270 PLAIJf AXD PLEASANT TALK 



To the latter we sui^pose ; and at this point, probably per- 

 ceiving their condition, they laid aside their official charac- 

 ter and made it a private, personal, and somewhat miscel- 

 laneous affair. We see now the meaning of a sentence 

 which follows the tabular exhibit: "The judgments pro- 

 uounced and recorded in the foregoing table, were as 

 nearly unanimous as can ever be expected among so many 

 judges." 



The committee state in respect to Avestern wines : "That 

 the pure juice of the grape when judiciously managed will 

 furnish the finest kind of wine, without any addition or 

 mixture whatever ; that no saccharine addition is necessary 

 to give it sufficient body to keep for any length of time in 

 this climate." 



We submit that the keeping properties of wine are not 

 altogether intrinsic; but depend much upon the persons 

 having access to them, or, as we were taught in school, 

 " on time, place, and person." In our cellar American 

 wines would doubtless have great longevity. We wish to 

 call the attention of Mr. Gough to the closing sentence of 

 the report : " A taste for the wines of this region appears 

 to be Avell established, since all that can be produced finds 

 a ready market at good prices ; and the committee are of 

 opinion, that the period is not distant when the wines of 

 the Ohio will enjoy a celebrity equal to those of the 

 Rhine." 



Here's work on hand for him. In conclusion, we 

 respectfully suggest that the same committee be continued 

 from year to year, as there is no use in spoiling a fresh set 

 every year. If the specimens multiply, perhaps more help 

 Avill be required — at any rate a by-law should be passed, 

 so that there shall be one committee-man to at least every 

 ten bottles. 



