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It
is
an
old
saying,
*
That
good
Wine
needs
no
bush
;'
but
when
some
of
the
uses
to
which
these
vats are
applied,
are
fairly
explained
and
under-
stood,
I
think
it
will
not
be
less
obviously
trite,
'
That
good
Wine
needs
no
vat.'
The
present
plan
of
adulterating,
and
particu-
larly
where
the
advertising
concerns
are
large,
is
by
the
aid
of
vats,
which
vary
in
their
contents
from
800,
to
1000,
gallons
each,
and
of
which,
to
describe
fully
the
whole
of
the
advantages
derived
from
them,
would
require
much
greater
space,
than
the
limits
of
this
work
afford.
To
give
my
Readers,
however,
some
idea
of
their
general
utility,
it
must
be
understood
that
they
are
of
ex-
cellent
service
in
enabling
the
cheap
Wine
vender
to
adulterate
to
a
greater
extent,
and
more
easily
to
combine
the
different
compositions,
intended
to
be
introduced
into
them.
The
immense
body
of
Wine
lying
together,
tends
greatly
to
assimilate
the
flavors,
and
more
effectually
to
conceal
from
discovery,
any
extraneous
matter
which
may
be
mixed
in
it.
The
Wine,
by
a
judicious
and
va-
ried
selection,
is
made
to
possess
a
roundness
of
fla-
vor,
and
to
form
a
basis,
as to
body,
sufficient
to
admit
of
a
great
deal,
which
costs
little
or
nothing,
and
from
their
use,
arises
the
numerous
plausible
arguments
which
are
brought
forward,
to
justify
the
appearance
of
such
highly
questionable
reser-
voirs,
by
those
advertisers
who
have
them
in
their
possession
;
but
the
dangerous
purposes,
to
which