Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-11-27
INEoRMATIoN UPON rrAs

,,'u = ne name oi district. aud therelpre
1,N,'B 70 Shinese merchant nhsut teas. shou,,l
asA aim lvr b9hea CongOu. or Bol,cn S,uch,p-, =,
bohea PekOc, m contrndistinrii,r ,,,,,, H., "a 80
'her district la Bug aod Is knnyyp a. ,l,. r,w,
Teas. " '"s "'"e"
Tue tea tha' issoli IN England by The East Ind IN
N"mp"iy Is divided into two sors. The C.,,ton 10.
hea and the Fukien B,hrn
Sanion bohea; Is made from Conrou. aud Of The
| eo grown IN me proviuve Ut CaEloD called wo-ping
Tea. Tho ndmitiure is made IN can,nn The
quality oi II depends upon the quantity OF Coneou
Tea mixed will Il. We never accept il with les
'han 10Th Of Congou and il Is senrrey ever m,de
with less than lOhs.
Inc Wo rins tea is never eSpOricd 10 England
ih lis distinct state.
49, The pn'cess Of making Canton q, hea is thi.-
~ o'fins ia comes down 20 Canton IN tubs &c.
Morally AMI Is then put into baskets which are ar
n"s,da n the side offs long. narrow room. in IN
t,ie OF which i, made large charcoal fire.
1 iN'h Is Then Kept about three days with The
,s sl'u' ahd very hot FIRE. which Is called by
% S"''ese nc process or firing the tea. II il an
,.,.,. :" on The lenfsufsc entity to stand for eI.
J - -. " :, anu A.ter lhs firing II Is taken
/ - ''ieu WIN The Congou tea in a Iaree Dar.-
mouse and packed. The mode = :, y ~
20 .fO'" numhcr Of those baske,, p,.,, r., n -,
Z VI We warehouse and then shoot n a ,an,,, :, -
g'n ten over A. ard 80 layer upon nrer. .,a -.
I 'hence mic chests. - >"
foS'en B"hea is ten contrncird for n, a. i.
nu.g iher' hanl with the Company, under the non,
% o"rond Congou. IL underroes no prrn,,.,;,r,
IA Canioni but cOrncs 10 Thai Mace IN -. -
p'ekage' and exp 'rtei in the same. a, Fyk,cS, n,
hen. ~ 'VN'en DO
difficult 10 distinguish between The loUe
Hnmes Oh 'ngou and Fokicn q .hea and some cen,
as C"ngon Is often inferior To Fokien B,heo.
'r,de Isd-iea is Often made by turning Blacl
'h'o 1feen lea. 10y means of PrusSian Blue
IHSP-Sh"p meaus number Of chests made \,
the some iime-all the chests that come with III,
same marks upon them.
! A"kot Ira ~ tea grown in the districI Of Canke
n"en- II might he Fukien Tea. as being in the
rr0N'nee' but 1t would not be called Fok,cn Bo
I hea O"''' do
Ankoi Is district Of itself from whence ire.
'n"' ore generally callcdIhe Caper Congou aud o
range Pekoes. come.
Gror,h AID MlhHfnc,sr, NJ IT,, tn
I we WIZ consider Ne an evergreen and that when
mo picking Begin. which IS ar,ut the rnonih of
Nay " VIII he IN full leaf anI nearly ready 10
'hnni out again with young shoots
me hrs' Shout on the bud coming out covered
WIN hair ihsn forms the Flnwcry Pekoe ShoulI
" ha.e airw days more growth the hair begins ~
~ on the zeal expands. ami then il becnms = the
"'''A lear reN"e. In this tree. of course. thers
are some Young shoots which have more daShv AMI
inner leave; hey would make the Souchong. Tne
hea, pest leaves would m Ike the C,mpoy. and the
ne'i ihe Congou and the refuse leaves yould mn kc
the FOkien Bohea
Generally speufng that NAV he considered rs the
way ~ which the tea would be made Thi, relote,
only To the tea farmers
The tea farmers pick the leaves in this WAY. give
mem s. hirient rough drying. and carry them Ia
"afhei. where they nre net toy the tea manpf,ctu.
ieis much rs the dairy farmers are moi IN EurIy,J
! oy lhe 'hcese md alter factors
me manufacturers, knowing the kind nC tea il,at
VII oes' sun lher own Manufacture. purchase lrum
me persons growing Il the particular kind Ihcy want
'his.'hey lake houe. aud nix - much OF ihIs Kind
anu 80 much "i The ether D. will make the tea mn
10 the quality they are accustomcd 10 mlss each
particular chop.
inns It appears HAT all the black roa, are m q,
rr'dn'i OF the same taking the teus of the ,c
ois'hci The general quslity will depend YER much
upon the season
! The Chinese characters for Snehong are am NJ
a'1 hea'y' mean ng soyelhing of small quantity
but very valuable
Souchong IS The bes: quality sf bllck tea inror.J
! by !le ..omgany
- "','s' 'his l'E's as name from tho DIV ar 49,.
parcel hat II n doubled up ia. '"o
There is alr,, e'--.,-,, III ,,,:
Tor winch are Keen PIry. waich a..s.-. ~,
hFed; or that the PROFESS Of dryiag has hcen siis
W eat deal Oi care; a. - also sometimes called
Keen s'neI or carefully selected. We generally
/ reckon The PowchanE better than the Souchlny =
Pekoc means White hair. There are 40 districts
named but Twanbny AID Single