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Temperate
Beverar/es.
overtaken
by
sleep,
so
that
bis
eyelids
closed,
in
lioly
wrath
against
tbe
weakness
of
tbe
flesh
cut
them
off,
and threw
them
on
the
ground.
But
a
god
caused
a
tea
shrub
to
spring
out
of
them
;
the
leaves,
which
exhibit
the
form
of
an
eyelid,
bordered
with
lashes,
possess
the
gift
of
hindering
sleep.
Chinese
writers
tell
us,
that
tea
is
of
a
cooling
na-
ture
;
if
indulged
too
freely,
it
will
produce
exhaus-
tion
and
lassitude
;
if
too
strong,
it
acts
on
the
nerves
injuriously.
The
Chinese
themselves
rarely
consume
any
other
than
black
tea.
The
Russians
seldom
use
any
but
green.
They
are
partial
to
a
squeeze
of
a
lemon
in
their
tea,
instead of
milk
or
sugar.
By
some,
the
use
of
tea
is
condemned
in
un-
qualified
terms
;
by
others,
it
has
ascribed
to
it
ex-
traordinary
virtues.
The
middle
view
will
perhaps
be
the
most
just.
“
Tea
in
general
does
more
harm,
from
the
quantity
of
unnecessary
liquid
which
it
introduces
into
the
stomach,”
says
Dr.
Mayo,
“than
by
its
specific
qualities.
Unnecessary
liquid
weakens
the
stomach,
and
turns
to
wind.’'
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Green
tea
is
more
apt
to
affect
the
nerves
of
the
stomach
than
black
tea,
especially
when
drunk
without
milk,
or
without
eating
something.
Tea,
drunk
at
a
late
hour,
or
in
large
quantities,
is
apt
to
provoke