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Title: Dr. Hood's plain talks about the human system : the habits of men and women - the causes and prevention of disease - our sexual relations and social natures - embracing common sense medical adviser...
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Hood, G. Durant
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Publisher: Chicago : Hood Medical Book Co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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It is said that one day anEnglish gentleman in Shanghai, being in conversation with some Chinesefrom the green-tea country, asked them what reasons they had for dyeingthe tea, and whether it would not be better without undergoing that process.They acknowledged that tea was much better when prepared without having anysuch ingredient mixed with it, and that they never drank dyed tea themselves;but remarked that as foreigners seemed to prefer having a mixture of Prussianblue and gypsum with their tea, to make it look uniform and pretty, and as thes*ingredients were cheap enough, the Chinese had no objection to supply them,especially as such teas always fetched a higher price. It is curious that although tea is so extensively used, there is still considerablediversity of opinion as to the best method of preparing it. The Chinaman putshis tea in a cup, pours hot water over it, and drinks the infusion off the leaveswithout the addition of either sugar or milk. The Japanese powder the leaves
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TEA. 879 before putting them in the pot. In Morocco they put green tea, a little tansy,and a great deal of sugar into a tea-pot, and fill up with boiling water. In Russiaa squeeze of a lemon often takes the place of our milk or cream ; and in Germany,where tea is made very weak, it is common to flavour it with rum, cinnamon, andvanilla. On the first introduction of tea into Great Britain it was lauded as a remedy foralmost every ailment afflicting mankind. It was said to remove lassitude, purifythe liver, improve the digestion, create appetite, strengthen the memory, cure agueaand fevers, and act as a specific for consumption. One panegyrist says that whilenever putting the patient in mind of his disease, it cheers the heart withoutdisordering the head, strengthens the feet of the old, and settles the heads of theyoung, cools the brain of the hard drinker, and warms that of the sober student,relieves the sick, and confirms the healthy. Epicures drink it for want of anappetite, bon-viv

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