The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1891-08-21
FACTS
ABOUT THE TEA WE DRINK.

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But few people know that there ls such .
thing "a sun.euFcd tea In c Hlstcnce, aud fewer
have seen IL. But there Is, aud Il IL Of all teas
'hs sweetest. puFeSt, and most fragrant. You
ask as once how Il Il iha, II IL not offered for
sale aud that you know nothing Of f. That IL
answered easily; but IL II necessary 10 pfesen.
hfst few details. The public only knows
TWO general classes. viz, the green and tho
black teas.
Green Teas.
Few people know tLas he bright biul,h.
green color OF The ordinary teas expossd in
the windows IA rot tho natural color Tn.
pleasant as the fact may be. Il Is nevertheless
artificial; FTuss!Rn blue, silica, gypsum,
plumbago. and other unhaAllhful mineral
color being aaed Tor this psrpose Thes effect
ht"oi9ld. II not only makes the tea q bright,
shiny, attractive gFeea, but also permits the
use OF otfeoioE" aud worthless teas, which.
once under tho green cloak. arc readily
worked OF as good quality of tea Theaboun.
Unable eoloFing practice even admits Of the
use OF foreign substances, Aad the EnglIah
government. which looks closer Into the gen.
nineness OF lie Aisple, thaa oars, has IN soma
OF the alleged "naoss " Of teas sound Tsdrisd
leaves. straw. fragments oi mating, rice
saths, aud willow leaves. In fact, Il Is opxnIy
stated by an English authority that hundreds
OF thousands ot pounds Of aloe. ash, asd VIII.
low leaves are annually imported a. tea.
which without the ceioring process would be
imPoasibls. They report tea ss one OF the most
aotoEiously sdalteFaied articles Of conmsrcs.
The temptation 20 male sFerp!nss and bad
tea Into insFehantnble product with q few
csntS worth OF green coioTing matter ia too
strong 10 Withstand. and the worthlesaness of
the irssh that often finds lis way to this mar.
ket iabsied "Sew Crop" "He.s Quality"
"orssn Tea. :" etc, would simply assoand the
pnelie II revealed. TO say nothing Of the un.
hcaiihfuiness Of tho PrRsslEn blue. plum.
haxo. gypsum. and the other mineral colors
thai sso employed.
Black Teas.
The basket and pan-area japan teas, as well
a. the China teas thA, may be Included under
the general heading Of Z" black teas, get their
co.ss from thc friag CT toAs,iag process, but
mineral coloTing matter Is also frequently
used 10 give q certain desired Commercial
u
In the green tcas. largely eonceais the idsa-
ufy OF the tea and permits tho use Of the
very cheapest teas, TO argue no;hiugiior the
ds'ss!orating effect OF excessive firing (which
must bo rcsor,ed TO whea very cheap prod
net IL used and an extreme color desired.
Beeeh's Tea Isun-dried).
Concerning sun-dried teas the people Of the
phrfae roass hav. haar.t 49,, tf,.ss :. a -,
less. although IL is extensively used where Il
Is known and understood. We are told that
when tea Is 20 poor Il cannot be sold at home
or safely shipped to the English markets, Il IL
shipped TO America: that we win drink any
thins. That may possibly be one Of the rea-
sons we have not been offered sun-drled teas
They were good enough to send elsewhere
The sun.drcd teas being aun-curod. no
eoiofing matter IL used, hence nothing bat
pure tea leaves can be employed; for unas-
sisted By manipulation or coloring, all at.
ismpts at adulterGsion or the introduction OF
foreign leaves or material would be bold and
giasing. That IL is, therefore, sweeter and far
moro fragrant than the Rrtiacially colorcd
green teas and the manipulated basket or
pan.ircd teas. you hardly neod be told That
II IL more healthful than the mineral -eolored
teas, Is also apparent That Il is more expen-
slve, 10 also true: and that ia another reason
you have never seen t. THERE'S net so much
proht In It as there is In the cheap adAlter~
ated and colored teas.
About tho Cost of Teas.
According to the eGstom-house reports, the
amount of tea received a. San Francisco last
year (issol was G.sio, ,ls7 pounds, and the yalus
s95S,2so, or a fraction over isc per pound.
The consumer. of which the reader was one.
paid for that iec tea all the way from Toe to
81 per pound. In other words. for that s96S. .25e
worth OF tea the consumer paid between four
aud Ave millions OF dollars. There are your
enormous profits, and there you Will probably
End the chief reason why most OF yon never
heard of sun-dried tea. As the Sun-dried teas
have no mask. they are compelled to be abso'
lutely pure and Of better quality than the
srtincially colored aad manipulated teas
Hence the margins on them are smaller. and
many dealers don't care about handling them,
and you know nothing about them. But It IL
the object OF this article TO tell you where you
can get them. and what to ask for. and all
about them
"I:ecch's Tea"
"Beech's Tea" guaranteed to be tho pure
sun-cured leaves, /. now offered to the people
OF the Pacific Coast 1t will be q revelation
TO you. You doubtless never cav any nat
ural leaf Have your grocer break open q
yackage II viii be found IN color to be just
between the ar,ilciaiiy colored green and
the black teas, and the drawn tea presents q
clear, brilliant canary color, OF delightful
fragrance. 1t Is offered 10 the people at 600
per pound, the same price that many artin-
olally colored teas ere sold for But Its guar
anteed purity makes it more economical to
use; for a less quantity, say about twenty
grains, is required per cup As there are
1850 grains to a pound, there will be seen to
be between three aud four hundred cups TO
the pound, or at the rate of about one tifth of
cent per cup. It's economy is therefore
manifest II is put up in one-pound packages
only, in patent alright and moisture-proof
parchment, with the trademark that is found
at the bottom OF this article plainly printed
on the package. 1t is sold in this form for
two reasons; one Is, that the original strength
and aroma is preserved; and second, there
can bo no deception, which would be quite
possible II II were sold in bulk, without the
name and trademark attached.
Caution.
Recollect that the margin OF profit Is 50
much smaller on Beech's pure sun-dried teas
than on the artitleially colored teas that yos
won't get 1t II tea by any other name can be