THE LITTLE TEA BOOK 



That excellent and by all Physitians 

 approved China drink, called by the 

 Chineans, Tcha, by other nations, Tay, 

 or Tea, is sold at the Sultana's Head, a 

 Copphee House, in Sweetings Rents, by 

 the Royal Exchange, London. 



Like all new things, when they 

 have fastened on to the public's fa- 

 vor, tea was on everybody's lips and 

 in everybody's mouth. It was lauded 

 to the skies, and was supposed to be 

 good for all the ills of the flesh. It 

 would cure colds and consumption, 

 clear the sight, remove lassitude, 

 purify the liver, improve digestion, 

 create appetite, strengthen the mem- 

 ory, and cure fever and ague. 



One panegyrist says, while never 

 putting the patient in mind of his 

 disease, it cheers the heart, without 

 disordering the head ; strengthens 

 the feet of the old, and settles the 

 heads of the young ; cools the brain 



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