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be “a sheet-anchor under such conditions, which he has never, 
so far, seen to fail in producing a normal evacuation of the 
bowels.” Again, “In cases of bilious dyspepsia, and all the 
concomitant symptoms of headache, vomiting, lassitude, etc., 
Paraguayan Tea has simply worked wonders ; besides increasing 
intestinal secretion, and energy of function, it has a decidedly 
powerful effect on the liver. For proper action it should be 
taken in the early morning on an empty stomach, and as hot 
as it can be well borne. About a dozen matés should be drunk, 
and followed by a glass of hot milk, on the top of which another 
dozen matés are to be consumed, the patient in the meantime 
taking walking exercise. This practice, if a lasting cure is 
desired, should be continued for two months, or more.” Further- 
more, the natives declare that tho Paraguay Tea, infused, and 
sucked up from a small pumpkin, or gourd, through a long reed, 
is an excellent remedy in fever, and for rheumatism. 
The well-known, and highly-esteemed late Dean Stanley. 
of Westminster Abbey, had no vivid sense of taste, or smell. His 
cousin, Mr. Augustus Hare, has suid that “ oysters, and big 
buns were to the Dean what the most perfectly-devised dishes 
of a skilful chef would be to an epicure: they were the only 
edibles Dean Stanley could feel going down.” Another eminent 
divine, of the same school, Professor Jowett, was similarly 
constituted ; and it is said “the two were once breakfasting 
together, Tea being the beverage they both preferred, though 
why it is difficult to say. However, on this occasion they had 
been talking, and Tea-drinking freely, taking no less than eight 
cups apiece, when Jowett, during a pause, lifted the teapot to 
pour himself out another cupful, and then chanced to discover 
that all the while it had been forgotten to put any Tea in.” 
The “ Funeral Tea” is a great feature of Yorkshire life. After 
a funeral the company, when the house of the chief mourners 
will not accommodate them, repair to a neighbouring refreshment 
room, and have a big tea, sometimes a knife and fork tea; 
any. how, always with an abundance of cakes, and dainties 
included. John Wesley, who was strongly opposed to the 
Chinese leaf, recommended Sage tea as a_ substitute. In 
American revolutionary days, when Tea from the far East was 
boycotted, “Liberty tea” was brewed by the stalwart New 
Englanders from the four-leaved loose-strife, also from strawberry 
leaves, currant leaves, and ribwort; whilst “‘ Hyperion tea,” 
