The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-07-31
SUCCESS or THE TIA PLANT IN the q

Success OF THR TIA PLANT IN THE u
NiTED STATgs.-The last accounts which
we published in regard to the progress of
the Tea plent in South Carolina. under
The culture If Junius Smith, LII. d.,
stated that the experiment was working
hnely. The follnwing extract Of letter
from That gentleman. under date Of July
4th, shows that he has met with final suc-
cess-an experiment TO which he las De.
vhed large fouune;-
81 have now before me po, Of fresh
green tea, from my own plantation, the
first have enjnyed. Having no exper.
'mentsl evidence 10 this couutryuf the ef
feet Of curing tea by solar heat only. con
tra'y To the Chinese indian and JaviaH
mode Of curing by fire, or roasting m
IRON kettles. felt some reIuctancy to ex.
Pnse this my first experiment tn the pub
lie gaze. aud therefore conducted the
whole. from the picking Of the leaves Ia
drinking of the tea in a private way.
am much gratiied with the result of this
my first essay in manufacturing American
tea. The drying is 81 simple that any
farmer in the Union can make his own
tea, with the same certainty and the same
ease. as he can make his own bread.
'.The fragrance is not So high as i'm
ported HysDn tea. but The taste is fst
more pure aud clean in the mouth, al
though it leaves The stamp Of fresh made
tea, or rather tea from fresh leaf
has not the slightest disagreeable taste
but has fall, delicipUs favor. Indicating
in an eminent degree. perfect purity. an
the presence Of sweet. refreshing bev
erage. Counoisseu,s will. perhaps. meas
nre the quality Of tea by their own. q
which they are accustomed. But tht
cotnparisuu will not hold good My lei
isso peculiar, as | always use il in The
Chinese way, without sugar or milk. ant
have the taste Of the tea only. and can
not easily be mistaken in the favor ant
true properties of the lea. If the LEI
be good, anything and everything adde'
to it is delIiment. If bad. use as mucl
sugar aud milk as will ne1tralze the ba
lquaIiies, aud leave nothing but the tas:
iof the sugar and milk. do assure 20
thatI am so delighted with my pot Of te
that have drank Of il half dozen time
whilst writing this article. and nearly e,
hausted the tea pot My black tea plant
since their removal in April. have grow
much slower Than the green tea plant
Indeed, green tea plant is a much MOI
, hardy plant than the black. p"
A FINANcnL OPERATInN.-W We laiel
heard story Illustrative nfrhe early day
of York county those good old time
when every body was "honesl as the da,
were long" The parties were two a
the early settlers 10 the western part q
| York (now Adams) county. buth were q
the honest old German stock and as on
of them is still living we suppress tn
name. Peter, it appears, had increase
the size Of his farm by annexing rheret
small tract adjoining and lacked hur
dred dollars Of the sum necessary TO pa
for the new acquisition. He called upo
his old neighbour, George, to borrow III
amount. George brought out an ol
bread basket. and coun;ed down the de
sired number "thalers"-. and then. {
course, the two sat down to two larg
earthen mugs of ciderand as many pipe
of tnbacco. Alter smoking over the ma
ter for while, it occurred to Peter. tht
in similar transactions he had seen q
heard something like nnie passing be
tween the borrower and lender, aud h
suggested as much to George. The lei
, der assented TO the prnpriety of the thin
. = paper. pen. aud ink were produced
!. and between The two document vi
J. concocIed. stating that George had lna
;, ed Peter one hundred dollars. which p
ter would repay to MIN in "dree mon,s
y three months) This Peter signed. a
g thus far our two financiers had made t
g thing all regular and ship shape.
J. But at this point difficulty present
itself They both knew that notes we
made in the operations Of borrowing a
lending which they had witnessed b
neither of them had observed what dj
position was made of the document. nt
lher conld tell whether It was on reg
!. for the borrower or the lender TO tai
I charge ofthe paper! Here was a diler
ma! Al length a bright idea struck q
r lender. "Yuu haf de money TO pay, P
= ter-so be sure you must lake dis pape
ST. as you can see as you. hat to pay it
J This was concusive-the common SEN
: of the thing was unanswerable. and Pet
!" ppcketed the mnney and his own not
$50 as he could see as he hafln pay it
> Three mouths passed aver; aud ppuct
/ ally orhe day appeared our friend Pete
ami paid doVer the promised sum toGepri
this being done the mugs and pip
were again paraded. After putting.
f while. Peter produced the note, and ha
!, ded il To George, with the remark. mo
r you must take de note, so as you can s.
. as de money haf been paid" ss tt,r
n We Workers may be trusted 70
Pa J Herald, .a.7ag.si,..7l y.
4 Dash ish goot
: STAND FROM UNDER. Its wond'
n ful TO think the Bunker Hill Mnnums
r is bending like bow back ward and {
! ward every day by the influence Of
II sun! So, also. then is our Baltimore a
9 Washington monument, tall shot tow
&c As The sun during mid day shir
on the south side Of il. that side expsn
. becomes longer than the north side, a