The Sunday herald., 1886-11-21
GRAPE AND WINE CHAT.

That yexed question, What is alcohol good for Is
treated In volumes by investigating scientists and
medical observers The bodies OF temperance So
cieties In France have been for years occupied In
solving the problem. The New York Tribune pub
lished last Sunday n declaration OF the French
Academy OF Medicine. Not dealing directly with
the above question, the Acknowledgement OF that
great learned body implies the admission that alco-
mol in certain forms has It's uses. The Medical AS
sociaton OF the District of Columbia have thereby
a direct Endorsement TO the theory that Influenced
them last spring to petition Congress In sympathy
with the national grape growers for protection
against tine aduteraton OF beverages. The Tribune
says:
The French Academy OF Medicine has declared
with great earnestness against the use OF the
wretched alcohol made from grain. from beet,root'
from potatoes and from variety OF other products,
and placed on the market for consumption by the
poorer classes II is asserted that beverages, such
as wine, cider, and beer, when they are pure and
their preparation has been good, may possibly pro-
duce ntoNcation, but such as Leaves 10 the organ
ism only slight fatigue; but me d,stil!ation & Of
atate OF affairs and new danger and has put wltnn
the reach Of the unedncated public al very low
price alcohols which are most alarming toxlcs. NJ.
Ianeereaux, in communication to the Academy on
this topic speaks of having made observations dur
ing period OF fifteen years on not less han sl3 ndl.
Vdaals af1icted with alcoholism, and he found that
tie greater number Of them came from non-,rine-
producing sections oithe country ana iroih toieixl
countries. The Academy recommends tnat absolute
liberty be accorded Sy the Government 70 Inc salt
of beverages slightly or not at all harmful, ike cider
GyiSe etc., but under rigid inspection az TO quai,y
France, the WINE country par elcefieHce, contain
a nation which the most rigid adversary to win'
mt,st class as sober. The consumption OF wine ii
that nation amounts to 100000 OF gallons. TIT
United States consume somewhat above 4oOOo.OOO
California produced this year l6.poOOOo OF gallons
The secret OF sobriety In France with the enormou
quantity of wine consnmed-e9ual 70 about tw
ia mi
intuition from childhood OF the proper manner o
consumption Wine In Its ordinary shapein Franc
Is alcohollcay gat: 1t is diluted at the table VIII
the quantity OF water necessary 10 quench the ihrs
OF the consumer. The effect on the brain Is mol dii
ferent from that milk or coffee you'd produce, bn
tue benefit for the blood, the nutritious and food
sssimllating properties OF the wine consumed by oil
and y0ung at the family board In France are grea'
Alcohol is not sought after In Tue fTehch taDl
arlnk; II ls the valuable fruit acids and Rats whic
constitute the virtues OF the juice OF the grape, an
nature has made of the combination WIN Inc alco
hol, generated by fermentation from Inc sugar o
the grape. tue best gift 70 mankind LOT heaith ah
enjoyment. We might eseneW lehly foItined swee
wines, (all sweet Wines are fortinedl The pure ma
ufSl wines, those from red grapes ~ preference
should sufhce for table consumption. But whe
using ports, sherrles, Muscaels. and similar swe'
or sweetened wines, care should be taken to asce
tain that only grape brandy, and not grain or p'
ato spirit mas been added to bind the sweet consil
nent OF the wine.
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Speaking OF the money gsIIe Of the article cfJoO
Srine, there is no more reason 10 complain OF II
Iuaccesglbillty Of II 10 families % ElendeT mean
Pure ordinary caret, straight from vineyard
California, ana at that not from the poor Missit
grape, can ae bought In Washington at 80 cents
gallon This IL tgo-ihlrds OF a cent for the llqu
ounce. -Four or i've ounces suiice for meal whe
ia nix he nat hi
food part OF the mt al just lHIe more than cent
The writer would be suspected OF mentioning II
for advertising, hut upon the hhruggEz of I
shoulder OF many VINO naturally WIZ suspec, ao
thing cheap, he will, with the eopsent Of Inc Edll'
Reution that he uhe wriler) las S3antiles OF !
wine spoken OF for sale. The annually lncreasL
production OF California will in the next few yea
supply this Continent with good wine al laodeTi
prices. Only LEI Congress grant us prolectl
against adulteTatlon.
OF the few specimens OF brandy from noble graz
that show decidedly and solely the blossom, sIn'
and the expression of tue grapes which original
them, the California kiueultural Commission g
the ape-Growers Assoc alton reaped the nigh
acknowledgement with several, but chief Of m
,sita a distillate OF 1878 from Vests Prolific gra
Half Of the few barrels existing were sent 10 Wa
ngtoR. Besides many c0nnOsaeurs and gentlen
OF the mes.esl faculty, Dr. Garnett recognized
excellence of Ggat rare liquid. The following lei
,of the eminent phascian contains valuable sugg
uon, which was at olss acted upon;
ny DIAR SIN: Please 3ccept my thanks for
speelmen VI pure grape bt,tpdy you send. MY
iention mad been called 10 thls lIgDdy last winter
Mr.. WetmOre. I thiak II a great olly thai su
brandy should be used iOT ordinary plppOses a
suggest that you arrange 10 place II IN me hstgs
a certain druggist 10 be sold ouy under physician
.orosTs 20 the sick. You might require OF the
isone Elndng obligations 10 dispose ~ y 0Dly IN q
way, au9 not 70 adullerale H. II Is pro,Aply I
only braney OF und0uhled purity 10 be had. 81
should be nsee t2r tue sick only. very lruly YOU
A. 4. i. GARsETI.
20 Mr.. +. PohHdorf, 81 Eleventh street