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wrong, as a little calm reflection can not fail 

 to convince them. Their trouble will consist 

 in preparing the way for calm reflection by 

 first casting aside their prejudices. Others 

 will continue to insist that poor grapes are the 

 grapes for the " million," and not deceive even 

 themselves ; but the " million " will insist that 

 they are not, by eating only the good ; and thus 

 the good, in the end, will prevail over the evil. 



For many years the conviction was strong, 

 that American grape culture occupied much 

 too low a position ; and that an intelligent ap- 

 plication of the means within our reach would 

 greatly improve both its modes and material, 

 lift it to a much higher level, and give it an 

 important place among the chief industrial in- 

 terests of the country. Under this conviction 

 a movement was begun, and both in public and 

 private, we have not ceased to urge it on. 

 The movement was slow at flrst, but it has 

 gathered numbers, and is now becoming im- 

 posing in its proportions. We propose to go 

 on, and "fight it out on this line, if it takes 

 all the summer " of life. Nothing but the best 

 of grapes, and an improved public taste to en- 

 joy them, will satisfy us. 



In partaking of food and drink, our enjoy- 



