It is an interesting coin idence that when Lord Li Chiog-fang was giving the Asthors' Clab his amusing sau-mary of China's influence on the West as exercised through "a very widespread ig tract,"
the oldest tes-bonse in London, was about to celebrate its bicentenary, Thomas Garreway's Exchange Alley was the first shop at tea was sold as a beverage. This wax about the year 1657 and Waller indited " prem to "the best of herbs." But tra-drinking did not become it till the 18th century, at which time the best ten cost the from sixteen to eighteen a ponnd. Well might Lady write to her husband la Terclse Mr. Bartoo's ac-
March 16.
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