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of a hill, in our hilly region, and be trained along, for miles in 

 length. Even one such vine, might in time support a great 

 number of persons, by the sale of its grapes, wine, vinegar, 

 brandy, fuel, &c. &c. A volume would hardly suffice to tell 

 all the advantages, which this state might derive, from the cul- 

 tivation of the vineo Our hilly region is, in places, fit for noth- 

 ing else, yet it is adapted best of all places, to the cultivation 

 of the vine. 



The vines, imported from Switzerland and the Cape of Good 

 Hope, cultivated at Galilopolis by our old friend, Menager and 

 others ; by N. Longworth Esquire of Cincinnati ; and, by the peo- 

 ple of Vevay, Indiana, thrive very well,, and produce abun- 

 dantlyj.but, we prefer our own Ohio grapes, to all others, in 

 the world. The wines of the places which we have named, 

 are hard, and contain so much spirit in them as to make one's 

 head ache, severely, after drinking a bottle of it at dinner, 

 whereas, our wines, made along the Scioto and Miami rivers, 

 from our own grapes, never produce any disagreeable effects, 

 on those who drink them. This wine is as delicious as cham- 

 paign or .Burgundy. It makes one's lips water to even think 

 of our own delicious wines, made of our own native grapes, 

 without either sugar or spirits of any sort, in them. 



Our cider-wine, is composed of cider, twenty eight gallons, 

 and grape juice, three or four gallons. In such cases, sweet 

 apples are used to make the cider, and this mixture sells at 

 about fifty cents a gallon. It is used in the upper Miami coun- 

 try, as well es all along the Scioto river. 



Besides the grape, we have the currant, in our gardens, 

 whose berries are often used in the fruit, either new, preserved 

 in pots, or made into wine. This plant, thrives no where, better 

 than in this state, and no where produces more or better ber- 

 ries. They make an excellent wine, but, require a great deal 

 of sugar to render the wine palatable. 



