Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-10-11


80 auch sbassd. mach valusd. "sdp Of
r. s.-..A,as .... T.. :. i..a.ssx...
ego, Pepys meatisns In - adnisasse diasy
of fashionable gossip: IL did con1 fer .
cup Of tea q Chinese dfiak) Of which l had
never drank before;" aud il was then %
rare q beverage in England ~ to command
fifteen dollars poundl
In many Of the agricultural districts 10
England sage and other herb drinks ars still
in yogus, and fisannss Of the French and
Swiss arc not yet replaced by bona Jide tea
In Morocco they con- inc tiseaae with tea,
putting sugar in the TEAPOT with tanzy and
mint. In Thibct they boiled the leaf With
water, n ,ur, butter ard salt, eating thevcg-
etable mess like dish Of spinach; and thus
il is recorded did an English country dame
serve up pound ofthc precious plant sent
her by a London fs,snd-bviling Il In pan
and dresIps il With alt aud h4t0. n
Ousias Siss nan et6eosy - .poins VI
sparsA 20 destroy ~ staGae spdem1euI
madness Of imp Ssting tsa into Europe from
China" The most influential journals open
Cd their colnmns 4, ehe fissoDt denounseG
Of this e1celleat ooothes end stimulant.-
Physicians reviewed, and political econo-
rnists ~ ned ip ths dscry, until The late Dr.
Jshsssa vas fossed 10 his ssirits1 esfeees
johnson VAS, ~ he bravely coniesses. thar
dsncd aud shameless" 10 his use Of China
with tea amusing the evening, with TEL
solacisg ~ nidaigbt; ~iIh ~ <Wsloominl
the morning. Recent researches into tn
peculiar properties Of ~ claim foe il Sht
power Of ''calm, placid exhilars.ion. gently
stimulating the stomach whom fatigued b
diass~aon" Il also saves food, BY it, actio'
in preventing various 'wsstss Of the sys
tenn. and rendcss y pmUliatly eceepkbDe 4
elderly p<ssous, In whom these wastes 30 Of
very rapidly, while their stO0Asheo aosisui
late lees and less Of the nutiitivs portion o
feoa" -ssasf
One ounes Of good tea contains about tss
grains Of theme; from three 10 four grain
Of this theme 10 healthful ainoult Tor
dsy, % that three ounces q reilly Geod q
10 meso lhAn . -pesosa ~ -asAiaagy hsalal
should commune 10 . week.
Tannin. the astringun 10 Tee. I
attracted by lenge6Sae0 mfusioa, and y
avoid the effect Of its astringency the 70
should be used soon after the hot water
poured Oves ~ As The sastrinGset qualit
J snust coosoDtute whse Wa fecsntly called q,
"slew suicide Of drioking tsa 1t brslklaet.
II should - sssn how easily Is can b
avoided
The lyrical ode painted on almost oil th
pig-tail tee pots concludes With - you
ease drink the pure liquor, which WI 6has
away the i've causes Of trouble"
An cnlerpsising French firm hes lslsl
imported end to1s11oced In Paris a orc y
from the island - Deurben, called ..Fahsm,
said % be . most agreeable substitute 70
tee; the leaves are. simply did ass, {
specimens in an hcrbarium; the infusion !
Of light eol"r. and Of . highly sson.si
perfume. being Of The same is1niiy q vahnlls
The natives Of this and adjoining island
have always preferred II - tsa, spA ~ tsav
elers have Endorsed their opinion. 0eorg
Sand culegized u thirty yesrs ego IN clio
guent description 81 Me isle Of Bourbon. :
III combines tie tonic and dige. I've attri
buses Of tea withost ~ tsqlspcy v prsdas
sleeplcssness.
Upon ~ thsss, hswsves, ths poaanly b
gard rests with but slight favor; tea 10 10 q
the soothing. inapisiting Taught that wiz
Us from deepondeney, and cssa.sD sss W
fresh supply Of that energy We SO muc
need in our daily Of never>endinR cares. :
Truly, says ThASkssay, ''Natsre msout YER
gently BY women wEen she made that &c
plantr
The Chinese herb may b said to etsn
Ia the same relation 70 woman that tolacc
hocs to man. the latter, I think Is
Bulwer who says ''lls who does not smck
has either known NJ griefs, or refuseth hiu
self the soitcst consolation next to the
which comes from Heaven 50, in IN
matter Of tea, woenan Who compschend
not the subtle, delicate potency Of hi
cheering" detection, should never kno
headache, or those many silent sorrows IN
perplrx''ies which are assuaged, if not di,
sipatcd, hy the fragrant aroma Of the conf
DENTAL and ever ready EMP of tea
And tho giving Of many a one to the T;
vered lips of penury, or tho pam distrnnxh
ones OF the poor in liiS's Joys. will, donl
not, be rcckcncd side by side with the Ecu
Of cold water" which shall not "loss its re-
ward