The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-25

but he has to combine Rood pusnIe - AZ II IN
NE men en- in New York who may be termeed eX,
pert smellers there are not NOR, t thnre arr
OF Sreat many more who consider themselves ex-
neTts in smells and who make their living
Sa ;h tR Ssh n oenon ET C s sSS 10
qualities They arp usually so ove re o,laceive
that any compouEnYdinE Shsms ttn mes ue'''
-" Naturally man. with a nose which earns s
him money has to be very careful OF nmsiroIn}
10 avoid colds than the expert smeIler s SIN
gle case OF influenza or affection OF the o19 fnr
several days and oven threatens permanent IN
Jury to his delicate olfactory organ. freuuen.-
the qSsst tSs dseses Of The
don't think 1t does In moderation, although
that Is moot point some men MN bnr ou tnEips
my side Of the case and enjoying good weeu
OPPORTUNITY. But no man can drink ,i I llIuor
Somehow copous imbibing seems to impair
the olfactory ORGANS first o. al anI nave np po
Enlisted slfea saS Wit me ma2RRr'' Oh n"ru
Next TO the blenders and compounders en-
ployed by the great mannlactnrtg cnei III ths
Of 5Yf taste Is used By the tea expert well as
accom- animent Of humming teesetties boil fRo
cuiar revolving table Ave feet in diameter or
In Int the Se centre stands par Of light scales and
around the edge of the table Is narrow Ledge.
half an inch lower than the surrounding top,
on which are placed small packages oil tea ana
number Of tiny. egg shell cups. At the sue s
OF the table stands TIL, slender der sHIspdor
office he weighs out SAMPLE drawings as he
Wishes T to test placing each sample II sep
arate CUP; Afsistants az every cup ABOUT tS two
thirds full OF hot water from one OF the num-
m kpttlps md. while tho infusion is In
progress. the tester looks on .breathlessly.
closely noting with alert gance the , chsraetSr
spoonful Of the fragrant leaf to his nose, re-
peatine the operation several times until the
olfactory mem brane, Then he takes auan-
tity Of the iauid into his mouth. rolls It from
saH With f tie haze Of atve absorpton
dimming and half closing his eyes. and then
re tea ntP sRe hs
-" Bless you. no r, was his, Immediate response
into my mouth would die an early death Of
dysrepsa. blood poisoning or something OF
it Is Tea testing is merely slow way OF COM
hitting suicide"
Like the smelling experts in oils. essences
and combine the selling OF tea with their test
ing. Important tea importing establishments
retain their own experts. who. in majority OF
cases, are partners. but the smaller dealers
usually rely upon the. services of tea brokers'
year. it is, said. Five thousand dollars a year
nized expert In tea Good tea testers are born
not made. it is often said, but they are re;
Guired TO- serve an aRpirenticeshdP Of several
The testing OF wines and liquors is as exact
ing profession as that OF the chemist or tea
expert with an educated nose A great many
persons believe themselves to be fair judges Of
wines. and some earn good INCOMES because OF
their supposed decacy Of taste and smell; but
there are not more than twenty five real ex-
pcrts in New York.
Z" 1t is amusing to the liquor or wine tester
tent judges Of convivlal beverages because
they have been drinking them for years said
snlaried men in his particular line As a
matter ot fact. no one who nahitually uses
Indifferent. Constant lbations destroy al
OF wine or whskey which he believes to be OF
WIKI Gr
colored artifcially. Testers never swallow a
drop Of lifg9r or VIM Otherwise their useful
1T is difficult for any. one to learn the testing
business in this country To- get the proper
European wine Erowing district and years
must be devoted to the proper education Of
testing smell is perhaps more IMPORTANT at
times. especially when the age OF vintage is
wine to the able tester. Most OF the experts in
New York are also blenders and began their
salaries. indeed porter in wine and
l,quor establishment has many, opporturi;
ties. He is washing empty bottles and
cleansing barrels from early to late and
has, many chances to taste all sorts
OF drinkab es. Some portcrs abuse their OPP
portunities and become drunkards: but others.
with an eye to golden -hued future. study the
business. and when one discovers the taste Oft
tain of promotion. Should he develop the
blenders ability In addition to the power to
distinguish good wines and liquors from bad.
factory salary. Some wine testers receive
more than $4,000 n year: but salaries of half
nowadays. owing principally to the fact that as
soon as a man exhibits genuine ability IA a
tester he is either able to work his way into n
partnership in some good firm or can find some
one TO start him In business for him self"