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beet-root sugar for home consumption, exporting the cane 

 sugar produced by her colonies. Why can not the people 

 of the United States do the same thing, thus adding 

 another source of wealth to those which we already possess? 

 We would recommend the careful perusal of this little 

 book to all who feel an interest in the products of Ameri- 

 can soil. 



Champagne Country. By Eobert Tomes. New York : Hurd & 

 Houghton. 12mo ; 231 pp. $3. 



It is seldom that we meet a more interesting volume 

 than the one before us ; although evidently not in- 

 tended to be a strictly practical work, still it contains 

 many facts that are worthy of being remembered by every 

 vineyardist in America. 



Wine-makers who want to know how to get up a rep- 

 utation for their wines, may find herein the requisite infor- 

 mation ; at least they can learn how it is done in the great 

 champagne districts of France. The author illustrates the 

 champagne country with the skill of an artist who not 

 only knows how to interest, but to instruct his readers ; at 

 the same time, all the minute details as to how champagne 

 is made are given, as well as the characteristics and habits 

 of the people of that country, all of which is told in a rich, 

 racy, and gossipy style, which can not fail to interest all 

 who have the least taste for grape culture or its products. 

 Those who indulge in sparkling wines, should not of all 

 persons fail to read this book, for they may thereby learn 

 to drink understanding!}^, which is, we fear, more than can 

 be truly said of every disciple of Bacchus. 



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