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91

Having

1

thus,

I

think,

effectually

proved

by

mi-

nute

explanations

and

calculations,

the

truth

of

my

assertions,

as

to

the

adulterations

practised

by

the

majority

of

our

advertisers

and

placarders,

with

the

two

leading

articles

of

Wine,

viz.

Port

and

Sherry,

it

may

not

be

necessary,

any

further

than

in

a

general

way,

to

go

through

the

minutiae,

of

the

same

practises,

with

regard

to

other

Wines;

as

similar

facts

and

arguments,

will

exactly

apply

to

them,

as

well,

whether

it

be,

with

respect

to

the

circumstance

of

their

being

adulterated,

or

to

the

convincing

testimony

which

the

following

affords

:

*

That

even

the

lowest,

and

scarcely

drinkable,

quality

of

Wines,

must

stand

our

advertising

gentlemen

in

prices

too

high,

to

allow

of

their

being

retailed

in

quantities

of

a

few

gallons,

or

dozens,

and

in

a

genuine

state,

at

the

terms

quoted

in

their

placards

and

advertisements,'

except

where

the

impositions

carried

into

effect,

is

by

substi-

tuting

one

Wine

for

another,

which

can

only

be

done,

where

the

character

and

flavor

of

each

re-

sembles

the

other;

and

even

then,

it

is

only

adopted

where

there

is

sufficient

difference

in

cost,

to

render

it

worth

the

while

of the

Advertising

Dealer.

At

the

head,

therefore,

of

the

remaining

Wines,

which

it is

my

intention

to

notice

under

their

respective

titles,

but

in

a

general

way,

I

shall

commence

with,