THE COUNTRY HOME [CHAPTER 
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, 
IT shall have added to the health and happiness and 
longevity of mankind. 
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