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precautions, and without cold storage, I am able 

 to have grapes till the end of January. 



I have said tons of grapes advisedly, for you can, 

 by following my suggestions, grow half a ton on 

 your barn, and another half ton on your arbors and 

 house. The season can be extended from Septem- 

 ber first to February or March, and so you will 

 find that your home consumption will be some- 

 thing enormous each year. I have recently read 

 an article on longevity by a French physician of 

 note; he says: "Live in the country if possible; eat 

 little meat; eat fruit freely every day, before break- 

 fast and before dinner, and especially let your die- 

 tary include cherries, apples and grapes; go to bed 

 early, and rise early; keep your temper, and be 

 cheerful. There is no reason why you may not 

 live one hundred years. In old age one may live 

 almost entirely on fruit, cereals and nuts." If my 

 book induces every reader to plant a vine of Wor- 

 den, another of Niagara, and another of Brighton, 

 I shall have added to the health and happiness and 

 longevity of mankind. 



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