Punch,  57 (1869), 91.

The Analogue of the Oidium

Anon

Genre:

News-Commentary

Subjects:

Agriculture, Disease, Temperance, Medical Treatment


    Discusses a report describing the effectiveness of sulphur in curbing vine disease in the provinces of Lisbon, suggesting that 'anti-liquor Leagues' should award prizes to the 'duffer' who disgusts people with wine by identifying 'the vine disease with a human malady wherein sulphur is a specific'.



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