60 Process of Manufacture. 
leaf can be told at once by the soft clinging 
feeling it has when taken in the hand. It is 
much better to over-wither than under-wither, as 
a really pretty tippy tea can be made from 
over-withered leaf, and a fairly dark infusion 
got, although the liquor will be rather dull. 
In fact many planters slightly over-wither on 
purpose when they want tippy teas. And it is 
certainly worth while, when one has’ a large 
quantity of strong and flavoury but not good- 
looking teas, to over-wither afew maunds to make 
the tip to mix with them. The only excuse for 
under-withered leaf is in the rains, when the 
Factory is crammed with leaf. When very often 
the manager is bound to roll off. the leaf under- 
withered or else sacrifice a great deal of tea, on 
some of the cold rainy days that occur in July and 
August, it is simply impossible to wither leaf 
properly, but in this case the leaf can be generally 
kept over for one or two days) A rather im- 
portant matter escapes the notice of most men. 
When firing up on the chulas in the morning 
the heat of the factory often rushes up to 
