TWANKAY TEA. 



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While the sticks and stalks are being picked out by 

 hand from the first sieve *, the tea of the second 



* Here, the order of the sieves is again reversed, the coarse 

 sieves being the first used. I shall here describe the manner 

 in which I saw a chest of Twankay sifted at Canton. 



The leaves were first sifted through a fine sieve, which passed 

 the young hyson leaves and dust, No. 1. 



The returns of the first sieve were sifted through a coarser 

 sieve, and passed Twankay small leaves, No. 2. 



The third sieve sifted the returns of the second sieve, and 

 passed Twankay, No. 3. ; and returned the large leaves of the 

 Twankay, No. 4. 



