Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1869-01-22

fast, and thus enable the less energetic
powers Of digestion still to supply as much
as is needed to repair the wear and tear
of the solid tissues. No wonder. there
fore, that tea should be . favorite, on the
one hand, With the poor, whose supply Of
substantial food is scanty, and on the other
way the aged and infrm. especially Of the
feebler sex, whose powers of digestion and
whose bodily substance have together be-
gun to fail. Nor is it surprising that the
aged female, who has barely enough Of
weekly income to buy what are called the
common necessaries Of life, should yet
spend portion Of her small gains in pur-
chasing her ounce of tea. She can live
quite as we'll on less common food when
she takes her tea along with it; while she
feels lighter, at the same time more cheer
full and filter for her work, because Of the
indulgence. -. :
The use of tea became general in China
about the year six hundred, A. D., and
after dozen hundred years. use, they
seem to live as long as the Angle-Saxons
do, with whom, . thousand years later, it
was so costly, that the East India Com
pany considered the present of two pounds
Of it to the Queen Of England rars gift;
and now the average length Of life in
Great Britain is greater than when that
present was made. although the inhabi-
tants consume fifty million pounds Of
tea every year. e:es~s'sta'5 -
The effect of tea is to enliven; it pro-
duccs comfortable exhilaration ofspirits.
it wakens up, and increases the working
capabilities Of the brain, and brings out
the kindlier feelings Of our nature 10
moderation. having them always under
control. Alcohol, in any of its combina-
tions, intoxicates, makes wild. places q
man out of his own power. be gets beside
himself, he can't control himself except
by brute force. Upon some persons il
has the effect Of eliciting the darkest and
deadliest passions of our nature. Who
ever heard Of a cup Of tea inciting its sip
lpers to ''treasons, stratagems and spoltst
In certain irritated states Of the body, il
sootbes the whole system. allsys inaam'
nation, cools fever, modi6es the circula-
ton. and counteracts the stupor Of opium
and brandy.
| HOW THE CHINESE USE TEA.
They put few leaves in . porcelain
Icup, pour boiling water upon It. and cove,
the cup with lid. in about minute de.
|press one edge Of the lid. to keep the
leaves in. and sip the tea; the moment
the cup is emptied, the cup is filed with
hot water. This reflling is continued 81
pleasure, without putting in more leaves.
One may in this manner hive several nice
cups Of tea. from one supply Of the leaf.
The Chinese add nothing to their tea
The English added cream, and sugar. IT
FIRST, to make it more palatabae; this, IN
time, became . custom-the addition,
however, by imparting increased nourish-
ment, adds to its value as an item of daily
diet. - ~ si-''
The crusader against tea and coffee
will tell you that the main element Of both
is composed of the same constituents Is
strycbnine, a sixth Of a grain of which
will kill dog in half minute, while less
than a grain will kill man ! The main
elements of strychnine and the elements
of main principle of tea and coffee are OK
lygen. nitrogen. hydrogen and carbon, but
these elements are in different proportions,
and that makes all the difference in the
world; for as the air we breathe is com
posed of nitrogen and oxygen. SO 10 aqu.
fortis. but in different proportions. with
water added. Alcohol is composed Of OK:
ygen, carbon and hydrogen, and so is
sugar. Morphine. dozen grains Of
which will kill man in few hours, is
composed Of nitrogen, carbon and hydro
gen, and SO is the extract of tea but the
different proportions of the ingredients
change the very nature of the product ;
hence We are not to judge Of the whole
someness of an article from its elementary
constituents, but from it's observed effects
on the system in the course Of, a lifetime,
or a generation; and as the average dura-
ton Of human life has been considerably
heightened, Notwithstanding the enorm.
Gus increased consumption Of tea and cof-
fee during the same time. their general
effect on the human system is not certain
lly discouraging. - -
No doubt some persons are injured BY
the use Of tea and coffee, but to argue that
because one in million is injured. the
remainder of the million must also be in
jured, aud should therefore forego its q
greeable effects, is a tyranny not to be
submitted to; it is positive folly. espe-
cially when it is quite certain, that the
very persons who are injured by it are
those who have abused its use and to re-
lject an article of food or drink because it,
use may be abused, and such abuse lead
to disastrous results, is simply ridiculous.
TEA AS A FOOD. e,.<. ~,
Through all the wastes Of Asia. the us<
of tea is universal; not it's infusion. q
with US. but the leaves are matted together
like faxseed oil cake, and as hard almost
as piece of wood these hard cakes ol
balls, when wanted. are dissolved in VA
ter, then mixed with the blood Of animals
anriched with the fat of beef or mutton,