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and Apples. Currents that 
are called Corinthian, do 
not grow now about Co- 
rinth ; for the Inhabitants 
are not encourag’d to plant 
or take care of them, 
there being now no Sale 
for them ; the Turks having 
fliut up the Paflage, and 
not fuffering any t great 
Ships to go thither, they 
come now from T^ant, and 
many other places. The 
Railins of the Sun are 
very large Grapes, and in 
form like a Spanijh Olive. 
/They dry them after this 
Thanner : They cut crofs- 
ways, ro the Middle, the 
Branches they defign for 
this ufe, and fo they inter- 
cept a good part of the 
Nutritious Juice thatfhould 
come to the Grapes ; they 
let the Branches hang half 
cut upon the Vine, till they 
are dried by degrees, part- 
ly by the Heat of the Sun, 
and partly for want of 
Nourilhment. Vines grow 
beft in an hot Country ; 
and the hotter the Country 
is, if it be not too hot, the 
foonerthe Grapes are ripe. 
There are great quantities 
of excellent Wine in Spain, 
Italy, Sicily, and fame parts 
of France. They ufually 
climb up on Trees ; as, 
upon the Elm , and the 
Poplar. In Lombardy they 
plant them in the Corn- 
Fields, fo near Trees, that 
they may climb up on 
them ; and fo they have 
Corn, Wine and Wood in 
the fame Fields. The 
Leaves and Tendrels of 
the Vine bruis’d, and ap- 
plied, eafe the pain of the 
Head, and take offlnflam- 
mations, and Heat of the 
Stomach. The Tear of 
the Vine, which is like a 
Gum , (but it does not 
grow on our Vines ) taken 
j in Wine , is good for the 
! Stone. The Allies of the 
; Tendrels mix’d with Vine- 
' gar, cure a Condyloma, and 
is good for the Biting of 
Vipers, and Inflammations 
of the Spleen. ’ Fis to lit- 
tle purpofe to mention the 
Virtues of Wine, for there 
is fcarce any one that is 
ignorant of them. The] 
Wine called Sctinum was 
moft efteem’d by the An- 
cients. The Wines that 
are moft efteem’d amongfl 
us are, the Claret-Wine 
burgundy- Wine , commor 
White- Wine, Frontiniack 
Hermitage 
