Editors' Letter Box. 



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But because a number of men are 

 gluttons, and gorge themselves to ex- 

 cess, thereby destroying their health, 

 shall \^e therefore forbid eating al- 

 together? With just as much justice 

 as in this case, can ^ve force the man 

 who drinks his few glasses of Avine 

 daily, and thereby improves his health; 

 to abstain from them because his 

 neighbor makes a beast of himself, by 

 drinking whisky to excess. 



We are sorry for our Ohio brethren, 

 if with them "the tabling of wine at 

 fairs produces a state bordering on 

 intoxication." The trials of wine in 

 this and our neighboring State, Illinois, 

 at which we have been, could safely 

 have been held even in ''Tempei'ance 

 Hall" so little of intoxication was seen 

 there. 



How a society of grfipe growers, 

 who will all be necessarily compelled 



to be wine makers, can pass such a 

 resolution, we are unable to see. They 

 need not flatter themselves, that they 

 can market all their jarapes ; many 

 imperfect buncnes not fit to market, 

 w^ill remain, which they must either 

 make into wine, or loose altogether. 

 Even from a religious point of view, 

 their doctrine is continable, for our 

 Savioiir himself recommended, by His 

 example, the use of wine. We do not 

 wish to be better than Ho was, and 

 are content to leave this ^'^excess of 

 glory" to the "total abstinence," not 

 "temperance" men. 



We will recur to this subject again 

 in one of our future numbers, and 

 hope to do our share to abolish this 

 "mock morality" and introducing true 

 "temperance" i. e. the temperate use 

 of Gods choicest gift, wine, in its 

 place. Editor. 



EDITORS' LETTER BOX. 



J. B., Painesville, Ohio. — You en- 

 quire where our book "Grapes and 

 Wine" can be had, and whether a 

 German edition will be published soon? 

 We have no interest in the sale of the 

 book, but you can obtain it directly 

 from the publisher, F. W. Woodward, 

 37 Park Row, IST. Y. Most of the 

 Agricultural Avarehouses keep it for 

 sale also. Its price is 11.50, upon 

 sending this amount to the publisher, 

 it will be sent post paid. Wo have 

 not yet published a German edition 

 and hope by the establishment of a 

 Journal like this to do more for the 

 advancement of grape culture, than 

 Ave conld by any new edition of the 



book. We are progressing so rapidly 

 in grape culture, that a book, however- 

 practical it may be to da}-, will b& 

 old and stale, and behind the times in 

 a few years from now, while a Jour- 

 nal Avill always communicate the la- 

 test experience, and can keep its rea- 

 ders posted in grape culture. . 



John Ballinger, Gallatin, Mo. — 

 Yo wish to know where you can ob- 

 tain Avire for trellis? Saylor & Co., 

 Market Street, St. Louis, also Link,. 

 Garrels & Co. No. 1720Carodolet Ave. 

 St. Luiouis, keep all varieties of wire, 

 and would perhaps be your nearest 

 point. 



