1892 Drinks of the world

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knife, when It will produce a black stain — the tannin derived from oxgalls, and a solution of iron, forming the ink with which we write. That Chinese tea has been, and is, largely adulterated, is an indisputable fact, and in those bygone days, when all our supply came from China, it had to be borne. Now, at all events, the Indian and Ceylon teas are pure, and can be taken without the slightest fear. The green teas used to be most adulterated, but the black teas could also tell their tale of fraud.

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