EXPENSE IN" VARIOUS PLACES. 85 



and burned his corpse, and next morning displayed his 

 ashes in a bamboo, as a testimony to show they had 

 performed their duty, and revenged the spirit of their 

 departed relative. Such were the characteristics of the 

 two classes of people I had to deal with to make tea. 



Would Americans have no advantage over such people 1 

 If tea could be produced for two cents a pound by their 

 agency, why cannot the people of these United States do 

 so likewise? 



CULTIVATION OF THE TEA PLANT IN DIFFERENT 



COUNTRIES, VIZ.: 

 In China, 



' Assam, Eastern Frontier, E. India, 

 1 Tartar country, joining W. of China, 

 " Kamoun, N. West of E. India, 

 " Java. 

 China tea has already been fully discussed. 



ASSAM PLANTERS. 



THE Hon. East India Co. had a nursery as a school, 

 to teach the people the art of tea making. 



The Assam Tea Co., with a capital of $2,500,000, 

 had several plantations ; and Mr. Francis Bonynge had 

 four plantations. 



These were the only parties who entered into the culti- 

 vation in Assam. The Assam Co. is still in existence. 

 A few of the officers, who derive salaries from the concern, 

 are allowed to carry it on. The funds they have on 

 h.md were not of any importance to divide. Their 

 failure arose from the state of Assam, already shown ; 

 and from tli-ir never employing any party of respectability 

 to manage for thorn in Assam ; and having failed so far, 



