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II. 



The industry of cenology in Italy does not interest the Italians alone 

 The freedom allowed to commerce at present has rendered people of 

 different nations a part of one and the same family. The industrial 

 progress of one nation redounds to the benefit of the whole human 

 race. The institute, therefore, doubts not that besides the Italian 

 ceuologists, those also of other nations will study the following subject: 



"To expound the principal economical and technical criteria most 

 advantageous in the manufacture of wines in Italy, especially with re- 

 gard to their preservation and exportation, distinguishing, if necessary, 

 those proposed for different sections of Italy in which the oenological 

 industry can be successfully cultivated." 



In order to prevent any misunderstanding, it Djay not be out of place 

 to state here that the institute does not expect from the competitors a 

 manual, and much less a regular treatise on the manufacture of wines 

 in Italy. They will be expected to give their attention mostly to the 

 qualities which science indicates as essential to the preservation and 

 exportation of wines with safety, and to state how far Italian manufac- 

 turers are governed by such indications of science. The competitors 

 will not fail, also, to take carefully into consideration the various types 

 of wines produced in Italy, to suggest what science, the (saologic art, 

 and public economy teach, and, if necessary, what legislative enact- 

 ments are required in order to produce safely and speedily wines which 

 will resist the injuries of time, and which will be fit to e»xport to dis- 

 tant countries. 



CONDITIONS OF THE ABOVE COMPETITIONS. 



1. Competition on the above subjects will be open to all except the 

 regular members of the Eoyal Institute. 



2. The competing manuscripts must be in Italian. 



3. Such manuscripts must be presented — those in regard to the first 

 subject, on the 30th day of October, 1874 ; and those answering the 

 second, on the 31st day of August, 1875. The above manuscripts should 

 be addressed to the permanent secretary of the Royal Institute. These 

 conditions are indispensable. 



4. Every manuscript should be distinguished by a motto, which must 

 be repeated upon a sealed envelope containing the full name, native 

 place, and address of the author. The authors who in any waj^ make 

 themselves publicly known will be excluded from the competition. 



5. The envelopes of the articles which will r' ceive a premium, and of 

 those which will be favorably mentioned, will be opened in a formal 

 meeting of the institute, and the names of the authors will be published. 

 The envelopes of the unsuccessful articles will be burned ; the articles 

 themselves, however, will be deposited in the archives of the institute. 



6. To the author of the article which, in the judgment of the insti- 



