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Such  a  method  of  manipulation  would  make  them  much  more  ex- 
pensive than  they  are.  One  gathering  of  tea  is  said  to  yield 
seventy  per  cent,  of  orange  pekoe,  twenty-five  of  souchong,  and 
five  of  caper.  The  quantity  of  true  caper  would  therefore  ap- 
pear to  be  very  smalL;  but  there  are  many  ways  of  increasing 
the  quantity  by  peculiar  modes  of  manipulation. 
"  In  a  large  factory,  such  as  this  at  Canton,  there  is,  of  course, 
a  considerable  quantity  of  dust  and  refuse  tea  remaining  after 
the  orange  pekoe,  caper,  and  souchong  have  been  sifted  out  of  it. 
This  is  sold  in  the  country  to  the  natives  at  a  low  price,  and  no 
doubt  is  often  made  up  with  paste  and  other  ingredients  into 
those  lie  teas  which  now-a-days  find  a  market  in  England. 
Nothing  is  lost  or  thrown  away  in  China.  The  stalks  and  yellow 
leaves  which  have  been  picked  out  by  women  and  children,  are 
sold  in  the  country ;  while  the  flowers  which  have  done  their 
duty  in  the  scenting  process  are  given  to  the  poor,  who  pick  out 
the  few  remaining  tea  leaves  which  had  been  left  by  the  sieve  or 
winnowing  machine.  Some  flowers,  such  as  those  of  the  Aglaia 
for  example,  after  being  sifted  out  from  the  tea,  are  dried,  and 
used  in  the  manufacture  of  the  fragrant  4  jos  stick,*  so  much 
used  in  the  religious  ceremonies  of  the  country. 
"It  appears  from  these  investigations  that  many  kinds  of 
fragrant  flowers,  besides  those  used  by  the  Chinese,  would  answer 
the  purpose  equally  well,  and,  therefore,  in  places  like  India, 
where  tea  is  likely  to  be  produced  upon  an  extensive  scale,  ex- 
periments in  scenting  might  be  made  with  any  kinds  of  jasmines, 
daphnes,  aurantiaceous  or  other  fragrant  plants  indigenous  to 
the  country.  R.  F." 
Shanghai,  May  2d. 
CONTRIBUTIONS  TO  TOXICOLOGY. 
Translated  from  "  Archiv.  d.  Pharmacie,  March,  1855,"  and  "  Buchner's 
News  Repertorium,  1855." 
By  J.  M.  Maisch. 
On  the  value  of  Albumen  and  Hydrate  of  Magnesia  as  Antidotes 
for  Corrosive  Sublimate. 
The  fact  that  albumen  is  not  a  reliable  antidote  for  corrosive 
sublimate,  has  induced  many  to  look  for  another  better  one,  and 
