\paperw3360 \margr0\margl0\ATXph16380 \plain \fs20 \f1 \fs22 The claims for the beneficial properties of tea made by tea auction posters in the 18th century were taken seriously
by many future imbibers:\par
\i Those very nations famous for Antiquity, Knowledge and Wisdom do freely sell it among themselves for twice its weight in silver. It has proven beneficial to Headache, Stone, Gravel, Dropsy, Scurvy, Sleepiness, Loss of Me
mory, Looseness or Gripping of the Guts, Heavy Dreams and Collick proceeding from Wind. Taken with VirginÆs Honey instead of sugar, tea cleanses the Kidneys and Uterus and with Milk and Water it prevents consumption: if you are of corpulent body it ensu
res good Appetite, and if you have had a surfeit it is just the thing to give you a gentle vomit...\par
