[7] Whynotamuseyourselvesatourexpense? , alltheunconscioushomageofwonder, , — thewisemenwhoknew — informedusthatyouhadbushytailssomewherehiddeninyourgarments, andoftendinedoffafricasseeofnewbornbabes! Nay, wehadsomethingworseagainstyou: weusedtothinkyouthemostimpracticablepeopleontheearth, foryouweresaidtopreachwhatyouneverpracticed.
[8] , , , , , .
[9] , , ! Europeanimperialism, whichdoesnotdisdaintoraisetheabsurdcryoftheYellowPeril, “toomuchtea”, butmaywenotsuspectthatyouoftheWesthave “notea” inyourconstitution?
[10] Letusstopthecontinentsfromhurlingepigramsateachother, , ; ? — theEastisbetteroffinsomerespectsthantheWest!
[11] , , inthesoftrustleoffemininehospitality, inthecommoncatechismaboutcreamandsugar, .
[12] TheearliestrecordofteainEuropeanwritingissaidtobefoundinthestatementofanArabiantraveller, (1559), (1576), Maffeno (1588), Tareira (1610), -namedyearshipsoftheDutchEastIndiaCompanybroughtthefirstteaintoEurope.ItwasknowninFrancein1636, andreachedRussiain1638.Englandwelcomeditin1650andspokeofitas “ThatexcellentandbyallphysiciansapprovedChinadrink, calledbytheChineansTcha, andbyothernationsTay, aliasTee.”
