Salad for the solitary and the social: . y that it was indulged in as a beverage. The first brew-ers of tea were often sorely perplexed with the preparation ofthe new mystery; after boiling the tea, they sat down to eatthe leaves, with butter and salt; since then, however, the tea 36 DIETETICS. leaves are thrown away, and the beverage, which cheers butnot inebriates, has been imbibed instead. The Dutch werethe first to discover the utility and value of the herb, andwhen, in 1666, it was first introduced into England, it sold atabout three guineas per pound. Here, then, we close our desultory d
Salad for the solitary and the social: . y that it was indulged in as a beverage. The first brew-ers of tea were often sorely perplexed with the preparation ofthe new mystery; after boiling the tea, they sat down to eatthe leaves, with butter and salt; since then, however, the tea 36 DIETETICS. leaves are thrown away, and the beverage, which cheers butnot inebriates, has been imbibed instead. The Dutch werethe first to discover the utility and value of the herb, andwhen, in 1666, it was first introduced into England, it sold atabout three guineas per pound. Here, then, we close our desultory discussion of table deli-cacies, so as to allow a respite for digesture; since withoutthe assimilating process, even the daintiest dishes—thoughthey flatter the palate—may yet superinduce that dire tor-mentor—dyspepsia! All ought, of course, to secure the oneand escape the other; and to the despondent valetudinarianour counsel is, throw physic to the dogs, and address thyselfdevotedly to the fibrous virtues of the glorious I
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