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less astringent, and therefore less likely to derange 

 a delicate digestive system. Analysis has proved 

 this again and again, and it is a confidence which 

 has no reason behind it which asserts anything to the 

 contrary." 



WHEN MILK CAN BE DISPENSED WITH 



" There can be little doubt that if it were not for 

 the habit of adding milk to tea, which in the circum- 

 stances is a perfectly correct physiological though 

 perhaps not aesthetic proceeding, the infusion of a 

 powerful Indian tea would produce infinitely more 

 harm than it does. On the other hand, China tea, 

 owing to its delicacy, is frequently consumed without 

 milk, some persons choosing the Eastern method by 

 adding to it a slice of lemon. There is, after all, very 

 little to be said against the strongest teas so long as 

 they are prepared under the simple precaution which 

 excludes the greater part of the astringent substances 

 from passing into the infusion namely, by allowing 

 the tea to " brew " for only a few minutes. That 

 precaution, however, is not so necessary when China 

 tea is chosen." 



From the above extract it will be seen that China 

 tea should be pushed with renewed vigour, and not 

 neglected or relegated to a back shelf as a commodity 

 for which there is no demand. There are people with a 

 weak digestion, who find that strong Indian teas do not 

 agree with them, the result being that the beverage is 

 given up entirely. In such cases a customer may be 

 reclaimed by recommending pure China tea. As in other 

 growths the finest is the best, but a very refreshing tea 

 can be obtained to retail at 2/6 or 3/- which, if prepared 

 with due care, will prove invigorating and acceptable. 



