average Yield of 800 gallons To the
acre during the past season som" have
realized as high 4s 500, 700 and $50 gal
ious t. the acre. Our nucce>~ in prUduc-
ing wine from this grape is in some mea
sure 10 be attributed 10 the greater length
uf our SEASONS aud the character Of our
soil in this vicinity. It being absolutely
necessary in orlcr To make wine fron this
Or any other grape, that it should reach
that degree ot rpen'ssS or maturity which
will furnish the requisite amount of su-
gar or saccharue matter TO preserve the
wine by It's conversion into alcohol in the
process Of fermentation. Grapes may be
considered quite ripe enough for eating,
which would not do for wine making
These wines contain inalic acid. and tar.
trste OF potash the latter il precipitated
upon the bottom aud sides OF the cask,
aud forms what the Germans call "~ein-
stine," or WINE stone--ln other words, the
crude cream Of tartar oi commerce. 1t
il found that where CUR wines, grown in
particular localities, are more acid than
SOME others, (althouSlr all Of the simple,
pure still wine is slightly acid, il may he
greatly improved 10y manuring the vines
with potash in some simple form-un.
leached wood ashes being as convenient
and et.ectual manure as can be- found :;
the plant takes up the potash from the
soil, which neu,ralizes the malic acid IN
the juice, and is then preci ipitated, leaving
the wine fine soouer, giving the charac
ter Of age or maturity, aud depriving il
ia material degree, Of its acid or rough
taste.
THE TEMPERANCE" OF MODERA-
TION.
Old maids who are very tall, are, his
toricaliy, the proper advocates Of the wine
cause for Bacchus, born in India, and
there named Bola Rama, married (Sir
William Joneo tells us) Al old maid named
Revati, Of four millions of years vlr s,u,,y,
80 tall that the hands clapped seven times
could only just bs heard by her And,
instead ot being an incorporate deity,
Bacchus, who first taught them The art
Of pressing grapes and making wine,
ruled Iuda with justice anI wisdom, AMI
WAS, after his death, aIorel as Il god
50 says DIodurus.
The superiority OF France, from the
character gwen 70 her people by the vinc,
excited, (SiiIIe ancient Gaui) the jealousy
vi Rome, then her master. Under pre-.
tence OF preventing famIue, tue Emperor
Domtian ordered The extirpatiou Of the
vine, and the turning Of the vineyards
into wheat felds-but the tyrant was for
warned OF his fate by the furious people,
ia the lines When thou shalt have
guawed me down To the. root, (says the
v4ne TO the goat browsing among her
branchcs,) | still shall bear fruit cuough
for libation To be poured at the immp-
htion oi our Emperor The prevention
OF dearth was but a preteuce to keep
Gaul inferior and tributary to Italy, and
the edict was kept in force for two cen
turies. Probus restored the culture of
the grape. The restoration was one long
festival of rejoiciDgs. Old men, women
aud children all united in the delightful
labor OF regeneratIng the richest resource
Of the land. All seemed possessed with
a spontaneous esgernsss To halp in the
task Of breaking up the soil, digging tren-
clies, aud once moro setting out on the
bill sides, the cherished aud long-rogret-
ted plant
slNoraily considered, wine is u remedy
aud substitute for vice and u poison
This point is very we'll treated BY the
Reverend reviewer, from whose writing
on the subject wo made Az extract last
week
:Wbeu We are told Of that which
A'ldison, we think it is, says--'heightens
Indifference into love and love into jeal.
ousy into madness--often turns the good
nstured man into an idiot, and lhe cIroier-
&c into an asstssin--giyes bitterness TO re-
sentiment, makes vanity insupportable,
and displays every little spot OF the soul
in its utmost delormity,'-it is rarely wine
that thus fsarfully operates. but alcohol !;
that 1--WE do not conceal it) which vino
contains, and which Is its essence and its
life, but which. taken rs zine, very sell
dom IL ever produces any such sad effects.
There is the greatest differences between
wine and spirits IN that, and in almost
swcy shg resfect The one > that