to buy better, sell with intelligence, and increase his 

 trade ? To be a good judge of tea, to be able to value it 

 to a fraction of a penny, and also to recognise the numer- 

 ous growths by the smell and appearance, should be 

 the purpose of every distributor. The aim of the skilled 

 grocer should be to study the tea trade, and to exercise 

 and to publicly claim a special knowledge of what is 

 really a very skilled business. Such an ideal is difficult 

 to attain, and no theoretical study will convey full 

 knowledge. One imperfectly acquainted with the 

 subject can only become proficient by years of constant 

 practice and practical tasting. 



