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the lower classes, but the cheapness of tea and coffee has 

 driven this beverage nearly out of use ; however, a solitary 

 saloojj -vender may still occasionally be seen with his tin ap- 

 paratus for holding and keeping it warm; they are found 

 only at daybreak, usually in the purlieus of the markets. 



Semolina, Semoletta, Semola, Semola rarita, Soojee, 

 and Urena, are names used to designate a product of wheat. 

 In some countries the wheat has its starch and gluten much 

 more intimately combined than in others, the consequence 

 is, it is harder, and is termed flinty. In grinding this wheat, 

 some parts resist the millstones, but get rounded by the at- 

 trition ; these hard parts are usually very small and round, 

 but are occasionally oval ; they fall into the furrows of the 

 millstones, from whence they are collected, and, according 

 to the fineness of their size, they are called by one of the 

 above names, and are usually imported from Italy. 



Manna-croup exactly resembles Semolina ; it comes from 

 Russia, being usually imported in small quantities in the 

 timber-ships which come from the Baltic. They all form 

 admirable food for infants, and are much and deservedly es- 

 teemed as materials for making light puddings for invalids. 

 The imports of all sorts only amount to about 15 tons per 

 annum. 



