New-York tribune., 1906-07-08


sINcHALEsE TEA-PLUcKER.
sssrs Of the introduction Of the Asia1o leaf 10
5ondon's bea1x and bellies, as well her learned
and literary.
And the people from whose Ioins this gentle poet
Hprsng seem 10 have perFistenty followed the clew
30 gave Cor they are q living witness to the truth
ef e statement made IN earlier number Of this
series, 20 the effect that wherever It IS really
known It !s drunk. and that where It Is really
drunk its consumption Gar exceeds that Of kindred
BEVERAGES" Their faith 81 teas aid TO fancy may
rot lead them to entirely accredit It with the trl-
Enaph of modern English literature, oesplte L'I.
Johnston and his seventeen dishes Of tea but
that they thoroughly believe in its superior ability
% keep the head, that place Of the soul serene,
ts Demonstrated in the following comparison with
teas only real rival coffee drink the virtues Of
which have already been amply set forth in these
columns;
QUANTITIES OF COFFEE AND TEA IMPORT
Ed FOR HONrE CoNsU1EPTTON PER HEAD OF
POPULATION INTO THE UNITED KINGDOM
p6aass. 5ss. p6ge5s.P 5s9s rounds 5s9s
EEosee e. ..-...,.-.'- go go S5s SO
OF. course tea will not make this showing on the
Continent and IN the United States-in these, the
companion beverage has decided lead The Eng
lisb seem 10 be the only Western people who
know Tea who seem 10 have made an exhaustive
study Of tea Russia cannot be taken into &C
count. though a tea drinking nation, for there
usage has come largely from afi!ation with East
eru peoples no small part Of the empire, indeed, be
Ing composed of these.
,+s ,f7-s a-z IS "Reminiscences its TRANSPORTATION
and lis r1reseryafion. rhev have through exhaustive
chemical analyses learned all there IS 70 know. O
iiFent research acquired a thorough knowledge Of
SIS dietetc value and Of its physlooglcaI eeCIs-
search Of endless argument pro ana con- ny ~ N
terested pamphleteers and by scientists-ooth OF
hc.al and unattached-is verdict IN favor OF Tea
kitbousb fBS eyils Of excessive tea drinking are
by them admitted frankly, the admission is coupled
with the common sense decision llee -3, gA, H ;e
also generally made that in teas case the excess
e found to be the ignoraqt attempts TO get .I aL
words. the tannin IS the excess the !p]lIy have
pointed out another form OF eAcess-QIlnkllg yea
entirely TOO strong said the late Sir Andrew
the London hospitals: Tea IS a oessea peE EeIt45e &
mere a. 5es a1p ogiCe wicked 20 about
~ n5ne aoad 5esi LoI6n constitutions here and
Shere. and ahout ; O'Clock, when get into a
place, the LADY OF the house viii say TO me: Sir
cup Of tea say IAalk IAI You , [eg M ma She re-
marks. = know you 90 not like Il strong, SIT
- Ses Into The cup and ms it with water Vow,
call IL positive cruelty 70 give lea III IN e'o 1 -
face against such d beverage. men INC famous s
physician went on TO glEe g % lfe L-,iI5- i5feryai
tI75's. sry-itlli0 Eve minutes you must POUR il off
Let this patient. therefore: have half q pint OF
tea "a Ia clark II you please .z.... ..,,i,~
50 II Will be seen, * IS not tradition. IasIloll
secllliarttv Of appetite even the business inter-
est gToDE out 81 i9eT ation ts Of lea 6TnRers Or
etber The tea drinking nation among occldehls Is.
y viii quicken the minds action. and enliTen {he
ssncy without eNacl4ns me loll Ia -i1,-s
1eSS 1y3fbout leaving them later unstrung
.v-Hr r1rnFF FfTp =.
know that & Will tone W the system, ol,5.i9
Ffuicewaye and promote II. secreu9ns "iIH9gS 1
tcnow that it's a 1lgilaJ seIltI,e. -i,5l, ~ dis
ease germs. They know that II lepaIrs ie i DOC
midnight OF WIN ll.p.i.Ils ls'4 - ,lrarstior
bis physical resources 10 laeltE ''LLu u-1I-e- =,
ak ls lleg m "l 1IeSfior ii viii not exact in any
That having no., y" re- r 4i,e ,,fysic3l aid il renders
The exsltation OF spirit IL coniers the s'caDi'S "
The poetic spirit that gave Byron and Milton
80 thu world reyels IN IT'S fragrance 4i alld IlS LII
of the odorlferous East. ne me 4ll'5lls 15 e5s @
gave birth Shakespeare ana "a iStcon Itsos
nzes Us capaclIE p4 .o - 80 -rT,,,s and also FOR
competent support To ilIt-.-5 ilt -. tt,,ll-' - ar5 100
Guickeuine the sens ol latE,t'a o giffs so
80 ,t-, cost fhev arc at the service OF both
Sllent 7 ar ' one beverage that IS alike
r. reach Of cottage and ha-the solsce OF the nun
Ery and tolvorn. the eNhilarant and luxury Of the
eoI7foT5afle and vel fed. A..
THt above ail they know that. like even the
besl the good Lord has sent us IN ~ nus AZ not se
90 10 wash down heavy. meals. that should be
v,rtver1g rueetiga ana mixed VIII l4-F
a. mouth before being swallowed. We 90 a-Iu
-11or vxe-6anu the tea. They 90 not IliHl 1p tlle
-Teguer quality of this cheapest or All beverages
enc fner complain that teas tasieleSs stun %.
T5ev a. uot stew the leaves 'to get the silele ~.
and rh pronounce 'deleterlgus 10 the seelll1 {
,~ostir- of the stomach" Ard they do not pour on
ffa leaves water that has barely begun 70 o9ll an
si.er evyear that the .-wishy-WaShN stun l& onlS
=. go,. sic- reoule women and children" Neither
10 thew bIv tea 3ts appearance. but on us cup
~rfa7i7ses- for example their broken orange
T5eLoe" is their highest priced Ceylon tea Jet i
docs not look az 'shOWy' as DO other grades.
II would really seem matter OF simple common
sense br The small FToccTs should set ABOUT learn
sng tea as have their English confreres, and,
Hfterward. teaching their customers: for there 5
nore profit Tor both En- good tea Perhaps the SAID
small grocer would then see the wisdom or equip
ping his establishment with the means oI euabI 8
bis patrons the cup qualities OF his goods
n they right. they VIII soon increase his Gus
tom. once let a person drink cup OF good tea,
then learn how 10 make il equally good At home,
and that persons convert But me bali-
-Cboice tea. Toe. "a pound in the way Of a
gorgeous label canister of inferior tea, won Z
eaten the same fish twlce. And when that canister.
open. ncstles lOEtuglE-as u too frequently does
against 'sWitzer case holognas. herrngs, onions,
End divers other things malOGOro1s. the said fsh
would not bite once-if ii chanced 10 smell Of the
bait