The New York herald., 1867-03-09
SPURIOUS TEAS.


Compounded-How Limitations Teas nrc
Made The Extent Of the Business In New
York-A Subject for Sanitary Investigation.
would appear 10 be . universally received rule
among this people that Whenever from any cause. an
article becomes scarce In market and In consequences
thereof or for any other reason, commands . high
price. every dealer Is at liberty to introduce to public
notice and press upon public attention commodity
Of inferior quality and oentimes spurious altogether
bearing the designation and asserted by It's vendors
to possess the qualities those that appertan to
the particular thing which, because Of it, costliness Is
beyond the reach OF the multitude Especially is this
the case with all articles that cased under the head
OF 'necsssaries OF NE" When these reach an cxor-
btant figure inventive genius is set to work to produce
substitutes that disposed OF at much less prices
than the real article while, In making sales,
dealers represent them to be the "genuine
originals" Thus, when. shortly aftor tho late
war begun, and specie became scarce as the
weeks rolled by, cloths OF all kinds could be purchased
only by paying ATTY, hundred. two hundred per
centum more than was the ruling price in ante beum
times, the market became inundated with ''shoddy,"
ana speedy fortunes made by sales Of IT. To the
fact that the wearing Of hg leaves solitaire not
gsrded exactly the mode OF dress In this age and
country, and that custom Eden-lke oonld not well
be revived, many q In the beau r,orde to-day
owes his fashionable status and high financial standing
Co,hiDg must be had cloths ruled high, and the
stock in market slim; but shoddy supplied the de-
mand. And vianous supply It was. as many, cspec-
tally among the poor prvates in tho army, have
to remember. Then, too, coree reached an enormous
ngure but the deales that article niled the market
with compound bearing that name which by Ito large
sales must have lreaty enhanced the value OF beans
and chcory. Liquors and wines became inordinately
costly; but villanous adulteraons entitled cognac Ho
lands and port, dispensed for dime per glass;
and the people bought and drank and--died
So has been and is with almost everything that usually
enters into ones list Of purchases Spurious manufac
illegal adulteration Ia employed to satisfy the
public demand for articles OF food and ralmcnt, and
long the present high rates asked for all that
eats and wears, jnst go long will these manufactures
and aduerations be continued; just so long will he
masses who purchase keep aiding the dealers the dis
ones ones grow rich by the sales Of their deceifrl
compounds that always palmed or as the verties OF
those commodities the names OF which they benz.
But probably there is nothing among the every day
purchases OF the family adulterated to so great an ex
tent At the present time, and nothing regarding the
adu tcration Of which the multitude understand so little,
tea " Taking tea " has como TO be with rs torn
Of peculiar homely significance "The cup which ex-
hIaratcs but ntoxcates not Is our most universally
received composing tho mind and the
after have during tho working hours freted our
selves with the cares and troubles OF the over
active business world You may invite son..sr Iona =.
entertaining for him stronger regard than
is mmmed mp IN admiration FOR fine social
quslities" but ssuredy he has an inner hold ON your
afscon, whose presence you solicit at your ten table
Though less ustenatious and less substantial meal
butes; and whs the former the head q the house.
hold assumes tho position Of dignity and dispenses tho
visnds = the latter his .bsttsr h.r ana sweet con
u that he HaSD readers may
teas srs mad. up FOR market and that they may not
hstsg themselves that desirable IN article can be
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reliable condopee the following facts are submitted:
1oru. learned Chinese, who lived IN the dynssy Of
Ting. 4. d. 6lS 10 e06. gives the following agreeable
sccout of the qualities and effects q the infassOn Of
the feaves OF the tea ptxnt:- Y"
lssmpses The spirit: and harmo.ss: the ss"a d'.esls
or rseshes the BODY nnd c'ears
As ten Il 50 much in vogue and. At the present time
soumands % high . price, the curdity u deslers y
excited to furnish nrclc that will be purchased q
lees rate than s asked for the veritable while the
led to believe that they parting with
their stamps for the genuine product Of the celestial
empre But these ndulteraous Of tea sd countcrfeit
teas not confined to trackers In the couuries into
which tee Ii imported The universal desErc for gain a
pesr = pson or tSe cs and nvcutve Yankee IN
gennty and skill set TO work both IN the adueration
Of tea and in the manufaoure O. snnrious limitations
OF t. Tho heavy tariff exacted on tho mporat!ons OF
late have acted strong Inducements 70 It's sdueraton
among people In preparing black tea leaves other
than those OF the legitimate plant are fnermix With
modicum Of real leaves and substances arc employed
for the purpose OF mparng color aud asringcncy TO
tho infusion, well 70 give the adterated compound
glaze or face similar the real article. Dr. Dickson,
writing 70 tho london Lancet this subject says-
'sThe Chinese annually dry millions Of pounds Of the
e ss a. pa% 30 - a al
. :" as s s sss %' Il no; s e Ss
he tho yea trade Was entirely IN thu hands Q, ne lat Ess
ps as e Ss 9pSon of
opsnca sn All al Kinds ready Quiet and The demand
often tie supply, article furnished
snme wears since ths question of adultsrated add
commons and committee of experts appointed 70
examine how far the system Of adnlteraton and
OF ~ iabors that eonmiitss made some sstonsh-
Ing discoveries As as to the dscelaion pncss,csa n
ns rsfcar Not Only rs.e sro ,dnnS sss re
exhausted leaves which bad once served the demands
OF the table In lnrge boarding establishments were
bought and redcd for futhcr sale and consumption
Ono Of this committee Mr. George PhlHps Of the Inland
Revenue once, London. treats OF The system Of redyng
sxhaused ten leaves in this wise. He says:- isa
In tho yesr ls4s there many OF redred tea
leaves which with BY his beard and
s pr:S' ia" was arposs%
ssh r c n Of
IN o. the country e ssss % ss s NED was M
hsnstsd sayes al hotels coffee houses and other places a
2d 3D. per pound These akcn 70 the factories
ar,si ssve. 4 or black tsa with pink and
black lead 70 them, is termed by the trade.
This very system described by Mr. Phillips. Ia being
praciissd to very great extent in Flew York to-day
addition thereto the most delctsrious compounds
made up and sold under names belonging 70 the
several kinds Of black and green teas
The principal varieties OF black tea are bohea which
n commonest and coarsest description, cnngou,
souchong capcr and padre sonchong and pekoe which
Of the highest quality; tho last consisting OF tho very
young and xpanded leaves and which, when clothed
with down, constitute nowcry pekoe. #
The principal varieties OF green ten nre raukay, hyson
skin, young hyson, hyson, imperial and gunpowder,
which, In green tea corresponds with nowory pexoe in
black. Imperial hyson hyson and young dyson consist
OF the second and third gatherings, while the light and
Interior leaves, separated from hyson by vinnowing
machine constitute hyson skin, variety In great de-
mand in this country. ss . .-s.sas tf# .e
Wetake from the report Of the committee above
STONED analysis Of genuine tea, and will then give
the componcns OF which tho manufactured article Ia
being made This exposition will be no less In
atrsctivc than astonishing 10 our readers. .e
Tho infusion made from tea contains gum glucose
saccharne matter large quantity Of tannin and pecu