New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-26

with sdourn 20 ,sA hou-s 70 o"eornt@ ne hfppy~-
nnlon by copious hbaiops Of the feaming D@VsrAg..
At chrisieBbg- w-d6Iog-, 81 ian-fss' I.hs oas
f.s,va a, pic-nic- pu)i' gardens 4, a. pSces
,.l ,..or, IN all lines OF i,v ard sorrow, prnioy
moor ard night there is tea. Nbes t1e young Na7-laa
i horn INTO the WORLD there - chr't"' sf,""tns
aroutd The ssm)v,r and when ne dlsS Ani - u4nei,
the Kettle j. PCT on ana thrJ an now ''' 80, "a
tes-alssys tea. .
Now tea 3 certainly mot mild and innocent apple,
bu. uufortur at.y i not ne Only one WIN Popa'
lar amo,g the sI'y mhions OF people 20 sa.' inps;
There Is a certain cunning iqnor called co's' "t.ei
s,,,r ,r,ip al WHICH 'h- Russians are very Ioni In
- c,n4e STA i, i druik by ihe lower cseses shA
ben refined snd favored an clT-tentd wan aho.hef
name il j. very welcome 10 theli D.t'els i = t'on'
Ir,Lts tea i, DO, only cheers bat Il ineona,es -
-. =. .ba hest foe oh cogn1c tna' q made AZ
Nor, notice 10 the c. y Of N" I DIX ALL 'ne COZ
sur,p,ion of the Article IN ~ VHhrs to4n~ cur''
MODS. Last year the G0Verumel', ,,'o, - -.
control OF H. sna annually let ont the mons PoV o the
~ furnished 10 the contractor about siIy n4o Us y
rsIr5s-a measure Of two and-s DsH Sa"ons, Tue
gives an average consumption ~ pt0.YV. - 1'y
nopd 20 each iuhabIant, and ~ the retal' pfise
roube per bottle the total expended nf py 'he
people i rather startling. I'LL
Ivan Isvoschk, II other words, JOIN 'hs "roshAy
driver j. a famous tea-dTi her, AMI wheh you na'o
psld bun bis fare he has polite way OF asSlns io'a
irae for druk-touchiug his greasy nat AMI saying
with an insi using air che, or tea money bu,
erieve say that Ivan has also prociTty ipr rodA
a. an he sspts lis reQu-st the appearance oil ms
inst alebted from the drosbky, cunning ivan ooioiy
cries ma rodk,, but bis passenger be o. $40 anu
sober carriage or ,.ems Ia have come nom locaAJ
where they enact fierce prOhbory laws respecting m
toxcat,n Eouor- he ignores the spirit, and h'tndy
suggests tea am happy To be able to starh Una. %
your ~. Petersburg correspondent, ivan m'A'aoy
saws chr
Nom NAV find all grades Of Lighthouses in The Bnsslsn
c;,s even 10 those in which the poorest cses gather
after their days work DONE 10 refresh their wea'd
frames with the gentle rutnulant' on Je," 10Y
= n. 81 IA f.hm y1G1
Tho r,uohest Understanding fellows one would ever
wish 10 see some dressed in schubes, or coats male Ot
sb.epskn Nth the woody side worn nearest tne sklo,
ana athers in the coarse long wooden coats and shoes
AZ Mated baik which at first look 80 Oddly To toe
stranger ana all orukng tea. The qualify oi the arti-
Gle Ar such places of course interior ana u Is drunk
very weak with sometimes dssh oi pCdhi IN L. Ia
tho provinces kirDchOt ar brck yea, con-
.;,;,n of tea herb aud animal substances, formed
ITO blocks like brick much used. nen dissolved
in boil water with mlk aud butter sdded, iorm.a
nutritious a. well pleasant beverage ior 'ne mum
bier classes and lsrge quantities are iPofeu io 'her
a.l.
The Russians drink their tea very weak, and the tea
mi il repepish.d with hot water by native until
person accustomed to what Is called tes IN bnslani
or America begins 10 ma the flavor OF the lemon pre-
M, dera,e IN ms glass JUDGED the drinking 81 strong
lea a, fifteen dollars pound Is rather an expensive
Injury But the higher grades are usually reservei
for special occasions. The kind in general use among
the wealthy citizens of Sc Petersburg those aver
,,ny about four roub.s three dollars pound IN
the lea houses still lower quality Is used, and IN the
dwellings, of the poorer classes the cheap Oack yea a
rouble and half il most IN favor. Inc samovar
keeps the table well supplied with hot water. his
an urn with a charcoal fac a: the bottom, the heat
from which passing through a tube IN the center,
bos the water and heats the teapo; which rests upon
,s top II is as common in Rdssla as teakeule IL IN
the ited States and is certainly an ingenious and
us. ul contrivapce.
The high price at which teais cold in Russia Is owing
ina great Ia the high duties levied by Gov
eminent aud the expense of overland transportation
for so long distance. The Journal de 81 Paersonrs
of TODAY eives the impor'atlops by way Of kiakhta,
for the year 1857 at Ill $50 packages OF the ordinary
teas Of commerce. 6S 1j3 packages of brick tea,
beside 90 $40 pax ages OF what is known ~ flower
tea. Kakhta IL the Gus om-sration on the frontier
through which all the tea which il brought into
Rnssa, with tiAng exceptions, is obliged TO pass:
The statistics procured by Mr. Croswell, our consal
here give the importatlons for 1871 at l,oii DOL
pounds of black tea and 10, 500 00i pounds of all
o'her descriptions A the total imports Of Russia
from Asia for 1857 ~ 3i7 1919 silver ronbles or
about ala 500 0O0 It Will be that large proper
ton of the amount must be for the fragrant herb
which finds its way into every corner of this immense
pup