The New York herald., 1867-03-09

may be used are spread out on . drying floor and
damrened with water After remaining here for a time
hot furnace when the gum u poured upon them, and
they are then stirred until the ingredients (which differ
thoroughly mixed. The arslatinated mass Is then
replaced on the drying floor 10 room which Is heated
70 intensity aud after remaining sufficiently long
thereon, IL packed in tea boxes, aud is ready for
delivery There are also employed besides the articles
we have mentioned in initiating the color, TASTE &c OF
The several varieties Of greens and blacks the following
drugs, all Of which less Injurious 20 the
heath:--Sulphate OF iron, rose pink, lossood (which
cose plnmbago or black Lead china clay and soaps,onc
10 give bloom and usre, 'face,n as II tertned
indigo fused for the same purpose in making
up spurious greensl trumerc powder Irussian
blue mineral green "a salt OF copper prccipa.ed by
alkaline enthusiastically poisonous), verdigrs, fused
especially IN the preparation OF spurious Hyson, Young
Hyson and Hysoa skim, arsenite Of copper chromate
ana bchroma'e OF potash chrome yellow ali poison
pink and is used to color the limitations OF best quality
greens and many other dceterous articles, which, in
proportion as thoy arc used make up the sonchongs,
boheas twankays &c, that sold by dishonest deal
ers In manv cases especially in the adureraon and
manuacture OF imitation blacks sand is ingredient
The report made TO tho British government mentions
that In one instance where quantity of counterfeit
was seized and analysed, examination proved that
twenty per centnm OF the base pound sand
Not alone do the manufactures put into market the
various limitations made up OF the materials have
mentioned; but bv strange process or rans,pua ation
the exhausted leaves OF black tea made to become
most beautiful green's Much OF the spurious Young
Hvson which finds It's wsy into market in this city Is
Our lawmakers, unfortnnatelv. have never takon up
this subject Of tho ainlteration Of tea and provided
penalties for It's practice. Probably their attention has
never been specially called 1t; but II information be
desired by the Legislature this topic the Board OF
Hath n THIS city VIII preoaDy on Ge az oele . 10 G ~
OF the community is being nsldiousy undermined by
tho Of the poisonous decocious that find their way
all unexpectedly by the honest Purchasers TO tho tea
tables OF most wealthy citizens. or course
classes suffer most from the sale OF these poisons
for the reason that thcy the purchase
licher
ply the demand OF this cla o. people that these
ws arc
to the notice Of the Board OF Health and seizure was
made OF factory up town where the vlanous stuff was
being concocted, and where large quantities OF black
lead used ~ cooring material. The general law
Is lax, however, that under It no special remedy can
be employed TO punish with sufficient severity the par
ties whose cupidy leads them to embark in this nea-
manufacture traffic II will DO recoleccd that
y addition 70, to the IN poe Which materially %
rendered still moro costly by the imposition OF high
r duty, which fact affords greater for the manu-
facure and sale OF the base limitations thai cotinu
ally flooding the market As an ndcx Of the grca; de-
mand, even for genuine teas, we may mention that tho
imports in 1866 Of uncoored Japans alone, were five
million six hundred thousand pounds; of Ooongs nine
million five hundred thousand pounds. OF black teas Of
more % We're imported in isSs than in 1885. - - ''' 80
In Groat Bain even before the subject was present
ed to Parliament and COMMITTEES Of investigation APP
pointed, as we have above mentioned the aduteration
OF tea was matter made punishable by law Evcn as
far back the time OF George l. shortly after the arti
Ci0f WhS IuTSuuceu into Eufaiu, ~ WIS iOuuu
necessary 10 franc statute respecting IT. The
Parliament accordingly enacted Second George l.,
chap 80 4-"That the dealer in tea fnanufae.
turer dyer thereof who shall counterfeit adulcrae
tea; shall alter abricato manufacture with terra
Japonia with any other drug drugs whatsoever;
shall mix with tea any leaves other than leaves Of tea
other ingredients whatsoever shall forfeit the sum Of
one hundred pounds stcrlngn y nt5 r4Er inf6 ~
This law still force Under seizures nado
IN London and In Manchester late as 1S43 and 1siS
and the vigilance with which is carried out has done
much TO prevent the mrnufarture and sale Of the po
dccoctions thai nightly present the tea
tables or our poorer cla SOS ..f
The exact localities all the manufactures and adu
eratng shops not known tho business Of making
these limitations Of tea ike that Of coun,erfciting
necessarily requires secrcsy; but thee amonnt
Of adulterati0ns that found In market Is conclusive
proof that the manufactures humorous than
people would at first bush imagine The subject is
that calls FOR special investigation at the hands Of the