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DRINKS.
The
Trade names
of
teas
imported
from
China
to
England
are
:
Black
—
Congou,
Souchong,
Ning
Yong
and
Oolong,
Flowery
and
Orange
Pekoe.
The
latter,
and
Caper,
being
artificially
scented,
are,
therefore,
carefully
eschewed
by
cognoscenti.
Green
—
Twankay,
THEA
SINENSIS.
Hyson
Skin,
Hyson,
Young
Hyson,
Imperial,
and
Gunpowder.
Black
tea
has
the
rougher
taste,
and
produces
the
darkest
infusion.
Green
tea,
however,
has
the
greater
effect
upon
the
nerves,
and
if
taken
strong,
acts
as
a
narcotic,
producing,
with
some
people,
tremblings
and
headaches,
and
on
small
animals
even
causing
paralysis.
It
is,
therefore,
generally
mixed
with
black
in
small
proportion,
say
\
lb.
to
i
lb.
black