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These may have different names, as Yen-Pouchang, 

 S.c., from places, or from the times of the season they 

 are made in ; for both soil and season will affect their 

 Dualities: and would, therefore, render it necessary for 

 Puiichang or Soucliang, &.C., to have diilerent significa- 

 tions, to denote such differences. The bohea is a very 

 old leaf, and the substance in a manner is dried before 

 the leaf is collected from the tree ; and, in fact, what is 

 now called coupons, is little better. These reddish 

 leaves are colored black ; sometimes with the sap of :i 

 particular tree, and sometimes by green grass burned, 

 and various other ways. The dealers in London may, 

 for all I know, use Day &, Martin's i-lme blacking, for 

 their black teas is to be se-'ii in the windows, of a 

 polished black. All that \rould of course give the 

 tea a deep color when poured out ; SO it suits the eye for 

 sale, and it suits the eye in drinking.* 1 do wonder, 

 however, that doctors often forbid the use of tea, although 

 they must know that the unadulterated is anti-bilious, 

 and the most healthy beverage that can be made use oi*. 

 Milk and sugar help to change its qualities. It is 

 only whit.- people who use either. In fact the Chinese 

 and people < ( f tin- \. Kast of India consider milk an 

 excrement, and will not ii-e il , 



' : - "I \i-ite, 1 ;i ' t- a inaiiufaetir\ ' ;i fe\v miles ii<.rth of CHM- 

 !'ii:, wli-]-,- alxiiit .'to ' iin-ii, \vdiiifii and cliil'livn Avd'e cnt;:iL r <''l in 

 < mi vTt iir/ ri.;ir.-- lixikin;,' n-fii-.- l-:i\ c- in) (i -.-vt-ral i>: \n nf i^rccii lea." 

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