FIFTY YEARS OF A SHOWMAN'S LIFE 



appointed one of the jury to take the density of 

 the juice obtained from the exhibits. 



The liquids, which were exhibited in the same 

 buildings as the fruit, consisted of cider and perry 

 in bottles and casks, and also of eau de vie manu- 

 factured from apples. Some specimens of liqueur 

 which had been made from cider spirit were also 

 shown, but these were not for competition, being 

 merely examples of the use to which cider spirit 

 was capable of being turned. No exhibitor was 

 allowed to show any liquid not the product of his 

 own fruit or manufacture. Opportunities were 

 given for those who were known to be really 

 interested in the production of cider to taste the 

 exhibits, and a free and lively discussion was 

 continually taking place as to their relative merits. 

 In the conditions, as above-stated, governing the 

 exhibition, we found points of detail of which we 

 were glad to take advantage in connection with 

 our Bath and West Show. 



Prizes were given for collections of, at least, 

 six apple or pear trees grown for cider or perry 

 respectively, and for six seedlings raised from the 

 same. Prizes were also offered for the best 

 nurseries in the surrounding district of St. Brieuc. 



At 8.30 each evening a conference was held at 

 the Hotel de Ville, at which several hundred people 

 were present. Papers were read, and animated 

 discussions took place with reference to the culti- 

 vation of cider fruit, the manufacture of cider, 

 and the legislation affecting it. These meetings 

 were thoroughly practical in their character, and 

 afforded admirable mediums for the interchange 

 of opinions upon matters closely affecting the 



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