, 1874-08-22

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waist OF which is divided by sieve, upou which
about 7 pounds ct ten arc laced; the baa-
k9t u got ovor an opon charcoal oven tho fro OF
which haa been previously banked up with lime
snu hshes. and emttR no Bmoke. Tie oolong,
boon suilctonkls fired to withstand tl,c tryinR
enocts OF 2 long voyage home, and haa to rout1-
dergo the latter process In the foreign honrt for
slx to eight hourn, before it IL nuall packed Tor
The Chinese themselves drink tho sIon,o f,.-
coction Of tca without any addition Of aupar o,
milk, end pour of tho infusion Slu,o8t dirhetlv
after tho boiling water has bean poul cd on tho
!oal they tlso frequently rnaLe their tea In
heald that " there are other plants used for tae
by the poor ChnoBe the leaves OF ono or twn
apecloB OF oanellia arc aouiaairnes employea Tor
tho purpose in dtHtrcts whero thoy are abund
ant but those and all other plants arc couAid-
cred poor substitutes for the trus tes by tho
natives thomaeves."
1n Mongo!is aud some parts Of RusaiA, what IL
called brick tea Ia largely consumed. Thia il
made to great extent ia the ten distrletB Of
Central chna by aoftoning refuse leaves, twiga
the compound into largo fiat CAKES, lko tiles Of
bricks. Tho uomad Mongols uso thia curious
article not only for drinking purposos but alao
tu tho place Of circulating medium
;. 1t viii doubtless DO Interesting to our roadors
II VIC here mako fow brief romarls on the sub-
iect OF the adultoration of tea In China and Al
home, though VIC can only glance very cusous!y
at tue question. In his report on tho trade Of
Canton for tho your 1879, Sir D. B. Robertson,
.. D.; saya: The article called lie to- Ii com.
posed OF various substances. and principally OF
tho caottB-leaf and the awaoptuga aud dust Of
the tea Eo-tlowns, q. e., warehouses;, Large
quantities are made in Canton for mixing with
tho true teas. and it is difficult to dotect thu
also frequent, and this is particularly obsery-
able III tho teas Of 1871 and 1871 seasous.
The tah-mon have been warned against thu prac-
tice. but 1t still prevails, and probably will until
the law ngasast tho adultoration Of food iH on
forced in England, and rec.amations arc made
hero (nt Cantonl in consequence" This Is not
worry reassuriug to toa-drlnkerH at homo, aud the
information We get from Shanghai is equally, u
not more. depressing. Her 1laiestye Consul At
TINT port, apeakiug Of tho toaA which "owc their
in Immediate relation" observes. tWhat 10
known RB mAloo mixture - modloY Of used
tea-leAyes, the loavos Of the peach, plum etc.,
aud filth Of all sorts-lB manu facturod IN SAaug-
hal. for shipment to England, to varying OK
tout; and, though unfit for consumption In food,
is largely consumed by tho tca.dsiuklng clseacs
ut home!" It Ia currently believed by many
people thst tea la much a1ultcEated after ts ar
rival in this country, and that various English
loavea-auch as those Of tho aloe hawthorn,
beech, and wi!low-are used for this PURPOSE
but after a careful investigation We IRE Of opin-
ION that whatever few INSCRIPTIONS retail
doaols may do, thoso stories arc III the
main doluslon no.adaya. although it ID
Just poss'ble that such adultoration may hays
taken place in the days when the duty waH high,
and tea cost from ten to fifteen hhilllngs per
pound. The truth Of our statement will bo 1t
once apparent when We point ont that common
Chinese tea. or rather "rubbiah, i" can be bought
Oh tho London matkot ut tropence or threa-
duty), which can bo mixed with the better kinds
Of tea, sud that, Us the duly is only sxptnco per
pound, there IL not much temptation Tor any
one especially In these days Of public s0alysts,
ing compound OF sloe and other leaves. ~
mentionod above, tea not uncommonly Ar1ivca
from China mixed with foreign leayoa, etc.; sud
friend, lcarued in those matters. las informed
us that ho once saw aome "greon tea"
al the precious importation being entirely
made Of Home other leafl This ia is said to
i1nye boen made IN Macao, and WAS aoit In Lon
don md shipped to the Continent! Report says
that there iB nun who hah m establishment
'sCanton caper" e black tea) into groen-teA
gunpowder, and that thiB has often besn dono
wheu green teas wern Vnry deArl We sro not
acquainted With tho modua operandi 10 tlis Gu
rious subsidiary branch OF tho London toa-trado.
bnt VIC trust that the oetailB arc Of an innocent
nature. The eoarso, rank tea, Which is sold IN
England at low rxte, aud which is properly
called broom-Bttcks !" Is, wo imagine, t6ird-orop
leaf, which ia Picked lRto IL the season, aud
nos improbably It contains largo admi1tnre
OF the 'rubbiah spoken OF above.
Every one ia familiar with the appearance Of
tea-chaats, but we imagine that not many pso-
pie lave any idea how their lcaden lining Ia
made. aud we will, therefore, conclude theaa
notes with ~ account 9f the process, for 2 Nv which
We are indebted to Mr.. Lockharts "Y"ont7
Years Experience in Chiha:"
"1ho plumber has furnace on the floor, with
an iron pot on tue IRE With melted lead, and
small iron or brass ]ade. He alao has two floor"
ing tiles rather 1noro than foot square, which
and firm over one surfaco. One Of these tiisa IL
placed on the floor, but raiaed about three OF
fur iuchcs, with the papered surface upwards;
The other tile in laid upon shis with ita papetea
Bit.ing on bis hoo1s. takes a lsdleful Of lead;
nutting tho toes OF one foot. to the ground. ha
doxterously lifts with his left hand the front
edge OF the upper tile, and poura tho lead With
sweep between them. Then, rs:tslns :as bis, biz i0os
hiy weight. sud the molted lead iH prossed be-
twdep lis papored surfaces, tile surplus oacap-
ing at the elises. IIe immediately raises ths
t;io, REMOVES tho sheet Of load, and proceeds tu
make another. His felow-workmen examiua
ii times, thoy ara iErogn'ar, they arc returned
to tho multlug~pot. II they tinu them In good or.
der. they rapidly cut them square by The aid Of
rule, and soltior tho small sheots together 70
AtrfC nH iaEhe oubd. 1APel II tueQ pnsske1 uOnA
on tlen,, and they aro ready to be used ~ lining
for tho clests. Sometimes tho thin leaden chosi
is coyeraa with paper valter bo!ng rasde up; st
other times tue separate Blents nre covered, aud
any impesfsctlons attended, to afterwards. This
paper boing iualde, the 1ead oleBt does not affect
tho ton, which II would do wore tho lead aud tho
tea placed ln contact. ."-E. Dubield Jones.
'When two Chinese sounds gtvcu, ths enc In thu
p4renthesla A.tlat OF thu Court diaiect*
1t may ba we'll to explain tlRt the torm Hong H.
cludes the aerckut's house, oleo, aud go+lowna o.
warehouses, whore his gOods al ssured. beparAh
gu-downs ara geuoeally devoted to tho storage ete
Of tea.
The greater part IN fact, nearly tho whole of ths
tca which u osporsed from Hnaughas COMES from
Uankow, Kluklang, etc.
A Mennonite Divorce
From tho I.iaeoin t.'tb.} Journal.
An interesting event. attending tho e3ouua or
a portion Of tue lluHBanB from Ne1raHks, Last
weak, il related by AIR. Frost Of the darlington
l. AliAsou,i Iiairoad Company. Among tho
number who Desired to leaye for Dakota was q
stout, ablo-bodlad man, Who waa accompanied TO
the leuot by his vito aud three or four chill
drsn. Iii boya. The man was determined to 70
and the woman equally hent upon staying; and
sftor loug argument In ltuGsian and German.