Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1851-07-29
success Of the Tea plant In the o. states.

Success OF the Tea Plant In the u. States.
The last. accounts which we published in re-
gard 10 The progress sos the tea plant rin South
- ma UT5Gnfns Smith,
LII. D., stated that The experiment was working
finely. The following extract of letter from
that gentleman under date Of July 4, shows that
he has met with final success-an experiment TO
which he has devoted large fortune:
81 have now before me a pot otftesh green tea,
from my own plantation, the first have enjoyed.
Having no experimental evidence in this country
the effect of curing tea by solar heat only, con-
ira nv tosthe Chinese, Indian and Javian mode of
curing by fire, roasting in iron kettles, felt
some reluctance to expose this my first expert
ment 10 the public gaze, and therefore conduct
ed the whole, from the picking of the leaves TO
the drinking of the tea, ,4fn apriVate way. am
much gratitedi with the result of'this, my first
essay in man ufac1uring American tea. The dry
ing is SO simple that any farmer in the Union
can make his own Tea, with The same certainty
and with The same ease as he can make his own
bread. = = 81 t'fE's
'tThe fragrance is not so high as imported
lgTIyson Tea, but the taste is far more pure and
cleauih the mouth, althongh,it leaves the stamp
of fresh made tea, or rather a tea fromsa fresh
leaf 1t has not the slightest disagreeable taste,
but full, delicious flavor, indicating, in an emil
nent,d perfect purity, and the presence of
sweet, refreshing beverage; Connoissenrs will,
perhaps, measure the quality Of my tea by their
own, of which they are accustomed. But the
comparison would not hold good. My tea is SO
peculiar, asI always use itsin the Chinese way,
without sugar or milk, and have The taste of the
tea only, aud cannot easily be mistaken sinf the
flavor and true properties OF the teas 1t the tea.
be- good any thing and every thing added to it is
a detriment. If bad, use as much sugar and milk
as win neutralize the badquaIities, and leave no.
thing but the taste ofsugar and milk. i do as
sure YOU that j am sosdelighted with my pot of
tea that have drank ofsit halfa dozen times
whilst writing this article, and nearly exhausted
the tea pot. My black tea plants, since their re-
moval in April, have grown, much slower than
the green plants. Indeed, the green tea plant ie
a much more hardy plant than the black.
PosrAeE TO CHAGREs, PAEAmA, &c.-The
Washington Republic states officially that the
single rate of letter postage 10 California and
Oregon is cents pre- paid, and 10cents unpaid ];
but Ito Chagres and Panama (which are beyond
the limits Of the United The single rateis
10 cents, f The distance from the mailing otiee
is under 1880 miles and 90 cents ftbe distance
is over !, 500; both cases TO befpte paid when
the letter is sent from nd kcollecfed where re-
ceiyed in, the United States u either OF these
places, from New York, the distance erceeds q.
300 mi les; from all the southern ports the dis
tance is less Than, 2,5l o miles. ssk ~
b sRIoSr al aTHK VIReIstA TuniaSI. zlWe learn
from the Feilowsville K Va 1a Democrat that on
about 10 Irish laborels IGardowns1 made an az:
tack upon the Gonnaug ghti men, on The adjoining
SECTION, SO, near Files in that count While
in. their beds. Every shant on the section was
attacked. and all who did not effect their escape
were more or less beaten, and twenty OF more So.
rionsly injured. q Fasa5 IS; go ~
THs NEw CosTUlfKg married lady pf.our7
village made her appearance on Monday evening
last, on main street the Blosnle sos.
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