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by silverneedles » Nov 8th, '08, 01:25

http://www.archive.org/search.php?query ... Aamericana

mmmmmm... i wonder if puer is mentioned in any of them
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by xuancheng » Nov 8th, '08, 10:05

check out the 'book of tea' I found through silverneedles' link. All about 'Teaism' Thanks a lot for the link

http://www.archive.org/details/beverage ... 00dudgrich
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by Goose » Nov 8th, '08, 11:13

Page 12 is very interesting- :shock:
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by Salsero » Nov 8th, '08, 14:24

Goose wrote: Page 12 is very interesting- :shock:


  • In the case of great tea-drinkers, the air
    and blood are injured; and hence the skin loses its
    healthy colour, and their bodies become thin and yellow.
    Drinking constantly, these disadvantages pass unnoticed.
    Those in whom this tea-craving is set up do not
    understand this. No matter what good things a man may
    eat and become fat, he loses it all when he takes to tea ;
    he becomes thin, and his sense of taste is vitiated.


Indeed this explains a lot. And he doesn't even go into the craving for TeaWarez!
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by xuancheng » Nov 8th, '08, 20:15

I definitely posted the wrong link. This is the one I meant.
http://www.archive.org/details/bookoftea00okakrich

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The cup of humanity.--The schools of tea.--Taoism and Zennism.--The tea-room.--Art appreciation.--Flowers.--Tea-masters
Lichihlai, a Sung poet, has sadly remarked that there were three most deplorable things in the world: the spoiling of fine youths through false education, the degradation of fine paintings through vulgar admiration, and the utter waste of fine tea through incompetent manipulation.
The other book seems very amusing, but sort of opposite to the general spirit of Teachat
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