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MISCELLANY.
[von THE INDEPENDENT rilKHS.]
A New Revelation!
THE GOSPEI. ACrinnnivn to nt; Tnr.vn t
This world lias been all along the victim
of delusion. But tlie era of light lias at
length arrived. The philosopher's stone
has turned up. The "sago of Montevino,"
lias promulged "another gospel" Clirist"ains
! you have been mistaken ! Hear and
repent of your strange errors! You have
believed for eighteen ccnturios (hat in Jesus
"Christ, the blessed Savior, "mercy and
truth have met together, righteousness and
peace have kissed each other," and upon this
union your hope for Heaven was founded.
But ( profound expositor 7) Dr. Togno ap
plies to himself, the apostle of vineyards,
I he last, greatest prophet, (of the wine-cup,)
this blessed prophecy. "The truth," of wine
mating, not of God, and "mercy," i. c., indulgence
to wine-bibbers (nol pardon to pertinent
sinners) have met together (whim!)
**The righteousness" of free toleration to oil
who would make money out of lho sins
and frailties of their fellow men, and
"peace'' or trucc to dram-sellers?these ' kiss
each other" in his new system of gospel
truth.
u Nothing (says Dr. Togno) in the Bible
la ?A KnAiitifnl oa ilia imortaM' s\f tl?A ?>s>
<o OV 1/V<IUtilUI CIO tuv IIIIII^UI J V? IIIU l/l Ml
and wine constantly recurring, and nothing
ougtli to be held more sacred, because associated
with our holy religion, and because
its tenacious tendrils are so forcibly intertwined
with its fundamental doctrines."
Verily, wo b.we read scripture to 110 purpose
! wo must begin anew. We have
been searching for a Savior, holy and spiritual
in his character, as well as his blessings.
But now wo are told that we are
grievously mistaken. Wine?red wine,
it is that gives its unity, beauty and consolatory
power to the Book of God. True,
Christ is still there, but even he is to be honored,
not for saving sinners, but because he,
once (to prove his divinity) turned miraculously
water into wine. This one fact (irrelevant
of course) silences a thousand
warnings, and reverses all accented rules of
ecripturc interpretation. Henceforth search
the scriptures, not for salvation, but fer wine
?red wine. Let all who take out Licenses
buy a Bible, loo, and make it without fear
"the man of their counsel." And as they
deal out the poison which kills both soul
and body, and behold before them the
drunkwd'sliaggered form and wild deliri
?us eye, "with fine frenzy rolling," let
them turn to the liiblo, and rend their approval
Uicre, in the "oft recurring" mention
of red wine. Wo havo no doubt tl?e Savior*?
miracle at Can a was the great fact
wlncu converted ur. iogno to UlmsUanity.
y-. Ho never would have professed it, had his
Bibfo been silent on this vital subject. The
charm of die whole system had been lost
. What though it be written there thai the
wicked "shall drink of the vine of tJu
wrath of (Jod, poured out without mix
tare? And Again, "the angel (of judg
tnetrt) shall thrust in hia sickle into tlu
earth, and gather the vine of the eartl
and ca$t ft into the wine press of the wrutf
of God / n Yet, eireaio wdb awful troths
hi* Mind see* nothing bet toneolation U
' wine maicrs, juid honor ntd reward to th<
distiller* a)?d wndeh of alcohol. F$r
rays Dr. Togno, "in the hand of the Lord
1
there is a cup, (not of wrath, as wo all have
been ignorantly supposing, but of blessing,)
and the wine is red. It is full of mixture,
and he poureth out of the same, but tho
dregs thereof all the wicked shall drink,"
?fec. What light is here thrown upon the
doctrine of future rewards and punishments? 1
We humble christians, in our simplicity, '
have been anticipating a sjtiritual heaven as
tho full and glorious development of our '
spiritual life?but we arc now told that '
j this also is an error. "Red wine" says Dr. !
| Togno, "is the highest retoard of the just /"
I ti11hc drinkers of whirs mill l>* vrnnio.l
- V"'
Iieavcn) with the best of wines, such as '
Christ miraculously made, and which gladdens
the heart." Oh ! Paul ! thou enthusiast
for Christ ! arc these the things thou '
sawest in the third heaven, and which nunis
heart had never coitcicved? Is this that
"exceeding and eternal weight of glory"
which awaits God's tried and tempted '
sain Is? How did you then reach your '
place in glory. (For 3-011 refused to drink 1
wine, in order that you might save your 1
brother by your example !) Anil why have '
you left us in this fatal ignorance so long ? '
Mahomet's system, corrupt as it was, j>ro- 1
scrihcd rigidly all intoxicating drinks, and !
refused them admission into his heaven. '
Hut this "new heaven" of I)r. Togno's is 1
far different. And what is his J fell ? JVfo '
the undying worm of remorse fur sin, but 1
an everlasting regret that wc were upon '
earth, total abstinence men ! that wc ref.
1 /..?! / ?, -IV - /v _ r v '
iu.-uu yiiui \jtuu s oners 01 mercy,j but veil '
wine, and therefore, we shall he condemned '
to drink the dregs forever. Well, Dr. Tog- I
no ! \vc grant you this?this would be 1
punishment enough ! '
We have read somewhere of one who '
regretted that he had vol committed more I
sins in his youth?but we never expected 1
to find this idea incorporated in any svs- '
tcin, professedly extracted from the Bible ! 1
Christ icejit for sinners, and prayed for his
enemies! Oli ! precious tears ! Oli ! God- '
like prayer! But in the increased light of '
this new dispensation mercy gives way to 1
justice. ''I iioi'K (.s:iys this new apostle) '
that all who denounce the drinking of this '
red icine, shall be condemned, like the jpick- 1
edy to drink the dreys of it, even unto the '
thickest and lowest lees!" Alas! poor 1
Solomon ! lilile didat thou think such an
author ever would descend upon thy head, '
for that precept: "Look not upon the wive,
when it is ukd within the cup." "I know
one (says Dr. Togno) who shall surely drink j
the dregs." Shade of Hilderbrand, what
say you to this ? Oh ! learn ye Temperance
men ! what evils are coming upon
you !
But iigain?"I>y grace ye are saved,"said
the old cosnel. "Alcohol"?fsavs Dr. Tnrr
w ? \ * O |
no,) not (/race, is the aqua vitae?the "water j
of life" This will quicken and "warm" j'
and "gladden" your dull and sorrowing j
hearts. Alas ! ye merely water drinkers \
?ye have no alcohol?no life in you. Ami
yo whose yray hairs, like Dr. Togno'a,
speak of approaching eternity, wine (not':
tlie sincerc and holy word of God) "is the
milk of old ayeP Ilear the sum of the
whole matter?wine is truth?"/? vino
Veritas /" This will purify and adorn tho
sold, even as it transfers its blush to the
"human countenance divine." "Alcohol j
* W I t *
i'n on n nui. 11 jHiixuii, onuj wncn mixed
with water, it is deleterious, and affects tlio
nerves. It is the water, too, that gets upon
llie bruin. And wlinfc lli? wnrl<l l?no Imon
j ignorantly calling drunkenness, is otily
. "dropsy of the brain? caused by excess of
water, mixed with alcoholic beverages.
This is Dr. Tor/no's medical Vpinion ! ! !
Doctor 1 you are immortal ! Wo see your
compassionate motives ! You would save
tliis guilty world from a second deluge by
water, if the sins of men must drown
ik?m ? u ? * ?
?uiu HI IICIUIVIUU, jruu WUUIU uavtj 16 UlfflU
in wine?red toine. Well ! there i? one
, who will labor with you?would you know
i mis name! It is Apollyon?the Dkstroyer!
With such an experienced and
i powerful coadjutor, you must excuse the
? .L- O -- + rr*
vv^jmiMiini ui UN DOD8 OI i eIT)JMJ 1*81108.
A windy orator once got up and said:
"Sir, after much reflection, consideration
and examination, I have calmly and deliberately,
and carefully come to the determined
conoluaion, thrttin cities where.the
population i? very large,'there are a greater
number of women *nd ebHdrfW than ia
citUw where tte.pfofotjon >-U*.9.
, Think before you speak, and consider be,
fore you promiM. t
M&: v
[for the independent rRKSS.]
From Kansas.
Atchison, Kansas, July 21,1850.
Frieml Puckelt :?Notwithstanding
have written before, and beard nothing fro
von, I am now seated to write you agai
supposing that you did not receive my fir
or you would have, at least, sent mo tl
Press. I bavo received but two papr
from your office since in the Territory; o
Jated some time in May, the other in Jut
;md now I am looking for the July numbt
But I suppose that you would rath
hear something of the war in Kansas, :
Luuugii it is not very interesting at tins tin'
There is but liltle excitement liere no
l>oth parties appear to be dormant, ho
aver, there is some little excitement with tl
Palmetto boys here and out on the 13
Blue. At Palmetto, 125 inilcs from hei
where we ore locating, an express came
last night stating, that the boys out the
liad been attacked by the Abolitionists ; b
there was no one killed or wounded ; n<
LIict did the Yankees succeed in frightenii
the boys away. About twenty or twent
five of lis did intend remaining in Atcl
?on a few days longer, but there is quite
stir with us this morninc, tryincr to c
Iiorses, blankets, knapsacks, &c., to go o
immediately?eight or ten have nlrea<
started, and tlic balance of us intend goii
is soon ns we can get horses ; though *
have very little hope of a fight, fur tl
Yankees are such cowards that thej* on
ittack weak parlies at night, and the ne
la}-, tliey arc spattered, and only one in
[dace to be found. Hut we intend to ha
redress if we do have to run them dov
jiic at a time. We have seen men "stun
>t>f/ on nothing looking up a rope" and c
|>ect to see it again?though I assure y<
It is 110 dcsirablo sight. I3ut we beliei
that guerilla warfare is right when there
no other alternative.
And, friend l'uckett, I want to say a 1
tie about cur finances and expenses. Y?
know that some of us, at least, did not sU
-""-J vv,
blesome to carrry it, but I cnn assure yi
Llmt it is a [treat trouble to keep it here
carry. Now, if this was a country li
our own, all of us could make our expo
ses at least. But it is far different, there
no chance for us to tnake a ccnt here, ai
on the other hand, we have to pay out ni
ncy every day ; and more particular
i? :? r
nituii nu uatv IU ACCJI IIIUVIKI^ HUIII U
placc to another to quell some riot os 01
break. Our expenses have been contini)
ever since we left home, and you may gu<
that some of us arc getting pretty low
funds. But that is not frightening to us
all, for we know that wo can go from he
and live, and we also know that wo cai
3tay here unless we arc assisted by o
friends down South. I hope that you w
remind some of the friends of the South
il.w
Now, don't understand tliat I am bi
r/int/ for myself or others. I only say tli
that the crisis is now near at hand, and tli
if the South does not send us more men ai
more money, that Kansas is gone?and
Kansas <70^ tliey can have an idea wl
will follow. Some may say that wo oug
to have gone to farming when we first ;
rived hero, but thoy will rccollect that
was too late in the season to go on to
bald prairie to commence a farm when \
would have been compelled to haul all
our house logs, rails, boards, &c., from t
to fifteen miles ; besides, those of us tli
havo been sick (only few)bavc been in, y<
may say,actual service most of tlie tin
If wo had had a farm already stocked, a
in a state of cultivation, we might hn
made more produco than we could hn
gathered, for I say, as I have said befo
that this is the richest and most producti
soil I have seen in any of tho Stales.
I could say a great deal more about c
expenses, but I think it unnecessary. I
I will say that some of our party hare be
compelled to expend over $500, and
all ought to have had that much to spe
Tlrtf wrn ! n em Ia aaaIi a mam a ?m i
a/uv nv? viiig vy vnuu vujci n ?cioq iu i
song of Jordan, which eays :
"If jm get out of ?aeh and want to oat * di
Go to a hotel (or your boarding;
And when they ask you for the caah.
Toll them that you'll aeUlo on the oilier a
of Jordan," A?.
Now, you bave my letter, if you tbi
that you c*o remodel and make anyth
of it that would be (ratifying to the frki
of the JPre$s, you can do bo, fihoMh 3
iilS
A Pow Short Years?And Then. t
A few short yours?and then t
The dream of life will f
| Like shadows of a morning cloud, I
In its reality I t
m <
n A few short years?aud then
' Tlie idols loved the best
Will pass in all th?r pride away,
'ie As sinks the sun to rest !
I
irs
A few shortyenrs?and then ,
ne Our young hearts may be reft 1
'C, Of every hope, and find 110 gleam |
"r. Of childhood's sunshine left ! ?
er A few short years?and then '
:il- Impatient of its bliss,
(e- The weary soul shall seek on high
A better homo than this!
m , m <
W Tho Returning Bailor to his Wife.
,e BY A JACK TAH. J
r rum uie uccnn wave reuounuillg,
re, Wliere there's danger nil surrounding,
jn I eoinc hack again to home ;
And 1 feel that thou wilt greet me,
And with wannest sniilc8.wilt- meet me,
11' And each moment I repeat me,
!' "I shall find n ki.is at home." ' |
" Not the kiss that lovers knowing,
y- Shall be mine to you bestowing,
li- But nil other love o'erllowing
a Shall your kiss be unto inc;
For I've earned it on the ocean,
j,I By n sailor's tried devotion,
And 1 wait with warm emotion
- For that meeting kiss from thee.
ltr
Give it with as wnrin a fooling
As my own, so lmconceuling ;
'ie Give it with us true appealing
ly As 1 gavis it last to thee,
XI. jinn & it never iitiitk ui hoi row,
a Of u tlurk ?>p end to-morrow,
lint 1113- hope ninl joys I'll borrow
In the kiss tli'Mi'Jt give to i?io !
,'ii _ ?
<'" A Word to fretful Wives.
'X- There you arc, with your mouth puck3U
crcU up again! What's the matter, are
k>e jour friends all dead ? No?wyll, have you
. lost everything you cvtfr owned?no??are
your children sick ??Is your husband cross?
have you got the tooth ache ? Neither of
it- those ? and still as cross as a young bear !
du We wonder how your family can endure
li t J jmvwhw i in.v>u ^ uiiii^ MLiii is w iiu ->u a
sun yon ought to be?how you chill them s
with your frowns and pettishness! No t
011 wonder they long to get out of the house, i
to And now you have struck your little child t
Ice because he would not stop teasing. Friend ! s
n. that blow fell on his soul and left an iudeli- *
. ble scar there, lie will feel it long after he I
has forgotten it. Many years from now, 1
IU' when j'our head has laid down in the grave, s
10- that blow, eriven without cause?impatient- 1
Jy ly, nngriiv, will do its work. I
no Why can't you be good Matured ? ' Vere '
lt> you ever so ? Memory points to tbe days si
, of your girlhood?seldom tbe lines of anger c
la disfigured your brow then. And tbe man >
;ss who won your love, thought what a happy "
in home she will make for me ! IIow sweet it c
at will be to sit down by her side after the '
re cares of the day are over ! IIow beautiful f
, to read fur her pleasure?to be repaid by >
11 smiles and kisses. And the home was ready a
lir and tlio brido established?but she proved 1
ill unworthy the trust reposed in her. Instead J
of of meeting care with a hearty laugh, and a '
"get behind me satan," you worried and
fretted and began to tell every little trouble
: to your eusband. It was not womanly ; it
|W' betrayed weakness both of heart and mind, t
Imperceptibly its influence crept into his 1
nd spirit, chilling it with a worse chill than that r
if of death, till it made a shroud of iron for s
^ the disappointed heart, and the charin of t
j love and family and home was gone. :
' " Was once ! " ?how often those words 5
ar~ drop from your lips. "I was handsome *
t once?I was this, that and the other, onc?"
.1 ?and why not now ? You yourself have
A.e willed your own destiny?you have chosen
oj. the scold's office; you must rcccive the
scold's deserts. A little philosophy, a few
en words breathed to heaven for patience, a
mt resolute hope for to morrow if to-day be
ou stormy?a great deal less selfLshuess?a dene<
sire to mako home a sanctuary for yourself
and little ones as well as your husband?and
no day you have been happier, handsomer
lVC and more beloved,
lV0 Fretting sister in light affliction, let us
re, ask you a few plain questions. Does a spirive
it of fault-finding lighten your cares? If
your bread is burned to a cinder, does it
>ur bring you a good, light, sweet loaf, to sit
" r down and worry about it! If the baby is
*u' crow, docs it make him smile like an an^el
eu to shake him almost out of existence? It it ,
ire rains on washing day will your anatbamas
D(j burrj out the sun till he stops right over '
your clothes-line t But if your quick hands '
turn to the flour barrel, to mould another 1
loaf?if you soothe the weeping babe with
"h, the sweet words of a mother's pitying love,
if you devote your washing day to some ap- I
portioned wore, how smoothly care will iron
ids down his features, and bocome your humble 1
lave instead of the tyranical master be
ink would be-1
log It is not too late yet. Surprise your hueids
band with a smilo?it will be worth * dot
rou lar tosee his glance of astonishment; hold
the salted water of thoogbtiufoeas in voar
mouth,'that you may say nothing tinpleas'*.<
: . - ' . >?/ ikLj
tnt ; and the angel that has been lying prosrate
in his hcait with folded wings, will b?pn
to flutter, and lift itself heavenward and
ook out of his eyes with the love of the
)lden time, and your home will bo the parnlisc
you once coveted.? Olive Branch.
IV.n Obedient Wife Commands her Husband.
["Nellie Nye," as she signs herself in the
'Springfield Indepcntent American," gives
i little plain talk to wives on the subject of
managing husbands, which we copy, sliglity
demurring as we do so, at some of the
>lang phrases used by the writer, who hardy
needs theso resources to give force to her
.prightly sentences :]
a wow 10 you, young witol .lust drop
jut of your vocabulary nil tlic "I-wills," "I>halls,"
"I-sha'nts," and "I won'tsthe quickir,
the better, by a long chalk. They are
laughty words, any way; and the waRp
Iocs not disfigure the soft-tinted rose Icnves of
he newly born rose, more than one of these
he lips of the brido; besides, they don't
>ay ! You wish to rule your lumband, you
ire a strong stickler for human rights, of
lourso you arc; but remember that it's the
(ijt'liliiig bow that sends the truest and the
nost powerful arrow. Did you ever read
.he fable of the warm sunshine, that took
he cloak from the back of the traveller,1
hat all the four winds of heaven could't
'stir a peg ?" Well, then, just try it on
our husband, and my word for it, it won't
>e many days before ofl* will come all his
jad habits, and you can lead him like a
ittle child. Hut look cross, show your
vory, stamp vour little foot, rrof ?n n ?m?ll
. %* " ' e>? ~ -r "
ightnmij llash, to correspond to the thunler
of your tongue, and let it be followed
yy a copious shower of angry tears! Just
ry it, and see what the effect will he. I'll
ell you what, if lie's a man, he will tnke
lis Kossuth, stalk out of the door, and leave
fou to "dry up" at your leisure. That he
will. No! no! you can't chain the "lord
>f creation*' with any such material. The
inks of love arc iho only ones that hold
liin fast?these, these are stronger than all
he hars of all tho prison doors; these
inner than all the ice hands that hem in
lie North Pole.
Oli, sisters, would that yc all knew this
ruth, and practised upon it, then would
he world he tlie domain of woman's heart,
nid every arm her champion. J3ut I fear,
listers, that few who know do. 1 know
hat yon know the worth of smiles, for as I
neet you on the street, in tho church, in
he assembly, your faces arc wreathed with
miles, and your lips drop words covered
villi the honey of womanly kindness; but
r c.? ? * ? -
. n-iii, yvx, i ioar, mat mce your hist now
Hinnet, you put them "rightaway" ns soon
is you get liome and don't allow them to
k: touched till you go out again. It must
kj so, or else that husband of j-ours would
lever he such a miserable looking object
us ho is?a beacon to every man who thinks
>f steering his bark to the Islo of Matrinony,
saying in words, as plain as need bo,
'Come not here !" Now, do for once, get
utyour husband's slippers, when he comes
ionic, try and think ns bo docs, and the
irst thing you know, he'll drop the moody
ucrustation that covers him, and shine like
t diamond ; and, then a word in your car,
t will be your diamond, you know, and
'on can do what you like with it. Won't
hat l>e so nice?
To Young Men.
That never'll do, yonng man ? No ua<?
o stand on the sidewalk and whine about
lard luck, and any th.it everything goes
igfiinst you. You are not of half tliooonequence
that your talk would lead us
o believe. The world has'nt declared war
igainstyou?no ruo!i tiling. You are like
til the rest of us?.1 mere speek upon the
:aith'a surface. Were you this moment
o (jo down in the livincr tide : hut a bnh
jlc would linger for a moment upon the surace,
and even that would vanish unnoticed.
?The heart is full of hope and ambition,
but is not missed where it ceases to beat.
Dne such as you would not leave a ripple.
You are a coward in battle. There's 110
light in you. You have surrendered without
a struggle, and whine because beaten !
You are not worthy of a triumph for you
Itave not earned it. In garret, hut, dripping
jellar, are ten thousand heroes who would
put you to shame.?They must toil or starve,
l'lio strife is a desperate one with them, for
they wrestle with wnnt, while ragged and
Jespairing ones watch at the lone hearth
ihft fearful Slrnni* man 1r^I<
in the eve, when their sinews .aft strong by
the waif of hungry childhoods v->
Shame on you. In the full Vigor of
ItAoltlft anrl monK/wl nA mniitK Kit*
own to fill, and no bm;k but your own to
cover, and yet crouching under the first
&corohing8 of adverse fortune. Yon know
nothing of .the storm, for you have seen
but the summer. One cloud has frightened
you, and you think you artf hardly dealt.
You will be lucky if you find no darker
ihadowa across your path.
Stand up, young sir, pull your bands
from your poqbet, throw off your coat, and
take fortune by the throat. You may be
thrown ngain and again, but hang on.
Put away the nonsense thai ihe work! is all
man ! Willi an unbending will, and honor
and truth for a guide, the day is your
own.
No capital, eh ? You have capital, God
has given you perlcct health. That is an
immense capital to start on. You hare
youth and strength?all invaluablo.
Add a will to do ; put your sinews in
motion, and you win. A man in full health
and strength should never whine or despair,
because fortune does not pour a stream of
gold eagles into his pocket. If you have
no money, work and get it. Industry,
onnnAmi* ? ??" '1" ??? ?
w.vin/mjt n 11 vt mil uu uuuuvn>.
From such beginnings fortunes have been
reared. Tliey can be again. Will you try
it ? Or, will you wait for the stream to
run by so that you can walk dry shod into
the El Dorado of wealth ? Or, will you
meet the waves defiantly, and be the architect
of your own fortune?
Try.?It is glorious to conquer in the
strife.? Cayu$a Ch ief.
Extravagance ai? 'y.
A lady of Newark, N- ay, stepped
into Tiifany and Yo .. > nirge silver
ware establishment, in Now i ork, the other
day, and asked to see some bridal preseuts.
She was asked whether she wished to purchase
or hire, and was rather nettled at
tho latter proposition, until she was informed
that the establishment let out a fine display
of "presents," for a reasonable amount.
She was astonished to understand that
many ot the tempting displays made in tlio
mansions of follv as presented from friends
to the bride bad been hired, and thai by n
very small outlay of means for the occasion.
And this is but a sample of that hollow
thing denominated fashionable life which
surrenders itself up to the desires which
cannot be gratified, thus making life a contrast
between mean penuriousness and lavish
display. We sometimes enter the saloons
of gilded folly with a sensation of wonder
at the gorgeous mirrors, the dazzling lights, /
the magnificent dresses, and luxurious enter
tainmeuts; bill it passes away in a moment,
when we reflect that, in the great majority
of cases, the whole is borrowed for the occasion.
To-morrow tlio walls will be stripped
of the rare pictures, the statuary will
go back to the dealer, the silver plate will
return to Tiffany & Young, and the family
will pinch themselves for a twelve-months
provide means for another entertainment.
Let none envy those who, year after year,
pass life in this manner, useless fo them
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witra in 1*1 me wuim uiuuiiu mem. ijuuer
far the humble liomc, where cach day kinder
ami gentler thoughts spring up, where
ago receives its proper respect, where love,
with willing hand, renders lighter the duties
of existence, and where competency surrounds
itself with the comforts and elegancies
of life. There what we possess is real
and not fictitious. There we live within
the rango of integrity, and take no part in
I hat career of folly and deceit, the end of
which is bitterness and suffering. Let us
check the first promptings of that false deQlfA
\v1??r?1? w/%nlrl loml nc tA oKon^Ati
real, and for purposes of display, put on
the tinsel and borrowed ornaments which
must lower the self-respect of any among
us. Let us hope at least* that in this city
no borrowed bridal gifts may be displayed
within ostentatious pride.
Newark Mercury.
Currant Wine.
Gather your currants when fully ripe ;
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through a siller; then strain them through
a flannel bag, and measure the juice. Add
two gallons of water to ono of juice; ,pj#t
three pounds of New Orleans sugar; stir it
till the sugar is quite dissolved. In straining
the juice of the currant use a hair aeive,
and not one of wire; then use a close tow
linen bag, and afterwards a flannel one to
'pass the juice through. Tho juice must
not bo permitted to stand over night. Observe
that the cask be sweet and clean, and
such as has never been used for beer or
cider, ami if new let it be well seasoned.
Do not fill your cask too full, otherwise it
works out at the bung, which is injurious to
the wine?rather make a proportionate
quantity over and above, so that after drawing
off some ?f the wine you may bare
enough to fill up the capk. Lay the bung
lightly on the hole to prevent flies, ita,
creeping in. In three or four weeks the
bung hole may be stopped up, leaving a
vent-hole open till it has done working,
wntcn w generally tue middle or last ot October.
It may then bo racked off if you
please, but I think it best to leave it on the
leea till spring, and if not wanted for present
use, it may be left on the leea two JWT*
without damage. . , ^ ^ >
When you draw off the wine, bore if hole
an inch at least from the top-bole) antf a IHtlo
to one side of, it, that it
clear of tlio lees. Some put in spirit, but
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yourself to be prevailed upon tp pal more
than one-third juice, for-that would fender
tbo. ivioe bard and unpleasant;-nor too
wtfdfc sugar, as that would deprive it c( ito
pure vinous taste. It improves by age.
The above was furnished for the Albany
Cultivated by a Tennessee correspondent,
who declared thait it w?? aopsriftrtftany
foreign wine for Um table; Be thottdit lbe
imported wine too sUong.?Prairt* Pamur.
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