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should be. By Mr. Deane's process the green leaf 
does not ferment in the least during the rolling. 
There is consequently no oxidization, a result not 
obtainable by firing the green leaf immediately after 
it comes out of the roller. The infused leaf is 
therefore of a uniformly yellmo greenish colour, as it 
should be, and the liquors of a pale, pure, pungpnt 
Jipan character, with all the characteristics of fine 
flavoured green tea. 
Mr. Deane has at last overcome the difficulty he 
for a long time experienced, of obtaining and 
retaining the requisite wiry twist of leaf. 
I consider there is a great future for 
Oeylon green teas of the quality and character lately 
produced by Mr. Deane, and I am decidedly of the 
opinion that when these teas are made in sufficient 
quality, and become known, that they will, in 
time, drive the China article out of consumption, 
just in the same way as Indian and Ceylon black 
teas have, and are still doing. 
These are the teas that the Oeylon Planters' 
American Tea Company would do well to begin the 
oampa gn with in America, — as the taste is already 
established there for these unfermented teas, by 
the lo'ng use of China and Japan greens. Americans 
wi -1 then have an opportunity of judging of the 
sulperior quality of pure Ceylon greens as oompared 
with the faced China teas of the same class. 
Mr. Deane may possibly publish my reports as 
soon as he has obtained his patent, which I hope 
and believe will prove as great a suooess as the 
teas are, made by it. — Yours faithfully, 
F. F. STEEET. 
NEURALGIA. 
Neuralgia, or "nerve-pain," may occur in any 
part of the body, but the commonest variety is 
that which attacks the face, and is known as tic 
or tic-doloureux. The pain is usually very intense, 
and may krep the patient awake many nights in 
succession. When the pain attacks the arm it is 
generally known as ulnar neuralgia, whilst the 
same pain attacking the sciatic nerve of the leg is 
known as sciatica. Attacks from neuralgia may 
persist for many years, the intervals in some oases 
being long, and in others short. Muoh may be done 
by timely oare and attention to ward off attacks of 
neuralgia. Diet (regular and homely), exercise, a 
sufficient amount of sleep, and the avoidance of 
badly-veutilated rooms, are all points to be attended 
to. 
One of the best remedies to be referred to in 
cases of neuralgia is quinine, this drug being spe- 
cially indioated when the complaint depends either 
directly or indirectly on the presence of ague. One 
of the Quinine Tabloids should be taken every 
three hours, until relief from the pain is obtained. 
When the patient is pale, and the condition of 
the blood is below par, Dialysed Iron (Wyeth) 
may be given for a few days to begin with. Another 
good remedy is chloride of ammonium, but it is 
essential that it should be taken in fairly large 
doses, two or three of the ten-grain tabloids every 
four hours. Arsenic, somatimes, is highly bene- 
ficial, and should be given in the form of the 
Tabloid T ;t irates, one-hundrelth grain, one three 
times a day. 
When the pain occurs in the limbs, benefit may 
be derived from the application of a Menthol Plaster, 
lilisters often d much good, and other oounter- 
irritants, as they are called, such as mustard and 
iodine, are useful. Treatment by means of electri- 
city may have to be resorted to, under medioal 
advice. — Health, London. 
A Company has been floated in London with a 
capital of £150,000, to carry on the busines of 
indigo planters and manufacturers of, and dealers 
in indigo, and to acquire and turn to account 
certain inventions connected with improvement in 
the manufacture of indigo of Mr. E. C. Schrottky, of 
Dresden and Mozufferpore, Tirhoot. Mr. Schrottky, 
who has devoted considerable attention to the sub- 
ject, has taken out in India patents for various 
processes in connection with indigo manufacture. 
These will be acquired by the new Company. — 
Madras Mail, Jan. 13th. 
Coconuts in the United States, are used 
for numerous purposes, as confections, &o. We find 
an advertisement in the American Grocer to the 
following effect: — 
Dunhim's Concentrated Shred Coconut. Put up in 
fancy tin flower pots, decorated in blue, pink and 
gold bronzes. This is the handsomest package ever 
used, and is useful as well as highly ornamental. The 
shred coconut has a light, snowy a ppearance, which 
makes it far preferable to the meat of the fresh nut 
for decorating c ikes aud pastry. It ia also put up in 
extra large quarter and half-pound paper packages 
which retail and 10 and 20 cent each. 
The Consumption of Coffee in America is appa- 
rently steady, not advancing, as formerly, about 
eight to ten per cent annually. This may be due to 
the high prioes of the past three years, as compared 
with the low prices ruling from 1880 to and through 
1886, since which time the cost of the article has 
nearly doubled, leading to a more generous use of 
coffee mixtures. The trade for this year is about 
abreast of the same time last year, the monthly 
consumption showing an average of 18,106 tons for 
eleven months of 1889, against 18.015 tons for the 
corresponding period in 1888, a difference of only 91 
tons per month. The daily consumption of coffee 
absorbs about 600 tons or 10,200 bags. — American 
Grocer, Deo. 11th. 
The Trade of Colombia. — A report from the 
British Consul at Bogota, on the trade of Colombia, 
which has just been issued contains statistical tables 
which represent the labour of several months of the 
German Minister of Colombia and his secretary, 
who have compiled them from a mass of undi- 
gested materials in the possession of the statistical 
department. The total imports in 1887 amounted 
to £859,269, and the exports to £1,396,322 ; but 
in 1888 they amounted to £1,064,225 and £1,666,818 
respectively. The increase is due to internal tran- 
quillity and the prospects of order being maintained. 
Colombia trades mainly with four countries — Great 
Britain, France, Germany, and the United States. 
In 1888 their respective shares in the import trade 
were 49, 21, 13, and 12 per cent., and in exports 
34, 10, 12, and 40 per cent. The United States 
take nearly all the Colombian coffee, cacao, and 
timber ; Great Britain takes nearly all the cinchona 
and all the ores. The decrease in the export of 
the latter has caus°d a slight decline in the British 
share of the export trade. No gold has recently 
been coined. A. considerable sum has been exported, 
and much is looked up, so that practically no specie 
at all is now current. The limit of the bank-note 
circulation allowed bylaw has been almost reached, 
and is not sufficient for the requirements of the 
country, especially as: the notes of those banks for 
which the Government was responsible have been 
rapidly called in. One railway has been oompleted, 
and there is no abatement of the great activity 
in all classes of mining operations. The chief ports; 
in order of importance, are Barranduilla, Cartagena, 
Ououta, Buenaventura, and Tumaoo. — London Times. 
