, 1874-07-04
DR.. n. 1T. HALE.

Ing aHb1cGt OF leu anu us many impurities
led reporter to tho Office Of DR.. +. n. Hale. No.
Gb Twcnty-second street. Dr.. Hale has already
created some stir among ten dealers by his
pointed warnings to the pooplo. md has for
many years devoted his timo to tho study Of tho
subtoct. Tho conversation that occurred was
about as follows:
neporter-You laro Epont much timo In study
ing up tho subject Of adulteratoI tea7
nEABoS ron THE INVESTIGATION.
DR.. H.-Yes. What first induced MO to invcati-
gate the matter WAS this I consume great denl
Of ton, and hnyo doue so for years. found my
| Bolf suffering 1T QUO timo from certain symp-
| toms for which could not account, ind thought
| finally that tho composition OF the tea waB
| using might bo responsible for Bl cl condition.
! On examination, discovered my fears we'll
founded. The' tea continued 'certain substances
which opcra ted powerfully Oil thu nervous sya-
tom. Since then 1 haye bocu ut 10 small pains
| to wurn my patients un1 tho public at luige
| ngalnAt ceEtnln qualities Of ten,
| HOW TO DOCTOR.
R.-Whnt are the principal methods Of doc
| toring tca2
| DR.. H.-Thero are so1oral. Ioro is one from
| Fortunes =" Chinele," pago 213:
Canton euioye tho unonyIa9 ita. jrIey OF mauNfnc-
turing whit commonly ennet Iic teas" "lio
caIurH.H Those lnau cut Of tta-Ist mixed With
other rubbish and which taken M a, hold together
Thin showers Of ths Enstauco :re thrown over tho
layers Of DUST and each ltio alohle Of tho hula
comcs In contact with 1t certun number Of PARTICLES
ru,lnl balls resembling tho capel Of commerce.
R.-How do thoy obtain the gecen color?
DR.. H,-Ihe coloring, is nn do by = mixture Of
prubsate Of iron mud tulMelic, Which combine
| under tho influenza of heat.
R.-ls tllia necessarily poisonous?
Dr.. H.-No; these lngi edi'n!a arc harmless
| enough But / huye examined some spcomons
| in ,y,r1, r f0nr,f1
! sCHEELE's GREEN.
| which ia tho arsento OF copper. Tlts ia the col
| oring matter which thoy put into greon wall pm
! Eor, aud which produces SO many disasters ia
| two years ago Oil statn strcet7 4 woman re-
| turned from her work to lor home, ma partook
/ Of somo ten. She was seized with vomiting aud
other symptoms. I examined the tea, aud found
1t htrougly impregnated with tlis arsenito Of
copper:
Dr. Ill will refer you once more to Fortune.
| lie Says.
One day an English gentleman in Shanghai. being
in conversation with Chinese from tlo grcei-teU
district asked them what rcanon they had for dyejug
the tea and whether 1t would not 10 butler without
undergoing this process. They acknowledged that tea
| was much better when prepared without having any
such ingredients mixed with 1t, but foreigners
cI 10 prefer having mixture Of presaian blue and
gypsum with their ten, to make 1t look uniform and
hss' s,,pay S1y sa sne
pcciully IL such lea always 3eschnd higher price.
WHERE THE POISONING Is DONE.
R.-Is tho alasnlte OF copper preparation a
Dr.. H,-No. Tlia doctoring is done in Lon
don and Now York, Tho ,so-called ton doalers
know pothing about tho Ingredients or manu-.
facturer of. tea. They buy Of Now York aud
London dealera WHO hire regular tea-aduteratorB
SCIENCE Now observe: hAve hero threo
specimens Of tea happened to purchase to-day
on the South Side.
! HERE is ONE GREEN TEA
| Which cost G0 cent? u pol!lld. have Infused 1t
with boiling water. Do you ohEerye anything
III sec q, thick grccn scum on tue edge Of
Dr. livery wcll. This scum 1 placo under
tho microscope. Look Vt It anl tell mo what
N.-The acum appears, unlcr the microscope
llke ln0saie Of bright greou jowels, very green,
indeed.
DR.. H,-That color loads mo to suspect that
VIC lnyo Bpco,mon Of tho arsonito Of copper
colorsag. now remove tho acnu, aud III its
i place will place o loaf Of tho b0-Gont tea, re-
t"e toa.leaf has no la!rs on tue snrfaIo it is
perfectly smooth Now wliat do you heo
Il. Cooling through thu bInocular)-A brown
leaf with number Of short stralght, ha!r-llko
| fragments on tbs glaa3.
Tr. T:-Then son would conclude TINT this Is
not genuine taa-loaf?
R.-cortainly, II your do0uitlon. as suppose,
| is correct.
Dr.. H.-This, should think, is
4 WILLOW LEAF.
The leaves Of tho willow, plum, c'lrrant, and
gooseborry ara I'LL uAoA to atlulteruto toa. Now
look at tho Leaf again, and tell mo what you aoa
N.---It Ia covered with bright irregular spots
DR.. H.-1ndeating bsyond doubt ths pros
ence Of metallic colorlnS.
| N-1s this injurloua2
i Dr, H.-pruss,ato Of iron Is formed Of iron
aud l'ylroeynnio acld. Whom tlle tea II, taken
i"to !ho stomach, the Iron combines with theq
combination. It tis tlaon in tho system, and has
d worry injurloua atTaet upon tho neryeB. enpe-
cially lie nerves OF tho oart. 1t wad thu deadly
ofrdct whuh first induced mo to examine TOD
ataiytically. ..-... -......
| coI.oNlSu DLAOK TEAs,
R.-This is groen toa; how arc black teaa
| colorod?
Dr.. lI.-Witt iron filings and black load.
I.-Aro those injurious, too3
Dr. ILL SHOULD not like to take very much
biloxi lend rnyaolf The mon i, the plnnlbago
u,inus sullor from romar!ablo ekiu.t|lucnHeH, h'.
tl!a akin gradually thlciona. until In color ant
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