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humane efforts, steadily persisted in, are very seldom ineffectual. 



I shall say nothing of such diseases the vine-dresser is liable 

 to, in common with every cultivator of the soil ; nor those which may 

 afflict him in common with every human being. My sole purpose has 

 been to give a few hints of advice that may be useful, happy if my 

 task has been fulfilled in a manner to satisfy the reader and to evince 

 the sincerity of my wishes to see my country prosperous in agricultur- 

 al arts, those nurseries of health, and happiness ; whose influence 

 is so closely united with the duration and final destinies of a nation. 



THE END. 



