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Capri,

Lacrymae

Christi

are

strong,

sweet

wines

of

southern

Italy.

There

are

many

others,

both

still

and

sparkling,

amongst

which

may

be

named

M,oscato

Spumante

(sparkling

Moselle

flavor).

Nebiolo

Spumante

Valpolicella

(sparkling)

red wine.

There

is

also

sparkling

Lacrymae

Christi.

Italian

wines

are

well

known

and

highly

appreciated

all

over

the

world.

WINES

OF

GERMANY

German

wines

are

grown

principally

on

the

banks

of

the

Rhine,

and

are

generally

known

as

Hocks.

Those

grown

on

the

banks

of

the

Moselle

are

designated-

as

Moselles.

There

are

many

varieties

of

German

wines,

and

their

names

denote

principally

the

district

of

their

growth.

German

wines

are

of

great

medical

value.

They

are

strengthening'

to

the

action

of

the

heart

and

diffuse

cheer-

fulness,

without

leaving

adverse

results,

which

more

alco-

holic

beverages

might

produce.

Moselle

wines

especially

are

prescribed

by

the

medical

profession

as

highly

beneficial

in

all

affections

of

the

liver

and

kidneys.

They

are

consid-

ered

anti-diabetic

in

their

action

and

to

minimize

gouty

tendencies.

MOSELLE

Moselle

as

a

highly

etheral

wine

is

also

very

useful

in

cases

of

cerebral

and

cardiac

exhaustion,

it

stimulates

the

action

of

the

liver

and

kidneys,

and

is

generally

credited

with

being

otherwise

beneficial.

It

is

said

to

be

anti-dia-

betic,

and

does

not

increase

the

gouty

tendency.

HOCKS

Hocks

have

great

fragrance

and

vinosity

and

are

pre-

eminently

the

wines

most

suitable

for

intellectual

enjoy-

ment,

as

they

are

particularly

exhilarating

and

increase

the

appetite.

Being

of

light

alcoholic

strength

but

rich

in

vola-

tile

ethers,

they

are

exceedingly

efficacious,

and

do

not

(like

Clarets)

so

quickly

spoil

after

opening.

The

finer

qualities

widely

differ

in

flavor

from

each

other,

and

being

rich

in

ethers

are

much

valued

as

a

stimulant

in

sustaining

the

nervous

force

of

the

heart,

while

its

en-

feebled

muscular

tissue

has

time

in

which

to

recuperate.

For

serious

nervous

prostration

their

value

as a

remedy

can

hardly be

overestimated;

their

beneficial

effects

being

strikingly

exhibited

in

bringing

back

a

stronger

and

steadier

heartbeat,

thus

calming

any

attendant

irritability

which

is

of

the

utmost

importance

to

the

patient.

SWEET

BITTERWINES

French

wines

have been

divided

into

four

distinct

classes,

namely:

Red

Wines,

White

Wines,

Sparkling

Wines

and

Liqueur

Wines.

In

the

latter

class

are

included

all

the

various

aperitifs

such

as

Dubonnet,

which

is

an

appetizer

IS