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Arthur Reade. Tea and Tea Drinking
Tea and Tea Drinking
Table of Contents
PREFACE
CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION OF TEA
CHAPTER II. THE CULTIVATION OF TEA
Footnote
CHAPTER III. TEA-MEETINGS
CHAPTER IV. HOW TO MAKE TEA
CHAPTER V. TEA AND PHYSICAL ENDURANCE
CHAPTER VI. TEA AS A STIMULANT
Footnote
CHAPTER VII. THE FRIENDS AND THE FOES OF TEA
Footnote
CHAPTER VIII. TEA AS A SOURCE OF REVENUE
Footnote
INDEX
ADVERTISEMENTS
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Arthur Reade
Published by Good Press, 2021
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"A curious and not uninstructive work might be written," Dr. Sigmond said in 1839, "upon the singular benefits which have accrued to this country from the preference we have given to the beverage obtained from the tea-plant; above all, those that might be derived from the rich treasures of the vegetable kingdom. It would prove that our national importance has been intimately connected with it, and that much of our present greatness and even the happiness of our social system springs from this unsuspected source. It would show us that our mighty empire in the east, that our maritime superiority, and that our progressive advancement in the arts and the sciences have materially depended upon it. Great indeed are the blessings which have been diffused amongst immense masses of mankind by the cultivation of a shrub whose delicate leaf, passing through a variety of hands, forms an incentive to industry, contributes to health, to national riches, and to domestic happiness. The social tea-table is like the fireside of our country, a national delight; and if it be the scene of domestic converse and agreeable relaxation, it should likewise bid us remember that everything connected with the growth and preparation of this favourite herb should awaken a higher feeling—that of admiration, love, and gratitude to Him who 'saw everything that He had made, and behold it was very good.'"
Tea is the national drink of China and Japan; and so far back as 1834 Professor Johnston, in his "Chemistry of Common Life," estimated that it was consumed by no less than five hundred millions of men, or more than one-third of the whole human race! Excluding China, England appears to be the largest consumer of tea, as shown in the following table compiled by Mr. Mulhall, and printed in his "Dictionary of Statistics:"—
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