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of Japan, but we have reafon to doubt 

 whether there is any real dISerence* 



The manner of preparing tea is very fim- 

 plei when the leaves are colle£ted| they, are 

 expofed to the fteam of boiling water, in 

 order to foften them ; and they are then 

 fpread out upon metal plates, placed over a 

 Moderate fire, where they acquire that fiiri- 

 Veiled appearance which they have %vhen 

 brought to Europe, 



In China there are only two lands of the 

 tea-ftirub; but the Chinefe, by their induftry, 

 have confiderably multiplied each of them* 

 If there arc therefore large quantities of tea 

 in that country which is excelTively dear, 

 there i« fome alfo very common, and fold at 

 a low rate. The Chinefe, however, are very 

 fond of good tea, and take as much pains 

 to procure it of an excellent quality, as the 

 Europeans do to procure excellent wine. 



BOHEA 



