1933 Jack's Manual by J A Grohusko

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Moscatxj Spumante (sparkling Moselle flavor), Nebiolo Spu- mante Valpolicella (sparkling red wine), and sparkling Lac- ryma Christi. Italian wines are well known and highly appreciated all over the world. 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 princi pally the district of their growth. German wines are of great medical value. They are strength ening to the action of the heart and diffuse cheerfulness, without leaving adverse results, which more alcoholic beverages might produce. Moselle especially, as a highly ethereal wine, is 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-diabetic, and to minimize gouty tendencies. Hoc\s have great fragrance and vinosity and are pre- eminendy the wines most suitable for intellectual enjoyment, as they are particularly exhilarating and increase the appetite. Being of light alcoholic strength, but rich in volatile ethers,they are exceedingly efficacious. They do not (like clarets) 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 sus taining the nervous force of the heart, while its enfeebled muscu lar 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 heart-beat, thus calming any attendant irritability, which is of the utmost importance to the patient. WINES OF GERMANY