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Show MODERN CITIES RUIN WINES Tester Finds That Vibrstlon From the Streets Oisturbe Bottles In the Ageing Process. "The best wine, old or young," said i wine tester, "is that which Is kept ibsolutely quiet. "Immobility permits whatever par-Idea par-Idea there are In new wlue to settle o the bottom of the cask. The sedl-uent sedl-uent thus formed being drawn off, the j vine's bouquet Is improved and It Is , ess likely to spoil. ( "liotlied, the Mine continues to lie- oslt a acdlment which, If the bottles i ire kept perfectly still, adheres In a I hick coating to the bottom of the bot-lea. bot-lea. If the bottles are moved, or ' here Is any vibration la the cellar J there they are kept, theue Injurious ; isrticles refuse to gather In one solid i niisK, and, scattered through the wine, poll Its flavor. I "It Is Impossible to age wlue In ' nodern cities Trolley cars, under- ' ; round railways, railroads, heavy auto- ( uoblles In the streets, make vibrations g bat disturb and ruin IL" The wine tester smiled. I "Don't be surprised." he said, "If he Tontet Canet or Chateau Yquem or which you pay an enormous prt( urns out a failure. It may be as old is Its thick covering of cobwebs aud j lust proclaim It to be, It may even e as old as the wlue merchant claims, ut If It has been kept In a cellar kbere there Is the slightest vibration rou have wasted your money, and ( night much better have bought a oung California wine." f ( |