October i, 1890.] 
THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 
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large Government institution ! At _ times when 
murrain is pretty general, especially in towns, why, 
I ask, should not the cattle-sheds where the 
disease exists be visited and disinfected, and the 
cattle as far as possible segregated. Municipal 
inspectors, when they hear of a case of smallpox 
or cholera, go armed with disinfectants and remove 
the patient to a hospital far away from _ town. 
Why should not the same thing be done in the 
case of cattle affected with murrain ? An animal 
that shows the first signs of the disease should be 
immediately removed to the hospital for cattle, 
situated on the outskirts of the city at one or 
more than one point, and there treated acoor- 
ding to the moat enlightened system. The 
proper feeding of cattle is, however, a matter 
that it must be hoped oattleownera will come to 
see is compatible with their own interests, and 
the desirability of which can be only impressed 
upon the careless villager by semi-official influence. 
But there is yet more that can be done, and that 
in the direction of more careful breeding. Each 
district should be provided with a stud bull (one 
selected for specially good qualities), which should 
be at the disposal of the people of the district. 
This would obviate the evil of cows being mated 
indiscriminately, and would probably lead to a 
desirable result, viz., the gelding at any early age 
of males which are herded promiscuously with females 
in village pasture grounds. The studbull should 
be under the charge of the headman of the village, 
who should see that proper care and attention is 
paid to it. Where practicable a small fee may be 
charged for the use of the animal, which would go 
towards the expenses of its upkeep, but the use 
of it should be given free to the poorer villagers. 
This plan, I think, would be the best ; but it might 
be suggested in its place that a number of stud 
bulls should be stationed in the capitals of the 
provinces, and that these should travel through the 
country at stated periods. There is a precedent for 
the Government coming to the rescue of the agri- 
culturist at a critical time, and even now this is 
being done in “ that most distressful country,” 
the Eastern Province, in the matter of paddy 
cultivation- So that it would not be too much to 
expect at a time when the extinction of our stock 
is threatened by disease, mal-nutrition, and bad- 
treatment, that the Government will supply stud- 
bulls and even give the use of them free. 
If there are any better suggestions to be made 
let him who can make them speak : but these are 
the convictions of Ageicola. 
NOTES FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY. 
Glasgow, July 24th, — Just a line to hand you 
the enclosed advertisements by Lipton & Stuart 
Cranston & Co. : — 
Lii’tok in Ceylon. — To Lovers of the Fragrant 
Beverage. — Mr. Lipton who has just returned from 
Ueylnu, has pleasure in intimating to his customers 
and the public in general that the extensive purchases 
he has made in Tea Estates enables him to supply 
the most delicious Tea the world can produce, at prices 
impossible fcr any other tea dealers to sell at. His 
estate.-!, which cover many thousands of acres of the 
best tea in laud in Ceylon, are at an elevation of 5,000 
feet, where nothing but the choicest teas are grown ; 
and, to give an idea of the labour required in the 
cultivation and manufacture of ua on these estates, 
there are upwards ot 3,000 natives, independent of 
Europeans, constantly employed. Tn lui rngTeas from 
Lipton, you get them at Planters’ Pricts. Consumers 
of the fragrant beverage thus save not less than six 
or eight intermediate profits, or Is to 2s per lb. Note 
the Prices, fdagnificeut blends, rich, pure, fragrant. 
Is and Is 4d per lb. Extra choicest Ceylon and Indian 
blend. Is 7d per lb. 
1 ^” This is the finest and most delicious Tea 
the world can produce, and is equal, if not superior, 
to what is sold by most Tea dealers and grocers at 
2s 6d to 3s fid per lb. 6, 7, 10, and 20 lb. Packed in 
patent air-tight canisters, without extra charge. Lipton’s 
Teas have a more exquisite aroma and delicious 
flavour than any Tea ever introduced into Britain. 
They have undoubtedly reached a pinnacle of success 
never before attained by any Tea in the world.” 
“ Deliberate Falsehood is the only term that can 
be applied to those who are familiar with the long 
prices obtained for fine Tea at Public Auction and by 
Private Treaty, and who yet strongly advertised the 
‘Finest Tea the World can Produce,’ Is 7d per lb., 
We prove the falsehood by offering our blend of Indian, 
Ceylon, and China Tea at Is fid per lb. Those strong, 
dark, bitter Teas— which grip the palate — are doing 
more real injury to the digestive organs than would 
result from the same money’s worth of Raw Grain 
Whisky consumed within an equal time. Our Teas 
are mild and refreshing, and, like old matured whisky 
may be drunk with relish, and are followed by no 
evil effects. To clench this argument, We Stuart 
Cranston & Co., Trained Tea Tasters of 25 years’ ex- 
perience, admitted to be the keenest buyers in Scot- 
land of fine China and fine Darjeeling, still pay re- 
gularly in the open market — patent to every Teaman in 
Mincing Lane — 2s lOd, 3s 3d, 3s lOd, and even 4s 
7d per lb. (duty paid) for the choicest China and 
Darjeeling Teas, buying them in lots of £300, £500, 
and £1,000 sterling in one line for one kind. The 4s 
7d was a small lot, but long after it was sold out our 
customers came back, eager to purchase more — a clear 
proof that the quality and value were not fictitious 
but real.” 
Will it do the Ceylon planter any good for Lipton 
or any other man to advertise that he can sell the 
“ finest (Ceylon) tea the world can produce at Is 7d ”? 
I very much doubt it, and I find many here of the same 
opinion. Ceylon folks at home have been greatly 
amused to read of Lipton’s reception in Ceylon. When 
honorable members of Council and the leading mem- 
bers of the planting and mercantile community have 
vied with one another in doing honor to Glasgow’s 
principal retail ham dealer, I suppose we may reasonably 
infer that caste prejudices are destroyed and the once 
despised ‘‘ shopkeeper ” is no longer to be looked down 
upon as a social outcast. If this be the result of Mr. 
Lipton’s visit to Ceylon, then I for one will indeed 
rejoice. You remember the story of a visiter who, 
unable to understand the fine distinctions drawn by 
Colombo Society, asked a member of the mercantile 
community what was the difference in Colombo between 
the merchant and the tradesman as it seemed to him 
(the visitor) that they were all in trade. ‘‘The 
difference,” replied the merchant, ‘‘ is that the trades- 
man ’arfs ’is 'ams ! !” Great Soot ! what will the mem- 
bers of Ceylon Society say now after bowing the knee 
to one who not only “ ’arfs ’is ’ams ” but will sell you a 
much smaller quantity of ham any day you like to step 
into his shop just round the corner from where I now 
write. Well done Lipton, if he has helped to knock this 
nonsense out of Ceylon folk’s heads. May he prosper 
abundantly by his Ceylon investment. At the same time 
I would ask him not to attempt to enrich himself 
by donbtfui advertisements and by ways which can only 
injure his brother planters. 
Enclosed is advertisement from the Edinburgh 
Gazette in re “The Indian Tea Bazaars Company 
Limited,’ of which Andrew Poison is chairman : — 
(Excerpt from Edinburgh Gazette of 3rd June 1890.) 
In the matter of the Indian Tea Bazaars Company, 
Limited. Notice is hereby given, that at an extraor- 
dinary general meeting of the above-named Company 
held in the office of Messrs. H.&R. Lamond & Lang, 
Writers, 93 West Regent Street, Glasgow, on Friday 
the 30th day of May 1890, the following extraordinary 
resolution was passed viz. : — “ That it has been proved 
to the satisfaction of the Company that the Company 
cannot, by reason of its liabilities, continue its business, 
