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posed to the air, in a soft and moist state ; and, 
secondly, by being subjected to a greater degree of 
fire heat. With regard to the green teas, there can 
be no doubt that those used by the Chinese them¬ 
selves are of the genuine color which they ac¬ 
quire in the drying; and that those “blooming” 
kinds, prepared to suit our depraved tastes, are, 
one, and all, dyed. Moreover, in conclusion, 1 
may repeat, what I have already proved, that the 
black and green teas of the north are produced from 
the same species, the Thea viridis, and that the true 
Canton teas are manufactured from the leaves of 
the Thea bohea. It therefore follows, that the black 
teas can be, and, in fact, are made from both spe¬ 
cies ; and, with regard to the green, as it is the re¬ 
sult of a dye, the Chinese, I doubt not, could sub¬ 
stitute for that color either red or yellow, should 
our taste change and lead us to prefer more glaring 
tints! 
There are several different kinds of scented 
flowers, which are grown in particular districts, 
for the purpose of mixing with and perfuming the 
tea. Amongst these I may mention the follow¬ 
ing :— Olea fragrans. Chloranthus inconspimus, 
Aglaia odorata , &c. I believe these flowers are 
dried by themselves, and afterwards mixed with the 
teas. 
VENTILATION ESSENTIAL TO HEALTH. 
The. bad state of the atmosphere of stove-heated 
rooms cannot be cured by any amount of steaming 
water. Ventilation is what is wanted, and what 
is always found wanting, and what renders the 
atmosphere of our churches and other public rooms 
so often so unfit for human respiration. 
Rooms should not be ;c frequently ventilated ,” 
but always so. Every tight room should have a 
ventilator constructed in the ceiling, to answer the 
purpose of the good old-fashioned fire place, of 
keeping up a constant circulation of air. 
Some one in your pages, I think, has said that 
“ stoves were great savers of fuel, ( at the expense 
of human lives”—all of which is for the want of 
ventilation. It is a most serious fault in the con¬ 
struction of nine tenths of all the school houses 
that are heated by stoves, that there is no ventila¬ 
tion. I have no doubt but thousands of chil¬ 
dren in the United States are annually sent to a 
I premature grave by diseases contracted, aye, crea¬ 
ted, in school rooms. If our wise men, who some¬ 
times make very foolish laws, would enact that 
every school room should be so constructed as to 
I remedy this evil, they would for once show the 
world they possessed some feelings of humanity at 
least. Daniel B. Thompson, of Montpelier, Vt., 
author of “ Locke Amsden,” is worthy to be re¬ 
membered by every child in America, for the beau¬ 
tiful manner in which he has illustrated the subject 
s of ventilating school houses. 
Solon Robinson. 
Crown Point , la., Sept., 1848. 
Drink and Disease.—I t is remarkable that all 
the diseases caused from drinking spirituous liquors 
are liable to become hereditary, even to the third 
generation, and gradually increase, if the curse 
I he continued, till the family becomes extinct.— Dr. 
Darwin , 
WHEArEN GRITS, OR CRACKED WHEAT. 
We have often spoken of the great value of 
cracked wheat mush, as an article of diet in con¬ 
stipation, and, in fact, for all persons, whether sick 
or well. Have the best of wheat—of good, plump, 
matured grain. Wash it if necessary. Have it 
cracked coarsely, in a mill that will cut rather than 
crush it. The less you have ground at a time the 
better, for the fresh-ground article is the best. The 
wheat should be boiled in pure, soft water (rain 
water is excellent, and if people were half as par¬ 
ticular in obtaining water as tea, coffee, tobacco, 
and a thousand other useless and pernicious things 
to please the palate, they would always have 
enough pure soft water). Boil this an hour at 
least, and two hours is still better, for the more we 
cook farinaceous food the better. Eat this once, and 
better, two times a day as a regular meal, with a 
very moderate portion of milk, stewed fruit, honey, 
sugar, or molasses. But be very careful as to any 
or all of these condiments. If too much milk is 
taken, the head is oppressed, because of the stom¬ 
ach’s too hard work * and so of the other articles, 
particularly sweets. This wheat, then, is one of 
the best possible forms of food for people, either 
sick or well. 
The family of one of our patients has experi¬ 
mented a good deal, of late, upon making brown 
bread. The form that suits them best is that made 
by boiling the cracked wheat at least for two hours. 
This is then made into small cakes, with the use 
of a sufficient quantity of fine flour to make the 
dough adhere properly. The cakes are then baked 
without salt, yeast, or any addition whatever, and 
are much relished. It is one of the most foolish 
things in the world for a person to eat superfine 
bread, when he can possibly get any other.— Water 
Cure Journal. 
HINTS FOR THE PROMOTION AND MAIN¬ 
TAIN ANCE OF HEALTH. 
There is really no one subject of greater im¬ 
portance to our farming population, and indeed to 
the whole community, than providing well ventila¬ 
ted sleeping apartments. It is often asked why the 
human race degenerates—or why it is seen in so 
much more vigor in the wilderness, or prairies oc¬ 
cupied by the huntsman, or the rude cabin tenant¬ 
ed by the hardy pioneer % The first—degeneracy 
of the race—we do not credit, but believe at the 
period of the general limitation of life to threescore 
years and ten, if not from the creation of man, his 
stature and physical powers have been, in the best 
specimens at least, essentially the same. All hu¬ 
man tradition, all authentic history go to confirm 
these views, nor are they discredited by any re¬ 
searches of science or the relics of any of the 
handy works of ancient art. But the latter we 
daily witness in the lengthened limbs and stalwart 
forms of many of our western inhabitants, and such 
of our farming population as have, through succes¬ 
sive generations , enjoyed a full, and at all times, 
night as well as day, a free circulation of pure 
air. 
Food, undoubtedly has much to do with this 
healthy development, and in two ways, positively 
as well as negatively—for it should not only be 
good and unstinted, but it should also, not be in 
